FAQs

Coca‑Cola did not create the legend of Santa Claus. But Coca‑Cola advertising did play a big role in shaping the jolly character we know today.

Before 1931, there were many different depictions of Santa Claus around the world, including a tall gaunt man and an elf —there was even a scary Claus.

But in 1931, Coca‑Cola commissioned illustrator Haddon Sundblom to paint Santa for Christmas advertisements. Those paintings established Santa as a warm, happy character with human features, including rosy cheeks, a white beard, twinkling eyes and laughter lines.

Sundblom drew inspiration from an 1822 poem by Clement Clark Moore called “A Visit from St. Nicholas” —commonly known as “Twas the Night Before Christmas.”

Learn more about Sundblom and his depictions of Santa.

In May 1886, Dr. John S. Pemberton, a pharmacist in Atlanta, Georgia, created the syrup for Coca‑Cola.

He carried a jug of the new product down the street to Jacobs' Pharmacy in Atlanta. There, it was sampled, pronounced "excellent" and placed on sale as a soda fountain drink for five cents a glass.

Dr. Pemberton's bookkeeper, Frank Robinson, suggested the name "Coca‑Cola" and penned the flowing script that is famous today.

Read the full story of the birth of Coca Cola.

To learn more about w-company/orking for The Coca‑Cola Company, or to view our latest job openings visit our Careers page.

Alternatively, you can also browse job vacancies through our LinkedIn page.

We know people have concerns about eating or drinking too much sugar. That’s why we’re reducing sugar in many of our beverages and making our reduced-and no-sugar drinks easier to find in more places.

We want to give you choices, so you can decide what’s right for your lifestyle and diet. We offer more than 800 beverages in the U.S. Of these, 250 are reduced-or no-sugar.

Check out these options, including sugar-free soda:

• Diet Coke
• Coca‑Cola Zero Sugar
• DASANI
• AHA Sparkling Water
• Topo Chico Sparkling Mineral Water
• Gold Peak Unsweetened Tea
• smartwater
• Sprite Zero
• vitaminwater zero

For more information on our products, visit Brands.

We aim to help collect and recycle a bottle or can for every one we sell by 2030.

That’s our vision for World Without Waste, an ambitious sustainable packaging program we launched in 2018.

What role can Coca‑Cola play in solving the plastic crisis?

The world has a packaging problem. As one of the world’s biggest beverage companies, we have a responsibility to help solve it. That’s why we’re working to:

• Make 100% of our packaging recyclable by 2025
• Use 50% recycled material in our packaging by 2030
• Have at least 25% of our beverages sold in refillable/returnable packaging by 2030

And, as we work toward a World Without Waste, we aim to collect and recycle a bottle or can — regardless of where it comes from — for every one we sell by 2030.

To learn more about our packaging innovations, please visit our article on Coca‑Cola's 100% plant-based bottle prototype (excluding cap and label) or view our 2021 World Without Waste Report.

At The Coca‑Cola Company, our purpose is to refresh the world and make a difference. We care about people and the planet, and we are actively working toward solutions that build a more sustainable future.

This includes efforts to:

• Reduce plastic waste

• Manage our water use responsibly

• Support women’s empowerment and advancement around the world

• Promote diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace

• Aid our local communities in times of need

Find more information in our latest Business & Sustainability report.

The Coca‑Cola Company has learned of several text messages, emails and letters being sent to people that falsely claim the recipient has either won a sweepstake or a cash prize from our Company.

The text messages direct the recipients to a website that appears to be, but is not, an official site of The Coca‑Cola Company. 

Subject lines for the emails have ranged from "You Have Won $1 million In The Coca‑Cola™ 128th Anniversary Promo" to "The Coca‑Cola Award Notification" to "The Coca‑Cola Promo Winning Notification" to "The Coca‑Cola Worldwide Christmas Promo," "Notification for Coca‑Cola Foundation Cash Aid," or other similar titles.

Some versions of the text/email hoax indicate a joint promotion with the British American Tobacco Company, an annual mid-year Coca‑Cola promotional draw (which includes the name of former Coca‑Cola executive vice president, Carl Ware), or a car giveaway in Hong Kong.

