The company achieved 2% volume growth in North America. International volume increased 6%. Eurasia and Africa volume grew 10% in the quarter, cycling 7% in the prior year, with a return to growth in Russia, which was up 6%. India demonstrated continued strong growth of 22% in the quarter, cycling prior year growth of 33%. Latin America volume grew 7%, cycling 6% growth in the prior year quarter, with 13% growth in Brazil and 5% growth in Mexico.
Pacific volume grew 6%, cycling 6% in the prior year quarter, with 6% growth in China and double-digit growth in the Philippines and Thailand. Although Europe volume was down 1% in the quarter due to continued challenging economic conditions, Germany and Iberia both grew volume 1% and France was up high single digits.
Strong growth continued in countries with per capita consumption of company brands less than 150 8oz servings per year, with volume up 10% in the quarter and year-to-date in those countries.
We gained global volume and value share in total non-alcoholic ready-to-drink (NARTD) beverages, as well as sparkling and still beverages, driven by gains in North America and many international markets. Coca-Cola also realised volume and value share gains across core sparkling beverages, juices and juice drinks, sports drinks and packaged water.
Brand Coca-Cola, which was up 5% in the second quarter and 4% year-to-date, continues to ‘energise’ the company’s growth through its investment in global properties such as the Fifa World Cup sponsorship and the ‘Open Happiness’ global integrated marketing campaign, resulting in continued volume and value share gains. The strong brand Coca-Cola growth came from a diversity of markets, including Brazil, Mexico, the Philippines, Turkey, Thailand, Russia, India and the US.
Total sparkling beverage volume increased 3% in the quarter, with international sparkling beverage volume increasing 4%. Total still beverage volume increased 10% in the quarter, led by continued growth in juices and juice drinks, sports drinks, teas and water brands. Still beverage volume increased 11% internationally.
Source: The Coca-Cola Company
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