Syrups, concentrates and beverage bases for Coca-Cola, the Company's flagship brand, and over 160 other Company soft-drink brands are manufactured and sold by The Coca-Cola Company and its subsidiaries in nearly 200 countries around the world. In fact, approximately 70percent of Company volume and 80 percent of Company profit come from outside the United States.
By contract with The Coca-Cola Company or its local subsidiaries, local businesses are authorized to bottle and sell Company soft drinks within certain territorial boundaries and under conditions that ensure the highest standards of quality and uniformity.
The Company takes pride in being a worldwide business that is always local. Bottling and distribution operations are, with some exceptions, locally owned and operated by independent business people who are native to the nations in which they are located.
The Coca-Cola Company stock, with ticker symbol KO, is listed and traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange. Common stock also is traded on the Boston, Cincinnati, Chicago, Pacific and Philadelphia exchanges. Outside the United States, Company common stock is listed and traded on German and Swiss exchanges.
The Company's operating management structure consists of five geographic groups plus The Minute Maid Company. The North America Group comprises the United States and Canada. The Latin America Group includes the Company's operations across Central and South America, from Mexico to the tip of Argentina. The Company's most populated operating group, the Middle and Far East Group, ranges from the Middle East to India, China, Japan and Australia. The Greater Europe Group stretches from Greenland to Russia's Far East, including some of the most established markets in Western Europe and the rapidly growing nations of Eastern and Central Europe. The Africa Group includes the Company's business in 50 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Company's juice business in Houston, Texas, is now called The Minute Maid Company. Formerly known as Coca-Cola Foods, The Minute Maid Company is the world's largest marketer of juices and juice drinks.
The Coca-Cola Company has a commitment, more than a century old, to social responsibility through philanthropy and good citizenship. The Company's reputation for good corporate citizenship results from charitable donations, employee volunteerism, technical assistance and other demonstrations of support in thousands of communities worldwide.
The Coca-Cola Company continues to activate sponsorships throughout the world, including associations with World Cup Soccer, the National Football League, NASCAR, the Tour de France, the Rugby World Cup, COPA America and numerous local sports teams. The Coca-Cola Company has sponsored the Olympic Games since 1928.
