Friday, October 2, 2009

5 Interesting Facts About Coke


It happens nearly 1.6 billion times a day. That moment of “ahhh,” the simple pleasure of refreshment (This is what McDonalds has been referring to as "The Coke Reflex" on their commercials).

In 1886, consumers enjoyed an average of nine servings of our Company’s products per day. Today, consumers enjoy nearly 1.6 billion servings per day.

Plants throughout our system have begun rinsing beverage packages using ionized air instead of water to further reduce the water used in our manufacturing process, while maintaining quality and increasing our overall water efficiency.

During World War II, 5 billion bottles of Coca-Cola were sent to service persons and 64 bottling plants were established to quench the troops’ thirst and remind them of home.

Our sponsorship of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games was the most successful sponsorship in Company history, contributing to 19 percent unit case volume growth in China in 2008.

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