Daily Archives: August 8, 2019

Coca-Cola HBC half-year profit hit by poor weather, challenging prior year comparable

Coca-Cola HBC on Thursday reported a 10.1% decline in profit for the first half of the year ending on 30th June 2019, adversely impacted by unseasonably wet and cold weather conditions in the second quarter as well as a challenging comparable from the previous year when Coca-Cola was one of the main sponsors of the FIFA World Cup tournament and benefitted immensely from the sales promo.