[naviga:h3]Diet Coke grows for first time in 8 years after makeover[/naviga:h3]

NEW YORK — Diet Coke’s makeover, which put the sugar-free drink in skinny colorful cans, helped the low-calorie brand sell more soda in North America for the first time in nearly eight years.

Coca-Cola introduced four new flavors of Diet Coke in February, including mango and ginger lime, to try and lure back customers who switched to other flavored fizzy water and other low-calorie drinks. The Atlanta-based company also redesigned the 35-year-old drink’s logo.

CEO James Quincey said the relaunch was able to bring back people who stopped drinking Diet Coke, as well as attract new drinkers, such as millennials.

Its other diet drink, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, also posted growth after a relaunch last year that replaced Coca-Cola Zero.

Overall volume rose 3 percent in the first three months of the year, helped by its namesake Coca-Cola brand.

The company has also been selling its bottling business to focus on selling concentrates of its drinks. The move helped Coca-Cola’s profit rise 16 percent to $1.37 billion, or 32 cents per share.

Coca-Cola’s stock slipped 2 percent to $43.08 on Tuesday.

[naviga:h3]Burger King grows; Tim Hortons to get store makeovers[/naviga:h3]

NEW YORK — A new burger and a spicy chicken sandwich sold well at Burger King, helping boost profits for its owner Restaurants Brands. But the company’s other chain, Tim Hortons, didn’t do as well, and Restaurant Brands plans to remodel those stores to try to get more people to come in to buy its coffee and doughnuts.

“We’re not happy with our sales growth and overall financial results at Tim Hortons,” said Restaurant Brands CEO Daniel Schwartz, in a call Tuesday.

Tim Hortons, where sales fell 0.3 percent at existing locations, will renovate most of its nearly 4,800 stores in the next four years.