The messages also include formal language that makes them look "official," and are sometimes designed to look legitimate by including images or photographs, a "secret pin code" or reference/ticket number and contact information for a Coca‑Cola representative.

Yes, some of our products are sold in primary and secondary schools in accordance with our Global School Beverage Policy.

Our Global School Beverage Policy establishes principles to guide our practices across the more than 200 countries where our products are consumed. They apply to all beverages directly distributed by our local bottling partners to primary and secondary schools that bear trademarks owned and/or licensed by The Coca‑Cola Company.  As a global enterprise that operates as a local business, we abide by all local regulations and industry voluntary commitments related to the sale of beverages in schools.   

When we offer our beverages for sale in primary schools, we will allow the sale of only:

• Water (still/sparkling, plain/flavored).
• 100% fruit/vegetable juices and smoothies.
• Dairy (low/no fat, plain/flavored). Local regulations will define “low-fat.” In all cases, fat must be ≤2%.
• Plant-based drinks (low/no fat, plain/flavored).
• Additionally, if requested, we will make our full range of products available in teacher’s lounges or areas for teachers which are restricted from students.

We will not permit branding on vending machines or coolers, except for the selection button.

When we offer our beverages for sale in secondary schools, we will work with school authorities to ensure that a full range of beverages (including water, juices and other beverages in both regular and low-or no- sugar versions) is made available. Where primary and secondary school students share a common area or building, our approach, in dialogue with school authorities, will be commensurate with the majority of the student population.

The World of Coca‑Cola is a museum, located in Atlanta, Georgia, showcasing the history of The Coca‑Cola Company and its brands.

World of Coca‑Cola at Pemberton Place® celebrated its Grand Opening on May 24, 2007. It’s the only place where you can explore the fascinating story of Coca‑Cola® – the world’s best-known beverage brand.

Spend the day interacting with multiple exhibits, learning about the storied history of the iconic beverage brand, and sampling more than 100 different beverages from around the world.

More information about the World of Coca‑Cola experience, including specific information regarding location, parking, pricing, hours of operation, exhibits, and more can be found on our website.

Coca‑Cola and its nearly 225 independent bottling partners employ more than 700,000 people, helping bring economic opportunity to local communities worldwide. Due to the strength of this unique system, we are able to create global reach with local focus. While many may view us as “Coca‑Cola”, our system operates through multiple local channels, and our bottling partners work closely with customers to execute localized strategies developed in partnership with our company. Customers then sell our products to consumers at a rate of 1.9 billion servings per day.

Ties to the Community

Our bottling partners are your neighbors and friends. Coca‑Cola’s success rests on the foundation of a commitment to the people who buy products, the people who sell them and the local communities that our employees and the employees of our partners call home. By hiring and operating locally, our bottling partners are investing in their communities, alongside Coca‑Cola customers and consumers.

Global Reach

While Coca‑Cola is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company and its bottling partners hire and employ people across the world in a wide variety of roles. We hire locally in the communities we operate in, as well as utilizing a highly motivated and mobile workforce for some roles, allowing employees to gain valuable international experience and to work closely with people from different countries, cultures and beliefs. We believe in the power of diversifying our workforce at every level, and we have made great strides in the areas of equal opportunity, women’s empowerment, LGBTQ+ rights, and much more.

To learn more about working for The Coca‑Cola Company, or to view our latest job openings visit our Careers page.

We do not target our advertising to children under age 13, anywhere in the world. We are committed to not market any of our products—regardless of nutritional profile—to children under the age of 13 and in media where 30% or more of the audience is composed of children under 13. Our Responsible Marketing Policy clearly states that we will respect the role of parents and caregivers by not marketing directly to children under 13.  

Specifically, this means we will not advertise in: All media which directly targets children under 13, including shows, print media, websites, social media, movies and SMS/email marketing. We define media that directly targets children under 13 as media in which 30% or more of the audience is composed of children under 13, where this information is possible to obtain.  

We respect and apply all local regulations that define children at a higher age threshold.

To learn more, check out our global Responsible Marketing Policy and School Beverage Policy.

