ATLANTA — Coca-Cola Co. has announced plans to introduce Orange Vanilla Coke and Orange Vanilla Coke Zero Sugar, the first new flavors in over a decade. The new products will be available beginning on February 25 in a range of packaging options. Kate Carpenter, brand director for Coca-Cola, said the 2016 launch of the One
ATLANTA — Coca-Cola Co. will acquire a minority ownership stake in the sports drink maker BodyArmor. As part of the deal, BodyArmor will gain access to Coca-Cola’s extensive bottling facilities, which should allow the brand to accelerate its growth. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The BodyArmor investment will be part of the
ATLANTA — James Dinkins has been tabbed by the Coca-Cola Co. to succeed J. Alexander “Sandy” Douglas as president of Coca-Cola North America. Coca-Cola said Monday that Dinkins will become Coca-Cola North America president effective Jan. 1, 2018, and report to corporate president and chief executive officer James Quincey. Plans call for Sandy Douglas to retire
ATLANTA — Coca-Cola Co. is launching Coca-Cola Zero Sugar as the new and improved Coca-Cola Zero. New packaging, which will feature the iconic red Coca-Cola disc, hits store shelves nationwide in August, the company said. “More than 10 years ago, we launched Coca-Cola Zero with a revolutionary recipe that gave fans real Coca-Cola taste without
ATLANTA — The Coca-Cola Co. has added two new cherry-flavored products to its Sprite brand. Sprite Cherry and Sprite Cherry Zero combine the cool, crisp taste of the Sprite lemon-lime sparkling beverage with a splash of cherry flavor. Both products are clear, caffeine-free and made with 100% natural flavors. Coca-Cola noted that the new Sprite
ATLANTA — Coca-Cola Co. announced on Friday that Muhtar Kent is stepping down as chief executive officer on May 1 and will be succeeded by James Quincey, the company’s president and chief operating officer. Kent, who has led the company since 2008, will remain chairman. Quincey, 51, joined Coca-Cola in 1996 and has been president
ATLANTA — Coca-Cola Co.’s Sprite brand has brought back a tropical flavor from more than a decade ago with a new name, Sprite Tropical Mix, and a new look. Sprite Tropical Mix combines the Sprite lemon-lime taste with strawberry and pineapple flavors. The flavor combination is available for a limited time in a retro-inspired orange-on-white
WILTON, Conn. – Walmart is the top retailer and Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) is the top manufacturer in the 2015 PoweRanking from consulting firm Kantar Retail LLC. Each has led its respective category for more than a decade, noted Kantar, which launched the survey in the late 1990s with the aim of identifying industry