Wiki:The Coca-Cola Company
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| Industry | Beverage |
| Founded | January 29, 1892 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Founders | John Stith Pemberton as Coca-Cola Asa Griggs Candler as The Coca-Cola Company |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | James Quincey (Chairman and CEO) Brian Smith (President and COO) |
| Products | List of The Coca-Cola Company products |
| Revenue |  US$31.85 billion (2018)[1] |
 US$8.70 billion (2018)[1] | |
| US$6.43 billion (2018)[1] | |
| Total assets | US$83.21 billion (2018)[1] |
| Total equity | US$16.98 billion (2018)[1] |
Number of employees | 62,600 (2018)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | List of The Coca-Cola Company subsidiaries |
| Website | Coca-ColaCompany.com |
The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational corporation, and manufacturer, retailer, and marketer of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups.[2] The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola, invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia.[3] The Coca-Cola formula and brand were fully bought with US$2,300 in 1889 by Asa Griggs Candler, who incorporated The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta in 1892.[4][5][6][7]
The company—headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, but incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware[8]—has operated a franchised distribution system since 1889: the Company largely produces syrup concentrate, which is then sold to various bottlers throughout the world who hold exclusive territories. The company owns its anchor bottler in North America, Coca-Cola Refreshments.
The company's stock is listed on the NYSE and is part of DJIA, the S&P 500 index, the Russell 1000 Index, and the Russell 1000 Growth Stock Index.
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