Coca-Cola Company purchased organic tea drink ares (HonestTea) 40% of the shares, spending about 43 million US dollars, the transaction makes H company may increase its marketing network, and cola companies increase product diversity, and the contract allows Coke Company H future acquisition of the company entirely.
It was also reported that 2007 fourth-quarter earnings by the Coca-Cola Company 79% to 1.21 billion US dollars, or 52 cents per share, a year earlier income was 678 million US dollars, or 29 cents per share, the previous year the same period of performance by the Coca-Cola Enterprises a non-cash goodwill and reduces the negative impact.
Excluding special items, the Coca-Cola quarter earnings of 58 cents a share, the quarter operating income increased to 7.33 billion US dollars, fourth-quarter 2006 revenue of 5.93 billion US dollars.
