Coca-Cola Co.’s former president and chief operating officer, Muhtar Kent, took on the position of chief executive officer last week just as the beverage market is losing some of its fizz.
Kent says Coke can revive carbonated soft-drink growth in the U.S. “I don’t want to put a number on the table in terms of how soon, but we feel that we’re working towards it,” he said, cautioning that growth would still be “not high.” Read more on this story