COKE Stock Discussion

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated Description

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, marketing, and distribution of nonalcoholic beverages, primarily products of The Coca-Cola Company. The company offers sparkling beverages, such as energy drinks; and still beverages, including bottled water, tea, ready-to-drink coffee, enhanced water, juices, and sports drinks. It holds cola beverage agreements and allied beverage agreements, under which it produces, distributes, and markets sparkling beverage products of The Coca-Cola Company in certain regions. The company also distributes and markets still beverages of The Coca-Cola Company, such as POWERade, vitaminwater, and Minute Maid Juices To Go, as well as produces, distributes, and markets Dasani water products. In addition, it holds agreements to produce, distribute, and market Dr Pepper. Further, the company distributes and markets various other products, including Monster energy products and Sundrop; and its own products, such as Country Breeze tea and Fuel in a Bottle power shots, as well as Tum-E Yummies, a vitamin-C enhanced flavored drink. Additionally, it produces beverages for other Coca-Cola bottlers; and provides restaurants and other immediate consumption outlets with fountain products. The company sells and distributes its products directly to retail stores and other outlets, including food markets, institutional accounts, and vending machine outlets. It holds bottling rights from The Coca-Cola Company covering North Carolina, South Carolina, and West Virginia, as well as portions of Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Florida. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Beverages - Soft Drinks
Keywords: Retail Store Drink Alcohol Vitamins Soft Drink Energy Products Beverage Products Energy Drink Cola Vending Machine Water Products Food Market Bottled Water Coca Cola Sports Drinks Dasani Powerade Yum Bottling Company Enhanced Water Food Markets Monster Energy