Coca-Cola’s profits fall

Coca-Cola’s profits fell by 28 per cent to £494m in the last quarter of 2005, partly due to marketing outlay, according to the company.

Coca-Cola’s profits fell by 28 per cent to &£494m in the last quarter of 2005, partly due to marketing outlay, according to the company. It spent an extra $400m (&£230m) marketing drinks such as Coke and Sprite, which make up 80 per cent of sales.