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January 29, 2001
 
Coca-Cola Tops List of Soft Drink Ad Spenders
 
Spending $234.8 million in advertising through the first three quarters of 2000, Coca-Cola Company was the top ad spender among soft drink manufacturers. Behind Coca-Cola, Pepsico Incorporated ranked second, spending $202.2 million. As for the top spending brands, Coca-Cola Classic spent $158.3 million and Pepsi Soft Drink spent $105.8 million.

Overall, the soft drink sector saw an increase from the first three quarters of 1999 ($534.1 million) to the same time period of 2000 ($574.3 million). The category increase of 7.5% lagged behind the overall advertising expenditure increase of 15.9%.

This information was compiled and released today by CMR, the leading provider of advertising intelligence.

Company Jan-Sep 2000 Jan-Sep 1999 % Change
Coca-Cola Co $234,844.10 $208,611.10 12.58%
Pepsico Inc. $202,249.00 $190,699.80 6.06%
Cadbury Schweppes Plc. $131,150.10 $130,553.20 0.46%
Triarc Cos Inc $2,156.30 $1,028.90 109.57%
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc $1,905.20 $1,028.90 85.17%
 
Brand Jan-Sep 2000 Jan-Sep 1999 % Change
Coca-Cola Classic Soft Drink $158,267.60 $95,619.20 65.52%
Pepsi Soft Drink $105,751.30 $74,947.30 41.10%
Sprite Soft Drink $65,669.10 $49,838.90 31.76%
Dr Pepper Soft Drink $61,208.70 $53,010.20 15.47%
Mountain Dew Soft Drink $43,362.10 $34,107.60 27.13%

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