The Coca-Cola Company
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The American Academy of Family Physicians Launches Consumer Alliance With First Partner: The Coca-Cola Company [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 49 days 14 hours 25 minutes ago
...Alliance With First Partner: The Coca-Cola Company PRNewswire LEAWOOD, Kan...first alliance partner, The Coca-Cola Company. The Consumer Alliance...allows corporate partners like The Coca-Cola Company to work with the AAFP to...
Coca-Cola pins hopes on future of new, rising middle class in countries like China, India
Sun (Baltimore), The | 7 days 18 hours 1 minute ago
Coca-Cola Co. seeks to double its business in the next decade as it caters to the expected billion people worldwide who will join the middle class by 2020.
Renowned PGA Tour player Corey Pavin joins Dow golf team [Press Release]
Athletic Turf | 5 hours 14 minutes ago
Pavin joins PGA Tour player Sean O'Hair and LPGA Tour player Suzann Pettersen in representing Dow and promoting an array of Dow products that bring value to the golf market.
Coca-Cola strike 'a danger to 1,100 jobs'
Irish Times (Dublin), The | 40 days 23 hours 7 minutes ago
The drinks distribution and bottling company Coca-Cola HBC has warned that the current dispute with the trade union Siptu over out-sourcing of around 130 jobs could jeopardise the livelihoods of around 1,100 other employees.
Senomyx, Inc. Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call Scheduled for November 5, 2009 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 21 days 14 hours 26 minutes ago
...discovery and development collaborations with seven of the world's leading food, beverage, and ingredient...Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Cadbury plc, Campbell Soup Company, The Coca-Cola Company, Firmenich SA, Nestle SA, and Solae. Nestle...
Choice Hotels Checks Into Leo Burnett [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 90 days 3 hours 55 minutes ago
...client brands believe in them all the more. With expertise in mass advertising...retail and promotional marketing, The Leo Burnett Group partners with blue-chip clients such as The Coca-Cola Company, Kellogg, McDonald's, Hallmark...
Emerging markets support Coke sales
Financial Times (free content) | 35 days 2 hours 24 minutes ago
Strong sales in its developing markets pushed Coca-Cola’s global case volume sales up 2 per cent in the company’s third quarter against the same period last year, offsetting continuing weakness in its North American and European markets.
Coke To Intro Smaller Can In 2 Markets
MediaPost Communications | 40 days 14 hours ago
Coca-Cola will roll out a smaller, 7.5-ounce can for its Coca-Cola Classic product in two markets in December.
UPDATE 1-PureCircle raises 40 mln stg to support stevia demand
Forbes | 6 days 9 hours 40 minutes ago
* Places 20 mln shares at 2 pounds each * Placement at 3.6 pct discount to Tuesday's closing price Article Controlsemail
JohnsonDiversey Announces Commitment to Triple Its Absolute Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2013 under WWF s Climate Savers Program [Press Release]
Business Wire | 18 days 23 hours 12 minutes ago
JohnsonDiversey today announced a commitment to triple its reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Climate Savers program.
Coca-Cola to be Presenting Sponsor of The 2009 Hollywood Christmas Parade/Live Positively Presented by Coca-Cola [Press Release]
Business Wire | 17 days 21 hours 13 minutes ago
Few brands can claim the inextricable link that Coca-Cola shares with one of the world’s most beloved figures, Santa Claus. For nearly 80 years, Coca-Cola and Santa have been refreshing families and sharing happiness during the holiday season and this year is no different. Santa and the world’s best known brand will spread the magic of the holidays as the presenting sponsor of “The 2009 Hollywood Christmas Parade/Live Positively Presented by Coca-Cola”. The festive parade will be held in Holl...
Meredith Unveils Updated Market Positioning and Logo [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 106 days 3 hours 26 minutes ago
...brands and culture. The updated identity was...Lippincott, one of the world's leading branding...000 clients includes Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Walmart...Meredith Corporation is the leading media and marketing company serving American women...
Coca-Cola plans "substantial" China investment
ABA SmartBrief | 12 hours 27 minutes ago
Over the next 10 years, Coca-Cola will double its bottling plants in China and boost distribution...by a factor of six, said Doug Jackson, president of the company's China unit. The company plans to double revenues over the next 10 years, with...
China MediaExpress Holdings, Inc. Announces 2009 Third Quarter Financial Results [Press Release]
Business Wire | 7 days 21 hours 4 minutes ago
China MediaExpress Holdings, Inc. (NYSE Amex: TMI; TMI/U; TMI/WS), China’s largest television advertising operator on inter-city express buses, today announced the financial results of the Hong Kong Mandefu Holdings Limited (“CME” or “Company”) for the three and nine months period ended September 30, 2009.
AmCham Shanghai Announces 2009 CSR Award Winners [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 5 days 48 minutes ago
SHANGHAI, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The American Chamber of Commerce Shanghai (AmCham Shanghai) announced the 2009 CSR Award winners today at its Fifth Annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conference and Awards Ceremony at the Renaissance Shanghai Zhongshan Park Hotel.
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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 |