PepsiCo, which makes Frito Lay snacks in addition to Pepsi-Cola, earned $422 million, or 29 cents a share, a year earlier.
For it's second quarter, Coca-Cola Enterprises, which is 40% owned by Coca-Cola, earned $114 million, or 27 cents per share, including a one-time tax benefit.
Coca-Cola earns more than PepsiCo despite fewer sales.
The capital of Georgia and home of Coca-Cola earns the top slot because of its hopping nightlife, relatively high number of singles and sizzling job growth.
Coca-Cola Enterprises earned 12 cents a share in 2001.
When the analysts haggled over whether Coca-Cola would earn $1.99 or $2.01 a share the following year, it was time to check out.
Also today, Coca-Cola said it earned $2.06 billion, or $0.88 per share, in the third quarter, compared to $1.9 billion, or $0.81 per share, in the same quarter last year.
"What message is being sent here to the rest of the world?" America will, however, be represented by some of its "global players," including McDonald's, I.B.M. and Coca-Cola, corporations that have earned the title of "Product Partners" by contributing about $5 million each.
The Coliseum Commission's finance director said Lynch told him last year that DeStefano's firm had a contract with Coca-Cola that would earn the commission about $20,000.
The global Pelé business, which includes endorsements for MasterCard, Nokia and Pepsi-Cola, could earn $30 million next year, and George Foreman has earned more than $137 million for promoting the grill that bears his name.
Thanks to some savvy investing, Jackson's stake in VitaminWater earned him nine figures when Coca-Cola bought the brand in 2007.
