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PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP) today reported strong second quarter results as the maker of soft drinks and salty snacks such as Cheetos weathered rising commodity prices and continued to benefit from the weak dollar.

Net income rose more than 9% to $1.7 billion, or $1.05 per share, as revenue soared 14% to $10.9 billion, the Purchase, NY-based company said in a statement. The results surpassed the $1.01 profit forecast and $10.6 billion sale forecast of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.

"PepsiCo continued to drive growth across its worldwide snacks and beverage businesses primarily through strong product innovation, well-executed pricing actions and focus on expense control and productivity." said Chief Executive Indra Nooyi, "We are proud of our first-half performance and confident that we are well-positioned to deliver on our outlook amidst a challenging macroeconomic environment."

In the quarter, PepsiCo International showed over 20% revenue growth and over 30% profit growth from prior year. A weak spot was PepsiCo Americas Beverages. The economic slowdown has hurt the business, pushing down volumes by 1%. Mountain Dew and Sierra Mist both grew in the single-digits while Pepsi fell in the mid single digits. Energy drinks were a bright spot lead by a triple-digit volume growth in AMP Energy and a 50% gain in SoBe Life Water. Gatorade also showed gains in the quarter.

Investors reacted cautiously to the earnings report because the company said it could not provide "guidance on the 2008 projected EPS growth including the impact of the mark-to-market gains or losses on commodity hedges due to the unpredictability of future changes in commodity prices." The shares are up only fractionally in mid-morning trading.

PepsiCo weathers commodity price increases originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While the sweetest of soft drinks may now be off limits in high-school vending machines, some hip new options may soon be available to the nation's students.

In May 2006, the beverage industry voluntarily agreed to stop selling full-calorie sodas in schools. The agreement stated that companies could sell milk, water, diet sodas, sports drinks, and unsweetened and low-calorie juices.

The industry has now expanded this list to include additional beverages meeting the criterion of fewer than 100 calories per 12 ounces. Certain flavored iced teas and vitamin-flavored waters fit the bill. Most varieties of Glaceau VitaminWater, a recent acquisition of Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), have 75 calories or less. The same is true for the various flavors of SoBe LifeWater, owned by PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP).

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High school vending machines getting more eclectic originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A study in the September Consumer Reports (subscription required) shows that the amount of caffeine found in eight ounces of 12 popular energy drinks ranged from 50 to135mg, with most in the 75 to 80mg range, reports Reuters. That compares to the amount of caffeine in an eight ounce cup of coffee, which ranged from 65 to 120mg, with an average of 85mg, says the National Coffee Association.

The study attempts to surprise consumers by proving that many energy drinks have the same caffeine as a similar cup of coffee. What the study didn't highlight, according to Reuters, was exactly how many energy drinks and coffee people consume during a typical day. The likelihood of people drinking only eight ounces of an energy drink, or coffee, is absurdly low.

Visit any Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) or 7-11 store, and consumers will notice that the smallest size cup in most franchises is 12 ounces, and the largest, 24 ounces. Only Dunkin Donuts provides coffee-drinkers with a smaller version.

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Energy drinks? Coffee, please originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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