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PepsiCo quarterly profit falls 2 percent


    (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc reported a 2 percent fall in second-quarter profit as carbonated soft drink volumes declined 2 percent in North America.

    The company's net income fell to $1.98 billion, or $1.29 per share, in the 12 weeks ended June 14 from $2.01 billion, or $1.28 per share, a year earlier.

    Excluding items, PEPSICO (PEP.NY)earned $1.32 per share.

    Revenue rose 0.5 percent to $16.89 billion.

    (Reporting by Anjali Athavaley in New York and Siddharth Cavale in Bangalore; Editing by Kirti Pandey)