Neville Isdell
Neville Isdell
Edward Neville Isdellis an Irish businessman, former chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company...
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It's not an indicator one way or another. That's a question that obviously keeps arising. When the time comes, there will be internal candidates, there will be external candidates. It will be based on how they've performed the jobs they had.
growth soft
There is still growth in carbonated soft drinks.
believe date progress satisfied turnaround
I am satisfied with our progress to date and believe that our 18-to-24-month turnaround is on track,
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This quarter we made further progress toward achieving consistent top-line growth in our business. It completes a transition year in which the company delivered solid unit case volume growth that was well balanced between carbonated soft drinks and noncarbonated beverages.
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Our primary focus is to make progress in our flagship North America market where we've lost a small percentage of volume market share.
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Our results in the quarter reflect solid performance in many markets, but we are experiencing challenging conditions in several key countries, including Germany, Mexico and the Philippines,
countries global remain trends
Global macro-economic trends for many of these countries remain favorable.
arrested progress
We've arrested the decline, and we're making progress.
expand looking profitable
We're looking at where we are most profitable and then expand our offerings there.
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We continue to see improvement in our execution across the globe. Most importantly, it brings to an end our transition year.
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We continue to see good results in many markets, including Latin America, Africa, Russia, Turkey, central Europe, Japan and China and stabilization in an increasingly focused North America,
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We have a long way to go in mastering that art, ... As we identified the fact we were under pricing, the pendulum swung too far over to only improve price. The pendulum should be stopped in the middle so we have a proper balance between volume and price.
coke outlook positive
We have a very positive outlook about Coke Zero.
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An effective volume and value growth strategy is critical to the success of our system, ... While this strategy is working in some regions, in other key regions we still have much work to do. The benefit of our actions may not be immediate.