Rigorous scientific research is essential to support our innovation efforts, but also ensures we offer products that are safe and meet global regulatory requirements, and allows us to address questions of public health and consumer interest.

We agree that research transparency and integrity are important. That’s why in 2015 we committed to posting all our funding for well-being scientific research and partnerships, going back to 2010. This list can be found here.

Whether it is the research we fund independently or when we work in partnership, our company associates and others with whom we engage are required to adhere to the highest level of scientific integrity and to align with our research principles. For the latest updates on our approach to stakeholder engagement and scientific research, please visit our Transparency in Partnerships page.

There have recently been a number of recruitment frauds operating in different parts of the world where individuals are contacting job seekers claiming to represent The Coca‑Cola Company. These fraudulent activities can include but are not limited to; job postings offering roles, interview invitations, or asking for payments to cover a range of expenses and administration costs.

When applying for roles with TheCoca‑Cola Company you will be contacted in one of the following ways:

• Direct phone call from a member of The Coca‑Cola Talent Acquisition team or Human Resources Business Partner
• Correspondence through our applicant tracking system with a coca-cola.com e-mail address listed in the body of the e-mail
• E-mail directly from a Talent Acquisition or Human Resources Business Partner with a coca-cola.com e-mail address or a communication through LinkedIn or Indeed. 

Applications are only accepted through our applicant tracking system and our recruitment team will not ask for you to provide personal identifying information such as a social security number, birth certificate, financial institution, driver’s license number or passport information over the phone or via e-mail. If you are a victim of identity theft contact your local police department.

In May 1886, Dr. John S. Pemberton, a pharmacist in Atlanta, Georgia, created the syrup for Coca‑Cola.

He carried a jug of the new product down the street to Jacobs' Pharmacy in Atlanta. There, it was sampled, pronounced "excellent" and placed on sale as a soda fountain drink for five cents a glass.

Dr. Pemberton's bookkeeper, Frank Robinson, suggested the name "Coca‑Cola" and penned the flowing script that is famous today.

Read the full story of the birth of Coca Cola.

Coca‑Cola did not create the legend of Santa Claus. But Coca‑Cola advertising did play a big role in shaping the jolly character we know today.

Before 1931, there were many different depictions of Santa Claus around the world, including a tall gaunt man and an elf —there was even a scary Claus.

But in 1931, Coca‑Cola commissioned illustrator Haddon Sundblom to paint Santa for Christmas advertisements. Those paintings established Santa as a warm, happy character with human features, including rosy cheeks, a white beard, twinkling eyes and laughter lines.

Sundblom drew inspiration from an 1822 poem by Clement Clark Moore called “A Visit from St. Nicholas” —commonly known as “Twas the Night Before Christmas.”

Learn more about Sundblom and his depictions of Santa.

To avoid confusion with copycat brands, The Coca‑Cola Company asked the Root Glass Company in Terra Haute, Indiana, to create a package that was “so distinctive that it could be recognized by touch alone and so unique it could be identified when shattered on the ground.”

The result was the iconic Coca‑Cola bottle inspired by the curves and grooves of the gourd-shaped cocoa bean, an ingredient the designers originally thought was in the product.

One of the most famous shapes in the world is the iconic contour fluted lines of the Coca‑Cola bottle. Renowned as a design classic and described by noted industrial designer, Raymond Loewy as the “perfect liquid wrapper,” the bottle has been celebrated in art, music and advertising.

Read the full story of Coca‑Cola’s contour bottle.

We are getting there. Our goal is to make 100% of our packaging recyclable globally by 2025 and to use at least 50% recycled material in our packaging by 2030. This is one of three strategic pillars of our World Without Waste initiative –an ambitious sustainable packaging program that envisions a world with a circular economy where bottles and cans live beyond their useful life by being recycled or repurposed.

Our Progress

• 90% of our packaging is recyclable globally.
• In some countries, we now use more than 25% recycled materials in our bottles and cans.
• In approximately 30 markets, we offer at least one brand in a plastic bottle made from 100% recycled material (excluding caps and labels).

To learn more, please visit Sustainable Packaging.

