Cold Summers Cause Sales to Drop in the Soft Drinks Industry in Germany.

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E[acute accent]Topics Covered

E[acute accent]1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

E[acute accent]2. TOTAL SOFT DRINKS

E[acute accent]3. OFF-TRADE SOFT DRINKS

E[acute accent]4. OFF-TRADE CARBONATES

E[acute accent]7. FUNCTIONAL DRINKS OFF-TRADE SALES

E[acute accent]12. APPENDIX

E[acute accent]Summary

E[acute accent]Following strong growth in 2004, volume sales of soft drinks declined slightly in 2004 mainly as the result of an exceptionally cold summer. In the rainy rain·y
adj. rain·i·er, rain·i·est
Characterized by, full of, or bringing rain.

raini·ness n.

Adj. and cold month of June 2004, Germans demonstrated significantly lower demand for soft drinks compared to the hot month of June 2003.

E[acute accent]Companies Mentioned

E[acute accent]--Coca-Cola GmbH

E[acute accent]--Pepsi-Cola GmbH

E[acute accent]--Gerolsteiner Brunnen GmbH & Co

E[acute accent]--Nestle Waters Deutschland AG

E[acute accent]--Apollinaris & Schweppes GmbH

E[acute accent]--Franken Brunnen GmbH & Co KG

E[acute accent]--Danone Waters Deutschland GmbH

E[acute accent]--Mineralbrunnen Uberkingen-Teinach AG

E[acute accent]--Vilsa-Brunnen O Rodekohr GmbH & Co

E[acute accent]--Rheinfelsquelle H Hovelmann GmbH & Co KG

E[acute accent]--Eckes-Granini GmbH & Co KG

E[acute accent]--Hassia Mineralquellen GmbH & Co KG

E[acute accent]--Unilever Bestfoods Deutschland GmbH

E[acute accent]--Richard Hartinger Getranke GmbH & Co KG

E[acute accent]--Adelholzener Alpenquellen GmbH

E[acute accent]--Tucano Vertriebs-GmbH & Co KG

E[acute accent]--Pfanner Getranke GmbH, Hermann

E[acute accent]--Soda Club GmbH

E[acute accent]--Sunny Delight Beverages Co

E[acute accent]--Deutsche Sisi-Werke GmbH & Co KG

E[acute accent]--Brau & Brunnen Mineralquellen GmbH

E[acute accent]--Sinalco International GmbH & Co KG

E[acute accent]--Becker's Bester GmbH

E[acute accent]--Brau & Brunnen AG

E[acute accent]--Albi GmbH & Co

E[acute accent]--Sportfit Fruchtsaft GmbH & Co KG

E[acute accent]--Sinziger Mineralbrunnen GmbH

E[acute accent]--Hans Dohle GmbH

E[acute accent]--Stute

E[acute accent]--Nahrungsmittelwerk GmbH& Co KG

E[acute accent]--Union Deutsche Lebensmittelwerke GmbH

E[acute accent]--Krings Fruchtsaft GmbH

E[acute accent]--Mineralbrunnen RhonSprudel Egon Schindel GmbH

E[acute accent]--Tri Top GmbH

E[acute accent]--Rauch Fruchtsafte GmbH

E[acute accent]--Red Bull Deutschland GmbH

E[acute accent]--Mineralquellen Niederlichtenau GmbH

E[acute accent]--Blaue Quellen Mineral & Heilbrunnen AG

E[acute accent]--Brita GmbH

E[acute accent]--Procter & Gamble GmbH

E[acute accent]--Rolf H Dittmeyer KG

E[acute accent]--Henkell & Sohnlein Sektkellereien KG

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