I'm waiting for soda industry responses and will post them here. (foodpolitics.com)
Coca - Cola has managed to grow revenue per share and dividends per share by about 9 % a year over the last decade, despite headwinds from the slowly declining soda industry. (modestmoney.com)
While Coca - Cola's total revenue dipped 6 % last year due to the stronger U.S. dollar, the soda maker is actually performing strongly in the flagship North America market as it pivots away from the sliding soda industry to concentrate more on brands like bottled water Smartwater, flavored water Vitaminwater, and dairy brand Fairlife. (fortune.com)