Manufacturing Magazine June 2015 | Page 30

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COCA-COLA COMPANY

The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational beverage corporation and manufacturer , retailer and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups , which is headquartered in Atlanta , Georgia
The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola , invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton . The Coca- Cola formula and brand was bought in 1889 by Asa Griggs Candler , who incorporated The Coca-Cola Company in 1892 . The company operates a franchised distribution system dating from 1889 where The Coca-Cola Company only produces syrup concentrate which is then sold to various bottlers throughout the world who hold an exclusive territory . The Coca-Cola Company owns its anchor bottler in North America , Coca-Cola Refreshments .
30 June 2015