Guidance Cut Dominates

Investors focus on the lowered annual forecast rather than the third-quarter beat, treating the result as confirmation that snack and beverage volumes remain under pressure. The prior signals from Mondelez and Circle K make the cut look less like a one-off and more like a demand problem for packaged snacks.

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