The Coca-Cola Company
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ADDING MULTIMEDIA The Coca-Cola Company Begins Global Launch of Innovative PlantBottle [Press Release]
Business Wire | 6 days 22 hours 27 minutes ago
The Coca-Cola Company announced today that beverages in its innovative PlantBottle™ packaging are beginning to arrive on store shelves in select markets throughout the world, initiating the Company’s journey toward a goal of producing 2 billion of the special PET plastic bottles by the end of 2010.
Coca-Cola sets ambitious agenda
GMA SmartBrief | 11 hours 39 minutes ago
...2020Vision meeting since 1998, Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent said the company will more than double revenue to...in 2008. Marketing executives at the meeting spoke of reaching multicultural...local appeal to consumers around the world.
Coca-Cola Introduces New Visual Identity for Global Juice Portfolio [Press Release]
Business Wire | 6 days 1 hour 26 minutes ago
The Coca-Cola Company today unveiled a new visual identity for key brands in the Company’s extensive family of juice beverages. The uniform packaging design, to be implemented across multiple brands and products worldwide, is part of the Company’s comprehensive, strategic effort to expand its global leadership position in the juice category.
The Coca-Cola Company Provides Roadmap for Achieving 2020 Vision at Analyst and Investor Event [Press Release]
Business Wire | 6 days 21 hours 36 minutes ago
The Coca-Cola Company is hosting an Investor and Analyst event on November 16 and 17, titled “A Growing World of Refreshment,” in Atlanta to discuss the Company's ‘2020 Vision and Roadmap for Winning Together.’ Senior Company Management – along with select Bottling System Leaders – are discussing the global and local forces that are shaping its business today and for the next decade.
Coca-Cola packaging redesign spearheads global strategy
DairyReporter.com | 5 days 3 hours 33 minutes ago
Coca-Cola is to create a single global packaging design for its key juice brands as part of a bid to cement its market leadership in the sector, the company has announced.
Coca-Cola chief marketer: Multicultural marketing is a must
POPAI SmartBrief | 4 days 11 hours 39 minutes ago
Katie Bayne, Coca-Cola's chief marketing officer in North America, said the company is planning significant...multicultural consumers over the next 10 years. Efforts...include promotions centered on the World Cup, telenovelas...
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. Names Edward J. Lopez Chief Diversity Officer [Press Release]
Business Wire | 24 days 23 hours 27 minutes ago
Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE: CCE) today announced that Edward J. Lopez has been named Chief Diversity Officer, effective November 1. Mr. Lopez will oversee the company’s global diversity initiatives, and will report to Pam Kimmet, Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Previously, he served as Vice President of Public Affairs and Communications for the company.
Live Nation and Coca-Cola Announce Strategic Sponsorship and Marketing Alliance [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 48 days 6 hours 36 minutes ago
...PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Coca-Cola Company and Live Nation announced...distribution platform to provide The Coca-Cola Company with a broad range of integrated...a variety of products in The Coca-Cola Company portfolio, including sparkling...
Coca-Cola Unveils Sleek, New 90-Calorie Mini Can [Press Release]
Business Wire | 40 days 48 minutes ago
A little happiness in a stylish new package is coming soon to your refrigerator. Coca-Cola today introduced a new 90-calorie sleek mini can to give consumers a better way to manage their calories.
Coca-Cola Lays Out Its Vision For a Consumer-Centric Future
MediaPost Communications | 1 hour 3 minutes ago
During a conclave called 2020Vision that it held in Atlanta last week -- its first such summit since 1998 -- Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent admitted that the company had lost its way for a spell as it focused on the "dashboard" and ignored what was going on "outside of our windshield
Coca-Cola pours on the visibility in more U.S. markets
ABA SmartBrief | 7 days 11 hours 39 minutes ago
Coca-Cola will double its "boost zones" in North America from the current 50, the company said. In the targeted areas, the company and its bottlers work with retailers to increase visibility...
Artfest Financing and Producing Animated Children's Series "Rhupert" [Press Release]
MarketWire | 1 minute ago
DALLAS, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 11/23/09 -- Artfest International, Inc. (OTCBB: ARTS), a leading edge arts distribution company, announced it is financing the $4 million production of 13 episodes of "Rhupert," an animated children's series, which has commenced production. Artfest recently licensed the rights to Rhupert the Ostrich from creator and artist D. Arthur Wilson. Rhupert is a growing sensation in the literary and licensing world and has recently been adopted by The Peace Project as th...
Coca-Cola net rises, helped by emerging markets - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 34 days 5 hours 20 minutes ago
Profit rose to $1.896 billion from $1.89 billion. Per-share amount was unchanged at 81 cents a share. Operating revenue fell 4% to $8.04 billion from $8.39 billion.
Coca-Cola shrinks cans to fight obesity
FoodNavigator | 34 days 1 hour 34 minutes ago
Coca-Cola has introduced a 90-calorie mini can - billed as a better way to help consumers manage their calories.
Coca-Cola plans major investment in Vietnam
ABA SmartBrief | 76 days 12 hours 39 minutes ago
Muhtar Kent, CEO of Coca-Cola, says the company will invest $200 million in Vietnam over the next three years. The company has invested $200 million in Vietnam since returning in 1994, and has 1,500 employees and several bottling plants there.
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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 |