Coca-Cola says it remains optimistic about Chinese market

Coca-Cola China has seen stronger performance from its brand drinks and its eating and drinking channel drove overall volume growth, as the Coca-Cola Company released its second-quarter earnings results for 2025 on July 22.

During the earnings call, James Quincey, chairman and CEO of the Coca-Cola Company, said that in China, despite a cautious consumer environment, stronger performance from trademark Coca-Cola and in the eating and drinking channel drove overall volume growth.

Currently, the Coca-Cola China system is developing more granular strategies and customer-specific execution strategies, driving more tailored promotional campaigns and accelerating cooler placement, said the CEO.

Globally, net revenues for the quarter reached $12.54 billion, up 1 percent. Organic revenues grew 5 percent, while consolidated net income reached $3.8 billion, reflecting a 58 percent increase, and comparable EPS grew 4 percent to $0.87.

"Amid a shifting external landscape in the second quarter, the ability of our system to stay both focused and flexible enabled us to stay on course in the first half of the year," said Quincey.

Trademark Coca-Cola maintained solid momentum, with Coca-Cola zero sugar delivering 14 percent growth in the second quarter, according to the company.

wangzhuoqiong@chinadaily.com.cn