1. Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd., a soda bottler, dropped amid concern falling Asian currencies may reduce the earnings of companies with operations there. 2. In March, soda bottlers treated lawmakers to sea bass and champagne at Lutece and the Four Seasons. 3. Several soda bottlers have already announced plans for expansion or canceled plans to move out of state. 4. The soda bottler completed an agreement in July with San Miguel Corp. of the Philippines to create the largest Coke bottler outside the U.S. 5. The soda bottler has half its assets in the Philippines. 6. The specter of a price war could raise concerns about earnings at soda bottlers, who bear the brunt of price cuts in the form of lower margins. 7. The valves are used on storage tanks by hospitals, food processors, semiconductor makers and soda bottlers, among others. |