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Greek Coke bottler Q3 profit down 3.0 pct, meets fcsts

Thu Nov 5, 2009 1:47am EST

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ATHENS, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Greek bottler Coca-Cola Hellenic (CCH) (HLBr.AT) said on Thursday third-quarter net profit fell 3.0 percent, reflecting pressure on the soft drinks industry in the downturn.

CCH, the world's second-largest bottler of Coca-Cola (KO.N), said net profit came at 206.1 million euros, versus an average forecast of 205.4 million in a Reuters poll.

(Reporting by Angeliki Koutantou)



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