The Coca‑Cola Company is a total beverage company, offering more than 200 brands—from sodas to waters, from coffees to teas, from juices to kombuchas, and a growing list of flavored alcohol beverages —in more than 200+ countries and territories.

In addition to the Coca‑Cola brands, our portfolio includes some of the world’s most valuable beverage brands, including:

• AdeS soy-based beverages
• AHA sparkling waters
• Aquarius
• Ayataka green tea
• Chivita
• Ciel water
• Costa Coffee
• Dasani waters
• Del Valle juices and nectars
• Fairlife
• Fanta
• Fresca and Fresca Mixed Coctails
• Fuze Tea
• Georgia coffee
• Gold Peak teas and coffees
• Honest Kids
• ILOHAS
• innocent smoothies and juices
• Jack Daniel's and Coca‑Cola
• Minute Maid juices
• Peace Tea
• Powerade sports drinks
• Simply juices and Simply Spiked adult beverages
• Schweppes
• smartwater
• Sprite
• Topo Chico waters and hard seltzers
• vitaminwater

We’re constantly transforming our portfolio, from reducing sugar in our drinks to bringing innovative new products to market to meet the needs of our consumers.

To learn more about our brands, ingredients, and social media visit our brands page by clicking here. 

We may be The Coca‑Cola Company, but we know not everyone drinks soda. That’s why we offer many options for every taste and need.

If you like organic tea, sparkling water, coconut water, milk, ready-to-drink coffee or juice, we have it all and more.

For more information on our products, visit Brands.

We know people have concerns about eating or drinking too much sugar. That’s why we’re reducing sugar in many of our beverages and making our reduced-and no-sugar drinks easier to find in more places.

We want to give you choices, so you can decide what’s right for your lifestyle and diet. We offer more than 800 beverages in the U.S. Of these, 250 are reduced-or no-sugar.

Check out these options, including sugar-free soda:

• Diet Coke
• Coca‑Cola Zero Sugar
• DASANI
• AHA Sparkling Water
• Topo Chico Sparkling Mineral Water
• Gold Peak Unsweetened Tea
• smartwater
• Sprite Zero
• vitaminwater zero

For more information on our products, visit Brands.

Since it debuted in the U.S. 12 years ago, Coca‑Cola Zero has refreshed hundreds of millions of people with its real Coca‑Cola taste and zero calories. Now, the brand has a new name, new look, and even more delicious taste.

Through in-house innovation and extensive market testing, the no-calorie fan favorite delivers an even better-tasting recipe and goes by the name Coca‑Cola Zero Sugar. The new and improved recipe tastes like a Coke, but with zero sugar and zero calories. Coke Zero Sugar hit store shelves nationwide in August 2017.

The company continues to create new beverages and evolve its recipes and Coca‑Cola Zero Sugar represents our product innovation. It joins a roster of nearly 250 other delicious reduced-and no-sugar beverages offered in the U.S.

No. Coke Zero Sugar is a zero-sugar, zero-calorie cola. Sugar alternatives are used in place of sugar in many foods and drinks to provide people with a reduced, low, or no sugar and calorie option. Because sugar alternatives provide a sweet taste with few or no calories, they can help people manage their calorie intake.

We believe that a balanced lifestyle is key to successful weight management. We use sugar alternatives in some of our products because we know that many people want the choice of great tasting beverages with less sugar and fewer calories. All our beverages can be enjoyed in moderation as part of a balanced lifestyle.

Aspartame is a sugar alternative, used in place of sugar in many foods and drinks to provide people with a reduced, low or no sugar and calorie option. We use aspartame in some of our products because we know that many people want the choice of great tasting beverages with less sugar and fewer calories.

Is aspartame safe?

Yes. Aspartame is safe. It is one of the most thoroughly researched ingredients in the world.

Science and health professional organizations have affirmed sugar substitutes, like aspartame, are safe. So have food safety authorities, like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

However, if you have the rare hereditary disorder phenylketonuria (PKU), you should strictly limit your intake of phenylalanine. This is a common amino acid found in aspartame. If we use aspartame, we say on our bottles and cans that there is phenylalanine so please check closely.

Have questions about PKU or your diet? Please talk to your doctor.

