Stung by a prolonged downturn in North America and other markets, the Coca Cola Co, announced today that it was lowering key long-term earnings and sales targets.It said it expected annual earnings per share growth in the high single digits in percentage terms and annual unit case volume growth of between 3 per cent and 4 per cent over the long term. Its previous long-term targets were 11 to 12 per cent EPS growth and 5 to 6 per cent volume growth. —Reuters
