US bottler Coca-Cola Enterprises said third quarter pre-tax profit jumped 34% as hot weather in Europe boosted volumes in the region by 10%.
Group sales for the period rose 9% to $4.73bn from $4.33bn with pre-tax profit rising to $372m from $277m last year.
CCE said so far this year European sales were up 7.5% and attributed 2% of the growth to “this summer’s heat”.
Volumes in North America rose just 0.5% skewed by the “extraordinary volumes by the introduction of Vanilla Coke in 2002”. CCE noted that sales of its water brand Dasani had been “strong”.
Group sales for the period rose 9% to $4.73bn from $4.33bn with pre-tax profit rising to $372m from $277m last year.
CCE said so far this year European sales were up 7.5% and attributed 2% of the growth to “this summer’s heat”.
Volumes in North America rose just 0.5% skewed by the “extraordinary volumes by the introduction of Vanilla Coke in 2002”. CCE noted that sales of its water brand Dasani had been “strong”.
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