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Coca-Cola eyes emerging middle class for growth

Quick ReadCoca-Cola pins hopes on future of new, rising middle class in countries like China, India

ATLANTA (AP) — Coca-Cola Co. seeks to double its business in the next decade as it caters to the expected billion people worldwide who will join the middle class by 2020.

The world's largest soft drink maker says its systemwide revenue will reach $200 billion by 2020. It hopes to make more money off those sales as it sells more soft drinks in emerging markets and reduces costs.

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