What Coca‑Cola products contain aspartame?

We sweeten several of our drinks with aspartame like some of these favorites:

• Coke Zero Sugar
• Diet Barq’s
• Diet Coke
• Diet Coke Feisty Cherry
• Fanta Zero
• Fresca
• Gold Peak Diet Tea
• Mello Yello Zero
• Minute Maid Light
• Pibb Zero
• Seagrams Ginger Ale Zero Sugar
• Sprite Zero

Why do you use aspartame in your drinks?

Aspartame is a sugar alternative, used in place of sugar in many foods and drinks to provide people with a reduced, low or no sugar and calorie option. We use aspartame in some of our products, including [Diet Coke and Coke Zero], because we know that many people want the choice of great tasting beverages with less sugar and fewer calories.

All our beverages can be enjoyed in moderation as part of a balanced lifestyle.

Do your popular sodas contain aspartame?

a. Coca‑Cola

No. Our Coca‑Cola Classic taste is not sweetened with aspartame. Depending on where you are in the world, we use either high fructose corn syrup or cane sugar to give you that refreshing taste you love.

 b. Coke Zero

Yes. We sweeten Coke Zero Sugar in our bottles and cans with a blend of aspartame and acesulfame potassium (or Ace-K). Together, they create a great taste with zero sugar and zero calories.

c. Diet Coke

Yes. Diet Coke in our bottles and cans is sweetened with aspartame. We also offer Diet Coke sweetened with SPLENDA®.

d. Sprite

No, but Sprite Zero in the US is sweetened with a blend of aspartame and Ace-K for a crisp, clean taste with reduced or no calories.

How can I tell if my soda contains aspartame?

We know it’s important for you to have clear facts about your favorite beverages, including the ingredients we use. That’s why we make ingredient information simple and easy to find.

One of the first places you can look is the ingredients list next to the Nutrition Facts label. It’s on the back of every can or bottle.

Our SmartLabel™ QR codes on our packaging also include nutrition facts about our Coca‑Cola products.

Is there a link between diet sodas containing aspartame and cancer?

The safety of our ingredients and beverages is really important to us. As aspartame is a key ingredient used in a number of our products, we’re interested in all studies on it. According to experts, including experts from the American Cancer Society the research into this topic shows that aspartame is safe for people to consume.

Aspartame is one of the most thoroughly researched ingredients in the world, with scientific studies consistently confirming its safety. It has been confirmed as safe by globally recognized authorities, including the FAO/WHO Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA); and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

All our beverages can be enjoyed in moderation as part of a balanced lifestyle.

Artificial sweeteners (sometimes called sugar alternatives) can replace

 sugar in foods and drinks to give you a sweet taste but with few or no calories. They are often several hundred times sweeter than sugar. So compared to sugar, only a little is needed for the same sweet taste.

We use sugar substitutes because while sugar in moderation is fine, too much sugar isn’t good for anyone. We know people have concerns about eating or drinking too much sugar. That is why we’re taking action should you want less of it. This includes reducing sugar in more than 500 drinks around the world.

Do you use artificial sweeteners?

Yes. We are always rethinking many of our recipes to give you options with less sugar and fewer or no calories. To do this, we use a range of artificial sweeteners or sugar substitutes, like Stevia leaf extract and aspartame. Each has its own unique taste and is often several hundred times sweeter than sugar. So compared to sugar, only a little is needed for the same sweet taste.

*While sugar also has 16 calories per teaspoon, you don't need as much aspartame to get the same sweet taste you love.

Which artificial sweeteners does The Coca‑Cola Company use?

We use a number of different sugar alternatives in our drinks, including:

• Acesulfame potassium
  • Brand names - Sweet One®, Sunett®
  • Calories – 0
  • Sweetness - 200x sweeter than sugar
• Aspartame
  • Brand names - Nutrasweet®, Equal®
  • Calories – 16 calories per teaspoon*
  • Sweetness - 200x sweeter than sugar
• Stevia leaf extract
  • Brand names - Truvia®, PureVia®
  • Calories – 0 calories per teaspoon
  • 200x to 400x sweeter than sugar
• Sucralose
  • Brand names - SPLENDA®
  • 0 calories per teaspoon
  • 600x sweeter than sugar

Why does The Coca‑Cola Company use artificial sweeteners?

We want to give you choices, so you can decide what’s right for your lifestyle and diet. We offer more than 800 beverages in the U.S. Of these, 250 are reduced- or no-sugar.

We want to give you great-tasting choices with fewer or no calories. We also use sugar substitutes because they are confirmed safe by the FDA and thoroughly tested in scientific studies.

Can drinking soft drinks with sugar alternatives make you fat?

No. Sugar alternatives are used in place of sugar in many foods and drinks to provide people with a reduced, low, or no sugar and calorie option. Because sugar alternatives provide a sweet taste with few or no calories, they can help people manage their calorie intake.

We believe that a balanced lifestyle is key to successful weight management. We use sugar alternatives in some of our products because we know that many people want the choice of great tasting beverages with less sugar and fewer calories.

All our beverages can be enjoyed in moderation as part of a balanced lifestyle.

Can low-calorie or zero sugar drinks can make you crave other sweet things?

Many people enjoy sweet tastes from time to time, and that’s normal. The sweet taste of [Coca‑Cola Light / Diet Coke] is an important part of what makes it unique. We believe that when all the research is taken into account, it shows that sugar alternatives used in drinks like [Coca‑Cola Light / Diet Coke] do not increase people’s appetite for sweet things.

It’s important to us to make sure that we offer a wide range of beverage choices that suit different tastes and lifestyles.

Learn more about our brand portfolio and what's in our products.

We aim to help collect and recycle a bottle or can for every one we sell by 2030.

That’s our vision for World Without Waste, an ambitious sustainable packaging program we launched in 2018.

What role can Coca‑Cola play in solving the plastic crisis?

The world has a packaging problem. As one of the world’s biggest beverage companies, we have a responsibility to help solve it. That’s why we’re working to:

• Make 100% of our packaging recyclable by 2025
• Use 50% recycled material in our packaging by 2030
• Have at least 25% of our beverages sold in refillable/returnable packaging by 2030

And, as we work toward a World Without Waste, we aim to collect and recycle a bottle or can — regardless of where it comes from — for every one we sell by 2030.

To learn more about our packaging innovations, please visit our article on Coca‑Cola's 100% plant-based bottle prototype (excluding cap and label) or view our 2021 World Without Waste Report.

The accumulation of marine debris and its effect on the global marine ecosystem is a hot topic –and Coca‑Cola aims to be part of the solution. From our perspective, it is unacceptable that packages –including Coca‑Cola packages –end up in the wrong place, in our oceans and waterways or littering communities.

No one can solve this issue alone, but together we can make a big change. That's why we work with partners around the world to reduce plastic waste, clean up existing waste and improve recycling.

Since the 1970s, we’ve been working with communities and organizations on local cleanup efforts, litter reduction and recycling campaigns.

To learn more about our packaging innovations, please visit our article on  Coca‑Cola 100% Plant-Based bottle or view the Sustainable Packaging page.

EKOCENTER is part of our mission to do business the right way by doing what’s right for people and our planet. We want to help accelerate the social and economic development of underserved communities by giving them a hand up. We created a social business called EKOCOMPANY, Inc. which runs the EKOCENTER business, providing growth opportunities for The Coca‑Cola Company and our partners while positively impacting underserved communities.

How does it work?

Launched in 2013 by The Coca‑Cola Company, EKOCENTER kiosks are a cross between a community center and a general store. They’re solar powered and designed to meet the basic needs of some of the most remote and distressed parts of the world. EKOCENTER kiosks are primarily run by women from local communities and rely on partnerships to operate sustainability. They sell a wide range of products –everything from Coca‑Cola beverages to solar lamps, mosquito repellant, household products and toothpaste.

The Coca‑Cola Foundation is the global philanthropic arm of The Coca‑Cola Company. Since its inception in 1984, the Foundation has awarded more than $1.5 billion in grants to support sustainable community initiatives —from water to women’s empowerment, from community recycling to wellbeing—around the world.

