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Coca-Cola raised its full-year revenue forecast Tuesday after a stronger-than-expected third quarter.
Net revenue grew 8% to $11.9 billion, topping the $11.4 billion that Wall Street had forecast, according to analysts polled by FactSet.
Net income rose 9% to $3.1 billion. Adjusted for one-time items, Coke earned 74 cents per share, better than the 69 cents analysts had expected.
Coke said its global case volumes rose 2% for the July-September period.
The company continued to raise prices to offset higher ingredient costs, but at a more moderate pace. Prices rose 9% in the most recent quarter compared with the double-digit increases Coke instituted in the previous five quarters.