A classic example of a superb business with staying power, The Coca-Cola Company (KO:NYSE) is blessed with iconic brands spearheaded by Coca-Cola or ?Coke?, the world?s most recognised soft drink synonymous with its red cans.Coca-Cola?s brands resonate with consumers around the world, making the New York-listed group?s products the beverage of choice for billions when at home or on the move.Powerf

Bottler serves up third year of record profitsMarket share gains, improved marginsBut slower organic growth expected for 2024Coca-Cola HBC (CCH) was the FTSE 100?s best performer in early dealings on Wednesday, shares in the beverages behemoth fizzing 5.5% higher to £23.27 after it served up forecast-beating results for 2023 and delivered a 19.2% dividend hike.Despite a difficult consumer backdro

CCH Q3 organic sales up 15%Full year guidance reiteratedAB InBev announces buyback and bond tenderFTSE 100 beverage bottler Coca-Cola HBC (CCH) delivered 15% organic sales growth in the third quarter, despite foreign exchange headwinds, and reiterated its guidance for 'strong' full-year growth in the face of continued macro uncertainties.Although it raised selling prices, the company posted a seco

Coca-Cola bottler boosts 2023 profit forecastJune sales proved 'very good overall'Double-digit first half sales growth deliveredInvestors had a thirst on for Coca-Cola HBC (CCH) stock on Friday, shares in the beverages behemoth popping 5% to £23.73 after the company upgraded its full year earnings expectations following a stronger than expected finish to the first half to June.A strategic bottlin

It was a morning of recovery for most European stock market benchmarks on Friday, though not for the FTSE 100, as it extended its decline following Thursday's brutal sell-off.London's blue-chip index could fall further as the afternoon progresses, if the latest US nonfarm payrolls come in hotter-than-expected.A strong nonfarm payrolls reading is typically bullish for equities but the reverse could

Coca-Cola HBC agrees to buy Finlandia for $220 millionLeading vodka brand in Central and Eastern EuropeUnique opportunity to accelerate on-premise business in more marketsSoft drinks bottler Coca-Cola HBC (CCH) said it has agreed to buy the owner of the Finlandia vodka brand from a Brown Foreman Corporation (BF.B:NASDAQ) subsidiary for $220 million subject to regulatory approvals.Shares in the Cok

- Peltz offloads Unilever shares- IHG's Edgecliffe-Johnson offloads £2 million of stock- Coca Cola HBC directors exercise options before they expire, and sellActivist investor Nelson Peltz has sold £70.8 million worth of Unilever (ULVR) shares held by his Trian investment vehicle, implying his work is done with trying to drive change at the consumer goods company.Peltz has been one of several bi

- Coke bottling behemoth posts forecast-beating profits- Organic sales up 22.7% ex-Russia and Ukraine- Free cash flow reaches record €645.1 millionShares in Coca-Cola HBC (CCH) fizzed up 3.6% to £20.11 after the soft drinks giant delivered a better-than-expected operating profit for the year to December 2022, driven by price hikes and cost-saving initiatives.Despite headwinds including risin

- Coca-Cola bottling partner reinstates guidance- Organic sales growth excluding Russia/Ukraine up 25%- Generates €332.9 million of free cash flowSoft drinks giant Coca-Cola HBC (CCH) served up strong organic growth during a turbulent half ended 1 July and has reinstated its 2022 guidance in a show of confidence that sent shares in the Coca-Cola bottling partner bubbling 2.3% higher to £20.2

The soft drinks sector has long been a fruitful place to make money. Some of the best-known brands are available to investors via shares in UK and overseas-listed companies.Once again, the soft drinks market is proving its resilience in volatile times, though the companies face headwinds in the form of regulation, an uncertain consumer spending outlook and the threat from private-label products, w

COCA-COLA HBC (CCH) £18.19Loss to date: 22.2% Original entry point: Buy at £23.38, 17 December 2020Shares in Coca-Cola HBC (CCH) have slumped in recent weeks as investors absorb the negative earnings implications of the Coca-Cola bottling partner's significant exposure to Russia and Ukraine, which combined spoke for 36.2% of the soft drinks group's emerging markets volumes in 2021.Even though th

Shares in Coca-Cola bottling partner Coca-Cola HBC (CCH) fell as much as 6.5% to a new 12-month low of £21.63 even though the company delivered forecast-beating earnings for 2021 and raised its dividend payout ratio.The firm, one of Coca-Cola's many bottling partners worldwide, served up a 20.6% improvement in like-for-like revenues to €7.17 billion for the year to December, driven by a 13%

London's FTSE 100 ended Thursday's trading session materially lower after US producer prices data came in ahead of forecasts, the blue chip benchmark closing down 0.4% at 7,193.23 points despite better than expected UK GDP figures.In the US the S&P 500 was flat at 4,447.27 points by 4.30pm UK time.STOCK SPIRITS RECOMMENDS CVC OFFERIn company news, central European branded spirits producer Stock Sp

The opening of indoor hospitality on 17 May was the penultimate step on the Government's roadmap towards the complete removal of restrictions on 21 June, notwithstanding the threat of new variants.The UK's successful vaccination programme and falling hospitalisations over recent months has spurred hopes for a strong second half economic rebound, with the Bank of England upgrading its 2021 growth f

COCA-COLA HBC (CCH) 25.09Gain to date: 7.3%Original entry point: Buy at £23.38, 17 December 2020OUR 'buy' call on soft drinks colossus Coca-Cola HBC (CCH) has marginally underperformed the wider market year-to-date despite achieving solid gains but we are confident there is more upside to come as earnings fizz higher with the reopening of the global economy.We are encouraged by a first quarter tr

With prime minister Boris Johnson sticking to his roadmap and jabs being injected into the arms of a grateful global population, the grand economic reopening that beverage businesses have been clamouring for since the pandemic clobbered the sector is upon us.As out-of-home sales channels such as hotels, restaurants, pubs, bars, cinemas and entertainment venues including sporting stadia spring back

Despite a raft of positive earnings announcements, UK stocks drifted from their earlier highs on Thursday afternoon dragged down by banking and oil and gas shares.At 16:30 the FTSE 100 of leading shares was up just 0.1% at 6,528 points, hampered by losses in Barclays (BARC), Lloyds (LLOY), NatWest (NWG) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB).COMPANY NEWSShares in packaging and bottling firm Coca-Cola Hellen

Positive earnings reports buoyed UK shares on Thursday, with the blue chip benchmark trading higher at lunchtime.By 12:00, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares was up 0.25% at 6,534 points. COMPANY NEWSShares in packaging and bottling firm Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCH) fizzed 5% higher to £23.75 as it reported a 'resilient' performance for 2020 despite the closure of most of the foodservice industry a

Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola HBC (CCH) was the biggest riser on the FTSE 100 on Thursday (11 Feb), the shares bid up 5% to £23.72 as the resilient Coke brands bottler reported improved second half volume trends and guided to a 'strong FX-neutral revenue recovery' in 2021.In a show of confidence, the cash generative company also raised its full year dividend by 3.2% to €0.64 despite seeing an

UK shares added to their recent gains with the FTSE 100 index tacking on another 25 points or 0.4% to 6,549 in early trading as corporate results continued to inspire buying.The pound pulled back from its recent peak of almost $1.39 to $1.382 while Brent crude futures held their ground above $61 per barrel and gold continued to lag other metals, trading at $1,840 per ounce.COMPANY NEWSPackaging an