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Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.'s (DPS) first-quarter earnings rose 3.9% due to ongoing cost cuts and a slight improvement in the company's sales, which were helped by price increases.The price increases also helped grow Dr Pepper Snapple's sales despite a 2% decline in sales volume, which was hurt by cold weather and high gasoline prices during the first period, as well as consumers shifting away from sugary sodas.Dr Pepper Snapple is trying to overcome the decline in full-calorie sodas with a major initiative behind its low-calorie soda platform, which has just 10 calories per serving. The company is spending at least $30 million this year behind a launch of five more "Ten" branded sodas, following the introduction of Dr Pepper Ten last year.Company executives said the results from the introduction of the low-calorie A&W root beer, 7Up lemon lime, RC Cola and other flavors is so far tracking expectations since they started to be distributed nationally earlier this year. The low-calorie ...
Coca-Cola Co. (KO) and Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (DPS) will participate in a program to roll out vending machines that provide calorie counts for beverage selecti...
During trading today, the S&P 500 dropped 0.8%, and the Consumer/Non-Cyclical sector (XLP) showed little change.While being down today, the ETF, as a proxy for secto...
Here are nine stocks that set 52-week highs:While trading on above-average volume, AT&T (NYSE:T) climbed today, reaching and then surpassing its previous 52-week hig...
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.'s (DPS) second-quarter earnings rose 3.5%, with higher prices helping to lift sales higher as volume slumped, especially on some of its ...
After falling below Wall Street expectations last quarter, Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE:DPS) will report its latest results on Thursday.ExpectationsAnalysts current...
The Consumer/Non-Cyclical sector (XLP) showed little change during trading today while the S&P 500 rose 1.1%.Tianli Agritech (NASDAQ:OINK) was a major loser in the s...
These stocks are up on above-average volume today:Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) saw its price climb on above-normal volume, as 23.7 million shares, which is 2.1 times...
Here are nine stocks that struck 52-week highs:While trading on below-average volume, American Capital Agency (NASDAQ:AGNC) went up today, reaching and then surpassi...
Name: Larry Young Age: 58 Company: Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. Position: CEO and president Previous role: COO and president of the company's bottling division Quote...
Thomas H. Lee Partners might soon be lifting its own red solo cup up to have a party and cheer its $2.69 billion deal with Party City.The private equity firm on Tues...
Coca-Cola Co and McDonald's Corp fired back at New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg on Thursday for proposing a ban of large-sized soft drinks at restaurants and o...
Coca-Cola Co. (KO) plans to test mid-calorie versions of its lemon-lime Sprite and orange Fanta sodas in a few markets, trade publication Beverage Digest reported Mo...
The decline in U.S. sales of carbonated soft drinks accelerated last year as more consumers reached for alternatives, according to a leading beverage industry newsle...
Shares in top U.S. packaged food companies Mondelez International Inc and PepsiCo Inc jumped on Friday on speculation that they could merge, after a report that acti...
Several major consumer foods and media companies are scheduled to report their quarterly results next week, though much focus in the equities world will go to McGraw...
How durable is the Wall Street bounce following last week's U.S. budget deal? Not very, some speculators believe.Hedge funds are betting that a rally in U.S. stocks ...
If stocks could sport emotions, one that would be going stir crazy with the market closed the past days is Facebook (NASDAQ:FB). Yes, the largest social media compan...
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. said Wednesday its third-quarter profit rose to $179 million, or 84 cents a share, from $154 million, or 71 cents a share, in the year-a...
Coca-Cola Co. (KO), Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (DPS) and PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) will participate in a program to roll out vending machines that provide calorie counts ...
