More details leaked this week about Coca-Cola Co.'s plan to raise soft drink prices this summer. Beverage Digest reported Friday that price increases of 3-4 percent are coming on July 31. Coca-Cola Refreshments, a division of Coca-Cola Co., and Charlotte-based Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated cited higher costs for inputs, according to the trade journal.
Consolidated, for example, mentioned escalating prices for corn, aluminum, plastic and oil in a letter to retailers.
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