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The Coca-Cola Company is a total beverage company with products sold in more than 200 countries and territories. It operates in two main lines of business: concentrate operations and finished product operations. The company sells beverage concentrates and syrups to authorized bottling partners, as well as sparkling soft drinks and other beverages directly to retailers, distributors, and wholesalers . Its product lines include sparkling soft drinks, juice, value-added dairy, plant-based beverages, water, sports drinks, coffee, tea, and emerging beverages .
- Concentrate Operations - Sells beverage concentrates and syrups to authorized bottling partners, who produce and package the finished beverages.
- Finished Product Operations - Sells sparkling soft drinks and other beverages directly to retailers, distributors, and wholesalers.
- Sparkling Soft Drinks - Offers popular brands such as Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Fanta, and Sprite.
- Juice, Value-Added Dairy, and Plant-Based Beverages - Includes brands like Minute Maid and Simply.
- Water, Sports, Coffee, and Tea Brands - Features products such as Dasani, Powerade, and Costa.
- Emerging Beverages - Includes new offerings like Topo Chico Hard Seltzer.
- Direct-to-Consumer Sales - Engages in retail through Costa-operated stores, part of its Global Ventures operating segment.
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With fairlife surpassing $1 billion in sales and significantly impacting your North American mix, how do you plan to sustain its growth given capacity constraints and tough year-over-year comparisons, especially before the New York plant becomes operational?
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Given the recent food contamination issues at McDonald's, your largest customer, how are you preparing to mitigate potential impacts on your business, and do you foresee any long-term repercussions in affected markets?
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With higher net interest expenses due to deposits related to the ongoing IRS tax dispute and the upcoming fairlife contingent consideration payment, how are these factors impacting your financial outlook, and what steps are you taking to resolve the IRS dispute promptly?
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Observing softness in discretionary spending in North America, especially in small-format stores and foodservice, how are you adjusting your strategies to address potential declines in impulse purchases and revitalize consumer spending in these channels?
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While your U.S. carbonated soft drink business is currently outperforming, how sustainable is this growth given the market shifts towards healthier options, and what strategies are you implementing to maintain relevance among younger consumers who may prefer non-carbonated beverages?
Competitors mentioned in the company's latest 10K filing.
- PepsiCo, Inc. - A primary competitor in many of the countries where the company does business .
- Nestlé S.A. - Significant competitor .
- Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. - Significant competitor .
- Danone S.A. - Significant competitor .
- Suntory Beverage & Food Limited - Significant competitor .
- AB InBev - Significant competitor .
- Kirin Holdings - Significant competitor .
- Heineken N.V. - Significant competitor .
- Diageo - Significant competitor .
- Red Bull GmbH - Significant competitor .
Recent developments and announcements about KO.
Corporate Leadership
Leadership Change
Helene Gayle is leaving her position as a director at The Coca-Cola Company. She retired effective December 13, 2024, after serving since 2013. Reason for leaving: Retirement. No successor has been announced yet .
Board Change
Helene D. Gayle has retired from the Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company, effective December 13, 2024. She had been a director since 2013 and served as a member and former chair of the talent and compensation committee, as well as a member of the corporate governance and sustainability committee .