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Fitch: Beverage Industry to Recover in 2010 from Historically Weak Volume [Press Release]
Business Wire | 6 days 4 hours 52 minutes ago
Fitch Ratings expects ratings for U.S. beverage companies to remain stable in 2010. This outlook is based on the companies' continued ability to generate substantial free cash flow, improve cost positions, maintain pricing, and capitalize on international growth opportunities. Additionally, Fitch anticipates no large debt-financed acquisitions aside from PepsiCo, Inc.'s acquisition of The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. and PepsiAmericas Inc.
Former New York Times distributor sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for fraud
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 10 days 20 hours 34 minutes ago
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former New York Times distributor has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for defrauding the newspaper company out of $334,000.
General Electric Strives For Greater Frankness In Its Citizenship Reports, Ethikos Reports [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 6 days 19 hours 29 minutes ago
...impacted employees. Of the disciplinary actions...percent occurred outside the United States." ...says Corcoran. But now the company feels positive about publishing...have included profiles of Coca Cola, Cisco, McDonald's...
Bringing creativity back to Coca-Cola Co.
ABA SmartBrief | 132 days 13 hours 33 minutes ago
...marketing strategy and creative communications at Coca-Cola Co., is the man behind such global concepts as "Open Happiness." He says the company has created a talent pool that works with agencies...
Autonomy Completes Integration of Idol Into Scrittura [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 96 days 10 hours 32 minutes ago
CAMBRIDGE, England and SAN FRANCISCO, August 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autonomy Corporation plc
Clorox CEO gets $7.5M in fiscal 2009 compensation
Seattle Times, The | 40 days 22 hours 26 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO Clorox Co. gave CEO Don Knauss compensation valued at $7.5 million, a 5 percent raise, as the company's profit rose despite the economic tumult of the past year. The Oakland, Calif.-based consumer products maker boosted Knauss' salary by 7 percent to $1.1 million for fiscal 2009, which ended in June. He was also awarded stock and options worth nearly $5 million at the time they were granted on Sept. 16, 2008, up 9.5 percent from the prior year, according to an Oct. 2 regulator...
Wire Business News
Sacramento Bee (Calif.), The | 40 days 22 hours 16 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO -- Clorox Co. gave CEO Don Knauss compensation valued at $7.5 million, a 5 percent raise, as the company's profit rose despite the economic tumult of the past year.
AP State Business News
Sacramento Bee (Calif.), The | 40 days 22 hours 16 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO -- Clorox Co. gave CEO Don Knauss compensation valued at $7.5 million, a 5 percent raise, as the company's profit rose despite the economic tumult of the past year.
Clorox CEO gets $7.5M in fiscal 2009 compensation
Forbes | 40 days 22 hours 21 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO -- Clorox Co. gave CEO Don Knauss compensation valued at $7.5 million, a 5 percent raise, as the company's profit rose despite the economic tumult of the past year.
Autonomy Named to EContent Magazine's Top 100 'Companies that Matter Most' [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 3 hours 33 minutes ago
...allows computers to harness the full richness of human...Autonomy's software powers the full spectrum of mission...Boeing, Citigroup, Coca Cola, Daimler AG, Deutsche...Group, NASA, Nestle, the New York Stock Exchange...Sybase and TIBCO. The company has offices worldwide...
ADDING MULTIMEDIA Las Vegas Resident Selected as Winner of Coca-Cola/Albertsons 2009 Dream Home Sweepstakes [Press Release]
Business Wire | 27 days 22 hours 4 minutes ago
This past summer Las Vegas resident Dana Stanley stopped by her neighborhood Albertsons to do some grocery shopping, which included picking up her favorite Coca-Cola products – Diet Coke with Lime for her and Coca-Cola and Sprite for her family. With her purchase, she was automatically entered to win a beautiful $250,000 Taylor Morrison home in Southern California. To her surprise, Stanley was selected as the winner of the 2009 Coca-Cola California Dream Home Giveaway promotion sponsored by A...
Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud-computing platform goes live Jan. 1
Seattle Times, The | 6 days 10 hours 10 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES In a major game changer for both the industry and the company, Microsoft has launched its cloud. Part of what's billed as the next evolutionary step in computing, the move marks a major expansion and investment. A company that has built software for personal computers is now building software for the metaphorical cloud, where software will run on devices PCs, mobile phones, televisions via distant servers and be delivered by the Internet.
Ryan Seacrest to Host Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities Hearts and Hands Gala October 24th [Press Release]
Business Wire | 32 days 22 hours 11 minutes ago
Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities (ARMHC) announces its Hearts and Hands Gala at 7pm on Saturday, October 24, at the World of Coca-Cola. Atlanta’s own Ryan Seacrest of “American Idol” will serve as host of the sold out black-tie dinner which will feature a special performance by “American Idol” season six finalist, Melinda Doolittle and a silent auction. The Coca-Cola Company is the event’s presenting sponsor. The Event Chair is Javier Goizueta, Vice President, The Coca-Cola Company and...
Critical Alerts for Nokia, Coca-Cola, Chico's, Biogen and Coach [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 62 days 5 hours ago
...Critical Alerts for Nokia, Coca-Cola, Chico's, Biogen and...into your browser then press the [ENTER] key.) Today's PriceWatch Alerts cover the following stocks: Nokia Corp. , Coca-Cola Company , Chico's Inc. , Biogen...
Clorox CEO gets $7.5M in fiscal 2009 compensation, up 5 percent, as profit rises
Sun (Baltimore), The | 40 days 22 hours 21 minutes ago
Clorox Co. gave CEO Don Knauss compensation valued at $7.5 million, a 5 percent raise, as the company's profit rose despite the economic tumult of the past year.
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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 |