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Coca-Cola launching U.K. "recycling zone"
ABA SmartBrief | 68 days 6 minutes ago
Coca-Cola is opening a "recycling zone" in Southampton, U.K., with branded recycling bins and a vehicle to collect the materials. The company has 21 such zones in the U.K. and is launching a major pro-recycling ad campaign.
GLG Life Tech Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results [Press Release]
MarketWire | 24 days 14 hours 6 minutes ago
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/30/09 -- GLG Life Tech Corporation (TSX: GLG) ("GLG" or the "Company"), the vertically integrated leader in the agricultural and industrial development of high quality stevia extracts, announces financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.
Nestea webisodes aim to grab younger customers
SmartBrief on Social Media | 141 days 6 minutes ago
An interview with Annis Lyles, vice president of media and interactive for Coca-Cola North America, reveals why the company is getting into the webisode business. The company is creating a Web series designed to appeal to young millennials.
Coca-Cola Amatil creates "At Work" unit
ABA SmartBrief | 119 days 6 minutes ago
A new unit at Coca-Cola Amatil will handle the company's vending machines, Neverfail Springwater and Café Direct Australia businesses.
The Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company Declares Quarterly Dividend [Press Release]
Business Wire | 32 days 11 hours 36 minutes ago
The Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 41 cents per common share. The dividend is payable December 15, 2009, to shareowners of record as of December 1, 2009.
PERNOD RICARD USA and The Absolut Company Announce Two Key Senior-level Marketing Appointments [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 82 days 12 hours 34 minutes ago
PURCHASE, N.Y., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Pernod Ricard USA and The Absolut Company are pleased to announce two key senior-level marketing appointments:
Coca-Cola India taps Jain Irrigation for mango pulp
ABA SmartBrief | 146 days 6 minutes ago
Jain Irrigation has won orders from Coca-Cola India and other companies to supply mango pulp. The company recently established a facility to produce frozen fruit pulps and concentrates.
Costco at War With Coca-Cola
TheStreet.com | 6 days 8 hours 43 minutes ago
ATLANTA (TheStreet) -- Costco Wholesale(COST Quote) is severing its ties with Coca-Cola(KO Quote) after a pricing argument.
The ethics audit 2006
Independent (London), The | 8 days 22 hours 26 minutes ago
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Scott Price Named President and CEO of Walmart Asia [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 74 days 16 hours 4 minutes ago
...responsibility for the company's current operations...development in the Asia region...decade with the Coca-Cola Co. During that...his roles with Coca Cola and DHL, he...delivering results in the Asian markets...being part of a company that is making...
Manna Energy to help provide clean water to Rwanda schools
SmartBrief on Sustainability | 82 days 6 minutes ago
...drinking water in Rwandan schools. The for-profit company plans to collect rainwater and use solar power...it and carbon credits to pay for maintenance. The company has support from the Coca-Cola Foundation and Ashok, which helps social entrepreneurs...
iCrossing Promotes Senior Executives to Drive North American and International Growth [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 9 hours 6 minutes ago
...connect with their customers. The company blends best-in-class digital...Fortune 500 companies, including The Coca-Cola Company and Office Depot. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, the company has 550 employees in 12...
Coca-Cola Unifies Juice Brand Designs
Brandweek | 5 days 9 hours 52 minutes ago
The Coca-Cola Company has re-designed the packaging for its portfolio of global juice brands. The revamped line will make its debut this month with a new design for Minute Maid, and will expand to Del Valle, Andina and Cappy brands in 2010.
Coke Targets Multicultural Communities Year Round
MediaPost Communications | 5 days 7 hours 40 minutes ago
Coca-Cola's top stateside marketing executive delivered some auspicious words for Univision and BET this week, saying targeting "multicultural" Americans will be paramount for the company over the next decade.
Coca-Cola Begins Global Launch Of 'PlantBottle'
MediaPost Communications | 6 days 23 hours 48 minutes ago
The Coca-Cola Company has announced the start of global roll-out of its patented PlantBottle packaging.
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Company Overview
| Company: | The Coca-Cola Company |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Carbonated Beverages |
| Website: | http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com |
Coke is it -- it being the world's #1 soft-drink company. The Coca-Cola Company owns four of the top five soft-drink brands (Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Fanta, and Sprite). Its other brands include Barq's, Minute Maid, POWERade, and Dasani water. In North America it sells Groupe Danone's Evian. It also sells brands from Dr Pepper Snapple Group (Crush, Dr Pepper, and Schweppes) outside Australia, Europe, and North America. The firm makes or licenses more than 500 drink products in more than 200 nations. Although it does no bottling itself, Coke owns 35% of Coca-Cola Enterprises (the #1 Coke bottler in the world), 32% of Mexico's bottler Coca-Cola FEMSA, and 23% of European bottler Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 31,944 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 10.7 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 5,807 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -2.9 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 92,400 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 2.1 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |