Coca-Cola Consolidated (NASDAQ:COKE) is the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the United States. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company manufactures, sells, markets and distributes beverages produced under The Coca-Cola Company’s brands, as well as a selection of other beverage products.
Its portfolio includes Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Sprite, Fanta, DASANI, smartwater, Powerade, Minute Maid, Simply, fairlife and Topo Chico, along with other brands and products available in its distribution territories. The company serves retail customers, restaurants, convenience stores, vending operators and other outlets.
Founded in 1902, Coca-Cola Consolidated has expanded from a regional bottler into a broad beverage distribution company serving parts of the Southeastern, Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic United States. Its operations generally include beverage production and packaging, sales execution, warehousing, transportation, merchandising and customer support.
The company is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer J. Frank Harrison III, a member of the Harrison family, which has maintained a long association with the business. Coca-Cola Consolidated operates independently while working under agreements with The Coca-Cola Company and other brand owners to distribute their products within its territories.
