The Coca-Cola Company
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Diller Doubles Down on Coca-Cola Shares
Wall Street Journal, The | 19 days 3 hours 55 minutes ago
Barry Diller is betting that Coca-Cola still has plenty of fizz, more than doubling his stake in the beverage company as its stock trades near its 52-week high.
Coke's green message in a bottle
Globe and Mail (Toronto), The | 5 days 20 hours 57 minutes ago
Pop maker hopes for environmentally friendly credibility with new package
Coca-Cola Targets Urban `Boost Zones' in U.S. to Build Soft-Drink Sales
Bloomberg | 7 days 2 hours 22 minutes ago
The company plans to double the number of so-called â??boost zonesâ?? from 50 North American locations this year, Coca-Cola executives said in interviews last week. In these targeted areas, Coca-Cola and its biggest bottler work directly with retailers to make Coke brands more visible on everything from redesigned menus to visors worn by fast-food workers.
Coconut-water company turns down investments
ABA SmartBrief | 63 days 5 hours 28 minutes ago
Michael Kirban, founder of the Vita Coco coconut-water beverage company, has turned down offers of major investments from Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, opting instead to stay independent. Coca-Cola instead invested $15 million in rival Zico...
The Adams Express Company Reports Outperformance for Third Quarter [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 45 days 15 hours 55 minutes ago
...its portfolio through the purchases of Apple Inc...from its portfolio with the sales of Goldman Sachs...holdings in Avon Products, Coca-Cola, Corning, Del Monte...closed-end investment company. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange...
Frost & Sullivan Reveals: Water Quality Clearly Most Important Feature in Bottled Water [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 55 days 2 hours 26 minutes ago
...PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, announces the results of the end-user study...Global food/beverage brands such as Coca Cola and Nestle are at least present in most of the APAC countries surveyed, albeit...
Jazz at Lincoln Center Taps the Orchard for Marketing and Distribution of New and Classic Recordings from its Vast Repertoire of Once-in-a-Lifetime Productions [Press Release]
Business Wire | 18 days 19 hours 58 minutes ago
Today, The Orchard (NASDAQ: ORCD), a full service media company specializing in the distribution of music and video entertainment, announced that it has been selected by Jazz at Lincoln Center for marketing, national physical distribution, and worldwide digital distribution of both new and previously-captured recordings from the revered jazz institution.
Virtual Goods Mean Real Money for USO [Press Release]
Business Wire | 12 days 14 hours 21 minutes ago
Playdom, a leading social gaming company, and the USO today announced the launch of a joint effort to raise funds to improve the quality of life of servicemen and women around the world.
Coca-Cola bottler moving facility from Romania to Moldova
ABA SmartBrief | 84 days 5 hours 28 minutes ago
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. announced that it will move a production unit from Romania to Moldova. "Our goal is to produce locally ... and the Iasi factory produces mostly for Moldova," a company spokesman said.
Critical Alerts for American Express, Coca-Cola, Yamana Gold, Itau Unibanco, and International Game Technology Released by Seven Summits Research [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 6 days 13 hours 57 minutes ago
...into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.) Today's PriceWatch Alerts cover the following stocks: American Express Company , The Coca-Cola Company , Yamana Gold, Inc. , Itau Unibanco Holding SA , and International Game Technology...
Coca-Cola aims to double system revenue by 2020
Reuters | 6 days 5 hours 9 minutes ago
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) unveiled goals on Monday that call for the revenue generated by the company and its bottlers to double to roughly $200 billion by 2020, with profit margins increasing.
Coca-Cola Aims to Double System Revenue by 2020
ABC News | 6 days 9 hours 14 minutes ago
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co unveiled goals on Monday that call for the revenue generated by the company and its bottlers to double to roughly $200 billion by 2020, with profit margins increasing.
Cola Brands Continue Quest for Happiness - MarketingVOX
MarketingVOX | 31 days 21 hours 47 minutes ago
The Coca-Cola Company is launching a new social media program that will send three bloggers around the world in search of what makes people happy, as part of the latest push in the soft drink brand’s "Open Happiness" campaign.
UPDATE 3-Coca-Cola aims to double system revenue by 2020
Reuters | 6 days 9 hours 8 minutes ago
ATLANTA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) unveiled goals on Monday that call for the revenue generated by the company and its bottlers to double to roughly $200 billion by 2020, with profit margins increasing.
UPDATE 1-PureCircle raises 40 mln stg to support stevia demand
Forbes | 5 days 1 hour 41 minutes ago
* Places 20 mln shares at 2 pounds each * Placement at 3.6 pct discount to Tuesday's closing price Article Controlsemail
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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 |