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.
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.
WHO's recommendation to limit soda consumption was a huge blow to an already
beleaguered soda industry, struggling to maintain a declining market share amid mounting evidence identifying sweetened drinks as a primary contributor to the obesity and diabetes epidemics.
As a result, companies like Coca - Cola — which is highly exposed to the
declining soda industry — have had to change.
And brewers risk finding themselves on the «receiving end of anti-drinking campaigns focused on fighting obesity,» much like
the soda industry has, Stirling says.
The move came amid public pressure over implementation screw - ups and amid a multi-million-dollar media battle between
the soda industry and public health organizations.
The American Beverage Association (ABA),
the soda industry's largest trade group, contended that «added sugars are not uniquely or directly linked to a risk of chronic disease, health - related condition, or a physiological endpoint.»
In October, Emanuel stood with representatives from the nation's three largest soft - drink companies and the American Beverage Association, a lobbying group, to announce a $ 5 million
soda industry - sponsored fitness competition between city of Chicago employees and those from San Antonio.
If kids could see more clearly how the processed food, fast food and
soda industries are earning profits at the expense of their health, I do think they might grow resistant to those industries» marketing tactics.
His short animation on the topic of applying taxes to sugary beverages gets directly to the point... and the point is bad news for the giants in
the soda industry.
John Podesta's leaked emails have turned up a number of damning pieces confirming the collusion between
the soda industry and high level officials within the U.S. government, including Hillary Clinton.
Millions of people drink diet soda in the belief they're preventing weight gain, and
the soda industry invests millions of dollars to perpetuate this belief.
Nestle's book reveals
the soda industry is well aware of the connection between soda consumption and obesity and obesity - related diseases.
The money is funding preschool for low - income kids, but
the soda industry says it's losing jobs.