"Continued significant declines in the North American economy, coupled with unprecedented escalating commodity costs, are negatively impacting [CCE] results and restricting our outlook for near-term growth."
Coca-Cola Enterprises faces the high fixed costs, large capital investments, and low margins characteristic of a bottling company, making it difficult for the company to maintain stable, high profitability.
Coca-Cola Enterprises faces the high fixed costs, large capital investments, and low margins characteristic of a bottling company, making it difficult for the company to maintain stable, high profitability.