Earnings at the soft drinks producer, Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. (PBG), rose by 2.8% from US$178m, or 61 cents a share, to US$183m, 67 cents a share, in the third quarter of the current fiscal year.
The company said earnings growth had been inhibited by soft volumes and lower profitability from its Mexican operations.
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Sales at PBG, which is the largest bottler of Pepsi brands in the world, rose by 14.2% from US$2.46 billion to US$2.81 billion.
