Pepsi executives were in Florida on Wednesday to make a presentation to a conference held by the Consumer Analyst Group of New York. Executives of Coca-Cola Enterprises, the largest bottler of Coke products, will speak today, followed Friday by officials from Coke itself.
PepsiCo, the world's second-largest soft drink maker behind Coke, reaffirmed 2008 projections of 3-5% case volume growth and mid-to-high single-digit revenue growth. It expects earnings per share of $3.72, about a 10% increase over 2007.