Coca-Cola Consolidated (NASDAQ:COKE) is the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the United States. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company manufactures, packages, distributes and sells a broad portfolio of nonalcoholic beverages, including Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Sprite, Fanta, DASANI, smartwater, POWERADE and Topo Chico, along with other brands owned or licensed by The Coca-Cola Company and additional beverage partners.
The company serves customers across a territory covering portions of the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, as well as the District of Columbia. Its customers include grocery stores, convenience stores, restaurants, vending operators, wholesalers and other retail outlets.
Coca-Cola Consolidated traces its history to 1902, when it was established as the Charlotte Coca-Cola Bottling Company. The business has expanded through investments in production and distribution capabilities and through the addition of bottling territories. J. Frank Harrison III serves as the company's chairman and chief executive officer.
