Despite reporting a slight increase in overall sales for November, McDonald’s financial results also showed some declines in key markets. The company’s US sales fell for the third consecutive month, while sales in China also suffered a slump after previously robust growth. McDonald’s will need to act quickly in order to ensure that these downwards trends do not become established.

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The Pepsi Bottling Group has reported a net income attributable to the company of $254 million, or $1.14 per diluted share, for the third quarter ended September 5, 2009, compared to $231 million, or $1.06 per diluted share, for the third quarter ended September 6, 2008.
Net revenues for the third quarter of 2009 were $3.63 billion, compared to $3.81 billion in the same period of 2008.
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Both the national economy and the income of urban and rural residents rose quickly in the past decade, and the dairy industry gained a substantial development thanks to Government promotion, mobilization from the processing industry, consumption and export demand, and rising of residents’ conscience on nutrition and health care. China grew into a big dairy country from one that was short of milk.
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Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated has announced the opening of its new warehouse and logistics center in the Valley Gateway Industrial Park in Roanoke County, Virginia.
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The total drinking water consumption of Beijing equaled 7.95 million tons in 2008. As for packaging modes, barreled water was more popular, and more than 50% of families bought water dispensers. Barreled water has become the major source of drinking water and reached 3,395,000 tons. Bottled water and tap water amounted to 2.075 million tons and 2.48 million tons.
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Mars Snackfood US has announced the launch of Dove Silky Smooth Milk Chocolate with Peanut Butter.The new addition to the Dove Chocolate portfolio is currently available at retail stores nationwide in both Promises laydown bags and single bars, said Mars Snackfood US.

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PepsiCo’s SoBe Lifewater has introduced two new flavors, Acai Fruit Punch and Mango Melon.
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Food prices have fallen for the second month in a row as grocers offer more savings through promotions

Average change in food prices; month on previous month. Source: Verdict Consulting

London. Food prices in May were, on average, 0.4% cheaper than in April, according to the latest research from Verdict Consulting. This is the second month in a row that prices have fallen and means that, since March 2009, food prices have come down by around 1.5%.
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The Coca-Cola Company has announced the formation of a new structure that will integrate three core functions: global business services, global information technology and transformational productivity.
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The Venezuelan government has banned the sale of Coca-Cola beverage Coke Zero claiming that the beverage contains harmful ingredients.
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