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Coca-Cola to buy China juice maker for $2.4bln
- 2008-09-02
SHANGHAI AFP — US soft drinks giant Coca-Cola said Wednesday it planned to buy Chinese juice maker Huiyuan Juice Group in a 2.4-billion-dollar deal that would be its biggest acquisition in China. Coca-Cola will offer 12.20 Hong Kong dollars (1.6 US dollars) per share in Hong Kong-listed Huiyuan, it...
Coca-Cola settles stockholder lawsuit with 137 million
- 2008-07-06
WASHINGTON AFP — Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola has agreed to pay 137.5 million dollars to settle a stockholder lawsuit accusing it of price inflation, The Wall Street Journal has reported on its website. Filed in US District Court in Atlanta, Georgia, the settlement ends an eight-year legal battle with...
GSK, Coca-Cola part of British consumer watchdog probe: report
- 2008-04-28
LONDON AFP — Major international brand names and producers such as Coca-Cola and GlaxoSmithKline have been asked by Britain's consumer watchdog to supply pricing information, the Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday. Citing a five-page Office of Fair Trading OFT document listing brands being targeted as part of a price-fixing probe,...
Coca-Cola CEO to resign, Muhtar Kent named to post
- 2007-12-06
NEW YORK AFP — The Coca-Cola Company said Thursday that chief executive Neville Isdell is stepping down in mid-2008 after four years and will be succeeded by his number-two, Muhtar Kent. The transition at the top of the world's largest beverages company is to take place on July 1,...
Coca-Cola posts sparkling third-quarter earnings
- 2007-10-17
NEW YORK AFP — Coca-Cola posted better-than-expected third quarter earnings Wednesday, as the soft-drink giant's results were boosted by strong sales worldwide, particularly in emerging market economies. Net profit jumped 13 percent from a year ago to 1.65 billion dollars, with earnings per share of 71 cents, a 15...
Legal trouble for Coca-Cola plant in India
- 2007-10-14
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India AFP — A Indian state government has asked US soft drinks giant Coca-Cola to respond to allegations that its bottling plant was polluting water and soil, an official said Sunday. The plant in southern Kerala state has been closed since March 2004 following a temporary ban by...
Coca-Cola profits flat, sales surge 19 percent
- 2007-07-17
NEW YORK AFP — The Coca-Cola Co. reported Tuesday a one percent rise in second-quarter net profit to 1.85 billion dollars from a year ago, with a restructuring charge weighing on results despite surging sales. The US soft drinks and beverage behemoth said global sales totaled 7.73 billion dollars,...
'Sweet herb' may be green gold for Paraguay
- 2007-07-17
ASUNCION AFP — Paraguay is hoping a small herb that is not trafficked, addictive, or even fattening, could to be prove the real thing that the food industry has been waiting for. Stevia -- Latin name stevia rebaudiana bertoni -- has been used for centuries by the Guarani native...
Coke mulling bid for Cadbury's Snapple, Mott's
- 2007-07-05
NEW YORK AFP — Coca-Cola is interested in buying the popular Snapple and Mott's juice brands from investors now bidding for the US beverages business of Britain's Cadbury Schweppes PLC, US media reported Thursday. The Wall Street Journal reported that Coca-Cola, in an effort to expand its non-carbonated drinks...
Coca-Cola's profits lose fizz
- 2007-02-14
NEW YORK AFP — US beverages giant Coca-Cola Co. said its fourth quarter net profits slowed 22 percent, primarily due to a hefty impairment charge at its biggest bottler. Coca-Cola reported quarterly net profits for the period ended December 31 of 678 million dollars, down sharply from 864 million...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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