Beverages major Coca Cola Company posted a 20 per cent growth in sales in

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volume terms in India for the fourth quarter, driven by strong growth during the festive season and marketing activities.

The company, which announced its global earnings for the third quarter, said its sparkling beverages grew by 4 per cent in the quarter in Eurasia and Africa. The growth was led by brand Coca-Cola which grew 5 per cent, it added.

"India volume grew 20 per cent in the quarter, our 22nd consecutive quarter of growth, with strong 22 per cent growth in sparkling beverages driven by Diwali festival activation and continued success with integrated marketing programs like our Coke Studio music programming," the company said in a statement.

For the full year 2011, the company said it witnessed double digit growth in key emerging markets like India and China.

Globally, the company reported volume growth of 5 per cent for the full year and 3 per cent during the quarter, it said.

"Volume growth for the full year was well-balanced across the globe, with solid growth in key developed markets like North America, Japan and Germany and double-digit growth in key emerging markets like India and China," it said.

In the fourth quarter, the company's net income stood at $ 1.65 billion, compared to $ 5.77 billion in the same period previous year. Net revenue stood at $ 11.04 billion as compared to 10.49 billion as compared to the same quarter last year.

Commenting on the company's performance, Muhtar Kent, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Coca-Cola Company, said: "We once again achieved financial results for both the year and the quarter in line with, or ahead of, our long-term targets, with quarterly volume and revenue growth in every one of our five geographic operating groups."

For the full year 2011, the company's net income stood at $ 8.57 billion as against $ 11.80 billion in 2010. Net revenue for the year 2011 was at $ 46.54 billion as compared with $ 35.11 billion in 2010.