PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) has quietly gotten rid of the word “Natural” in some of its products and instead is going with “Simply”. The company changed its “Simply Natural” line of Frito-Lay chips to simply be called “Simply,” although the ingredients remain the same. Similarly, its “Natural Quaker Granola” got a makeover as “Simply Quaker Granola”. PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) stock opened at $82.07 in last session, and closed at $81.43, while the day range of stock is $81.43 – $82.63. The stock showed a negative weekly performance of -1.73 %.
Beverage maker Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) on Friday said company laptops had been stolen from its headquarters in Atlanta and could have compromised information of about 74,000 people, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) stock opened at $39.08, in last session and closed at $38.84, by losing -1.02%. The 52 week range of the stock is $38.82 – $39.25. Company’s market capitalization is $171.52 billion.
Unilever plc (ADR) (NYSE:UL) managed to improve its revenues by 4.1% in the fourth quarter even after facing sluggish demand in North America and Europe. The company also witnessed sluggishness in the emerging markets. However the results were far better than expected. Unilever plc (ADR) (NYSE:UL) stock decreased -2.60% and finished the last session at $40.52. The EPS of the stock remained 2.26. Company’s market capitalization is $115.07 billion.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc., (NYSE:DPS) will issue its fourth quarter and full year 2013 financial results on Wednesday, Feb. 12, before the market opens. Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (NYSE:DPS) stock opened the session at $48.92, and closed the session at $48.47. The 52 week range of the stock remained $42.10 – $50.37 and the day range was $48.47 – $49.17.