Priority Areas

1. Sustainable Access to Safe Water

2. Climate Resilience and Disaster Risk preparedness and Response

3. Circular Economy

4. Economic Empowerment

5. Hometown

6. Employee Giving

In 1984, Roberto Goizueta, then Chairman and CEO of The Coca‑Cola Company, established The Coca‑Cola Foundation. Over the past three decades, The Foundation has grown from a local foundation into a global philanthropic organization.

Since its inception, the Foundation has supported learning inside and outside the classroom. However, addressing critical community challenges and opportunities is an evolving process. In 2007, the Foundation broadened its support to include global water stewardship programs and community recycling programs. Today, our strategies align with the Company’s sustainability platform and include women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship. In 2022, The Coca‑Cola Foundation contributed $94.8 million to 301 organizations around the world.

As a global and local business, diversity and inclusion are central to our values and part of everything we do.

The company has long protected employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression:

• We’ve scored 100% on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index every year since 2006.
• We have an active LGBTA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally) Business Resource Group that helps us stay at the forefront of LGBTQI community needs.
• We support many LGBTQI-focused organizations and programs in our communities —from the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund to The Trevor Project.

Coca‑Cola is proud of its history of supporting and including the LGBTQI community in the workplace, in its advertising and in communities throughout the world. From supporting LGBTQI pride parades to running rainbow-colored billboards, Coca‑Cola has demonstrated its commitment to protecting employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.

For more information on how Coca‑Cola supports an inclusive environment for all people, please visit

We like to support things our consumers care about. Our consumers tell us they’re passionate about sports —and especially the world’s pinnacle sporting event, the Olympic Games.

Coca‑Cola has been associated with the Olympic Games since 1928, longer than any other corporate supporter.

As a global event, the Olympic Games also give us a unique opportunity to refresh and celebrate with sports fans in the more than 200 countries where we do business. In June 2019, The Coca‑Cola Company announced it is extending its relationship another 12 years, for a total of a historic 104 years. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), The Coca‑Cola Company and China Mengniu Dairy Company signed the first-ever Joint TOP Partnership Agreement, which combines the non-alcoholic beverage and the dairy categories into a new joint category and brings Chinese dairy company Mengniu into the family of Worldwide TOP Partners.

If you’re looking to serve Coca‑Cola in the U.S. or Canada, please visit CokeSolutions.com. You can locate the contact information for your local bottler by using our bottler finder. If you want to sell fountain beverages, you can also call 800-241-2653.

If you’re looking to serve Coca‑Cola outside the U.S. or Canada, please contact the local Coca‑Cola office responsible for your country. You can send us an email to obtain the appropriate contact information.

Our stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KO.

Shares can be purchased through a Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan sponsored and administered by Computershare Trust Company, N.A. Details about the Computershare Investment Plan, including any fees associated with the Plan, can be viewed and printed from Computershare’s website.

The Company normally pays dividends four times a year, usually April 1, July 1, October 1 and December 15. Shareowners of record can elect to receive their dividend payments electronically or by check in the currency of their choice. You can select your desired payment method by accessing your account online through Investor Centre at www.computershare.com/coca-cola or by contacting Computershare at 888-COKESHR (888-265-3747) or 781-575-2653 for details.

If your shares are registered directly in your name with the Company’s registrar and transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., you are considered a shareowner of record with respect to those shares. If your shares are held in a brokerage account or bank, trust, or other nominee, you are considered the “beneficial owner” of those shares.

If you are a beneficial owner of shares (e.g., you own shares through a bank or brokerage account) and have specific questions about your stock ownership, it will be necessary to contact your bank/broker directly for assistance.

If you are a shareowner of record and your account is registered at Computershare, our Registrar and Transfer Agent, you may contact them by phone, email or postal mail with specific questions about your stock ownership:

Phone:

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Email:

coca-cola@computershare.com

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www.computershare.com/coca-cola

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• Replacement of lost, stolen or destroyed certificates
• Stock transfer

Be sure to keep your account at Computershare current. Abandoned property laws in the United States require you to keep your account information current to avoid shares and/or funds from being turned over to the state of your last known residence. The Coca‑Cola Company is required to follow these abandoned property regulations.

