Coca-Cola Bottling Co Increases

Coca-Cola Bottling Co Consolidated has posted a continued rise in sales in the year-to-date. The company, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the US, said that net sales in the first 9m of 2015 were up by almost 30%. In the third quarter - the three months to the end of September - sales rose by just over 35%. Profits in both the year-to-date and third quarter benefited from one-offs related to the distribution expansion programme, which kicked off late last year, when the company announced its intention to separate its business and bottler arms in North America.