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The Coca-Cola Company

Also known as Coca-Cola

Atlanta soft drinks company behind Coca-Cola, founded 1892; sells in 200+ countries.

• The Coca-Cola Company is an American beverage company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Asa Griggs Candler incorporated it in 1892 after buying the formula that the pharmacist John Stith Pemberton created in 1886.
• It mostly makes syrup concentrate that bottlers around the world turn into drinks, and sells more than 500 brands in over 200 countries.
• It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
• Henrique Braun became CEO on 31 March 2026, with James Quincey as executive chairman.

Why it matters

• The world's best-known soft drink maker, and one of the largest sources of branded plastic pollution.

Key facts

Founded

January 1892 in Atlanta, by Asa Griggs Candler, who bought the Coca-Cola formula and brand in 1889; John Stith Pemberton created the drink in 18861

Headquarters

Atlanta, Georgia1

Business

Mainly sells syrup concentrate to bottlers with exclusive territories; more than 500 drinks and brands in over 200 countries by 20201

Leadership

Henrique Braun, CEO from 31 March 2026 after serving as chief operating officer; James Quincey, executive chairman2

Plastic

Its brands produce 3 million tonnes of plastic packaging a year, including 110 billion bottles1

31 Oct 2026Last checked against its sources today

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