U.S. soda sales decline worsened in 2013: Beverage Digest

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U.S. soda sales decline worsened in 2013: Beverage Digest

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-soda-sales-decline-worsened-2013-beverage-digest-175454208--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5EpV7ovNoHQBz.705bBWsA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-03-31T175454Z_1_CBREA2U1DSV00_RTROPTP_2_USA-ECONOMY-INFLATION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A shopper walks by the sodas aisle at a grocery store in Los Angeles" align="left" title="A shopper walks by the sodas aisle at a grocery store in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - The decline in U.S. sales of carbonated soft drinks accelerated in 2013, according to a leading beverage industry newsletter. Total sales volume fell 3 percent in 2013 to 8.9 billion cases, the ninth straight year of decline, according to Beverage Digest. That compares with declines of 1.2 percent in 2012 and 1 percent in 2011. By company, Coca-Cola Co and Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc each gained market share, according to Beverage Digest, while PepsiCo Inc's lost market share. (Reporting by Phil Wahba in New York; Editing by David Gregorio)</p><br clear="all"/>

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