Amatil’s move in Australia is consistent with the Coca-Cola Co.’s general strategy to attack a challenging market with new product innovation. Aggressive marketing and NPD work – notably in the non-carbonated sector – from PepsiCo was the prime reason for last year’s decline in Coca-Cola’s share of the US soft drinks market, the first such fall for two years.
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