Carbonated soft drinks
Four-week data for the period ending Aug. 12 shows CSD dollar sales were down 2.9%, according to a Wells Fargo Securities, New York, report citing the Nielsen data. That continues a negative trend that had CSD sales down 1.1% for the past 52 weeks and 2.3% for the most recent 12-week period.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group sales led the category with generally flat (0.3%) growth. Coca-Cola Co. sales were down 0.7%. PepsiCo sales declined 7.2%.