To avoid your account being deemed abandoned or lost:

• Cash your dividend checks in a timely manner. Uncashed checks over a specified period of time could result in the uncashed funds and in some cases, your shares, being turned over to the state of your last known residence. Some states may even liquidate your shares when they receive them.
• Keep your account current. Access your account online or vote your proxy. Ensure that Computershare has your correct address on file. If any of your statements or dividend checks are returned to Computershare as undeliverable, The Coca‑Cola Company may be required by law to turn over your uncashed checks and your shares to the state of your last known residence. You can change your mailing address at any time by logging on to your shareowner account at www.computershare.com/coca-cola.

Please note, if you reside outside the U.S., your shares and/or funds would be turned over to Delaware, our state of incorporation.

To prevent property from being turned over to the state, cash your checks promptly, keep your address current and vote your proxy (voting materials sent each spring). Even if you haven’t moved and your statements are delivered quarterly, according to some states, your account could be deemed abandoned if you have not accessed your account or contacted Computershare within three years.

If your dividends and/or shares are turned over to the state, it will be necessary to contact the state directly and file a claim, which can be a lengthy process.

Account access at www.computershare.com/coca-cola can be used to update your account and to obtain additional account information. You may also contact Computershare by telephone at 888-265-3747 or 781-575-2653 for assistance.

Shareowners of record may complete stock transfer forms online at www.transfermystock.com. Once the forms are completed online, you will receive instructions for printing, signing, and returning the forms to Computershare for processing. For help completing the transfer forms or additional information on transferring shares you may contact Computershare at 888-COKESHR (888-265-3747) or 781-575-2652.

If you are a beneficial owner of shares (e.g., you own shares through a bank or brokerage account) and have specific questions about your stock ownership, it will be necessary to contact your bank/broker directly for assistance.

Shareowners of record may access their accounts via the Internet to obtain share balance, conduct secure transactions, request printable forms and view current market value of their investment as well as historical stock prices. To log on to this secure site and request your initial password, go to www.computershare.com/coca-cola and click on "Create Login."

If you require assistance in calculating your cost basis, NetBasis, a service offered directly through NetWorth Services, can automatically calculate the cost basis for your common stock of The Coca‑Cola Company, adjusting for any corporate actions or dividend reinvestment. You will need your purchase/acquisition dates, number of shares acquired and sold and your sale date to use the NetBasis system.

Shareowners of record as of July 27, 2012 were entitled to a two-for-one stock split payable August 10, 2012. Shareowners of record were sent notification of the shares received as a result of the split.

View stock split summary here.

Our common stock has split 11 times since its listing in 1919. The history of stock splits by record date is as follows:

View stock split summary here.

Today most shares are kept in paperless fashion and shareowners have the option to conveniently convert all valid certificates to Direct Registration. The Direct Registration form of ownership allows registered shareowners to maintain their shares in book-entry form without the need of a physical certificate. The shareowner retains full ownership of the shares without the responsibility of holding the actual certificate.

There are advantages to having your shares in DRS. The primary benefits are that it:

• saves you the burden of storing your certificate(s) in a safe place, i.e.safe deposit box or vault;
• eliminates the risk of potential loss thus avoiding the significant costs involved in replacing any lost, stolen, or destroyed certificates;
• eliminates the risk of fraudulent transfer of certificates;
• saves the costs associated with the issuance and delivery of physical stock certificates;
• makes your stock transactions faster and easier;
• saves you the inconvenience of delivering stock certificate(s) to your broker for sale or safekeeping; and
• allows for shares to be moved electronically to your brokerage account.

You can send us an email at shareownerservices@coca-cola.com, call or write us at:

The Coca‑Cola Company Shareowner Services

P O Box 1734

Atlanta, GA 30301

404-676-2777

For more shareowner information, visit the Shareowner Information page.

Contact Investor Relations

Corporate Offices

The Coca‑Cola Company

One Coca‑Cola Plaza

Atlanta, Georgia 30313

(404) 676-2121

Institutional Investor and Analyst Inquiries:

Tim Leveridge

Vice President and Investor Relations Officer

T +01 404.676.7563