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The Power Of Coca-Cola Company

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Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with than 500 sparkling and still brands. The company and its bottling partners are dedicated and focused on five key areas. There are profit, people, portfolio, partners and planet. Coca-Cola has the scale but lacks the agility to adapt. They reposition their brand; develop new products, having access to new, fast-growing markets and solution to challengers impacting the business. Coca-Cola believes in “learn”, doing more with less, moving at maximum speed and eliminating waste. This is the power of Coca-Cola Company. History of Coca-Cola Company Coca-Cola history began in May 8 1886 when the curiosity of an Atlanta pharmacist, Dr. John S. Pemberton, …show more content…

The three entrepreneurs purchased the bottling rights from Asa Candler for just $1. Benjamin Thomas, Joseph Whitehead and John Lupton developed what became the Coca‑Cola worldwide bottling system. Among the biggest challenges for early bottlers, were imitations of the beverage by competitors coupled with a lack of packaging consistency among the 1,000 bottling plants at the time. The bottlers agreed that a distinctive beverage needed a standard and distinctive bottle, and in 1916, the bottlers approved the unique contour bottle. The new Coca‑Cola bottle was so distinctive it could be recognized in the dark and it effectively set the brand apart from competition. The contoured Coca‑Cola bottle was trademarked in 1977. Over the years, the Coca‑Cola bottle has been inspiration for artists across the global a sampling of which can be viewed at the World of Coca‑Cola in Atlanta. Check out a preview of the latest art exhibit. The first marketing efforts in Coca‑Cola history were executed through coupons promoting free samples of the beverage. Considered an innovative tactic back in 1887, couponing was followed by newspaper advertising and the distribution of promotional items bearing the Coca‑Cola script to participating

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