The Coca-Cola Company

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The Coca-Cola Company

Basic information
Founded	1892-01-29
Legal Structure	Public
Industry	Beverage
Also known as
Official website	https://www.coca-colacompany.com/

The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational corporation founded in 1892. It is most commonly known for the product that is the namesake of the company "Coca-Cola", however it sells other beverages underneath various brands such as Sprite, Barq's, and Powerade. Since its founding, it has acquired dozens of companies and brands, consolidating roughly 44.9% of the greater beverage industry.

Consumer impact summary

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• User freedom:
• User privacy:
• Business model: Primarily beverage sales
• Market control: Commands the largest portion of the beverage industry, shared with PepsiCo and Keurig-Dr. Pepper.

Incidents

This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the The Coca-Cola Company category.

Skewing health research data

Until 2021, Coca-Cola Co. partially was funding the pro-industry advocacy group International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), which was founded in 1978 by a former Coca-Cola Co. executive, alongside a rich history of employing high-level Coca-Cola Co. employees. Most notably, the organization has taken similar positions as Coca-Cola Co.'s own research and messaging when it comes to how obesity should be addressed; not by dietary changes, but solely physical activity.

Vitamin Water Lawsuit (2009)

In January 2009, the US consumer group the Center for Science in the Public Interest filed a class-action lawsuit against Coca-Cola. The lawsuit was in regard to claims made, along with the company's flavors, of Vitamin Water. Claims say that the 33 grams of sugar are more harmful than the vitamins and other additives are helpful. Coca-Cola insists the suit is "ridiculous."

Mislabeling Minute Maid products (2014)

In the case POM Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola Co., POM Wonderful unsuccessfully argued that Minute Maid was mislabeling its pomegranate and blueberry juices due to the products containing 99.4% apple/grape juices.

Water usage

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Pollution

As the single largest plastic polluter in the world, Coca-Cola Co. has a history of greenwashing

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Anti-competitive practices

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Products

Beverages

• Coca-Cola
• Sprite
• Minute Maid
• Barq's
• Powerade

Machinery

• Coke Freestyle Machine
• BreakMate

See also

• PepsiCo
• Keurig-Dr. Pepper