Coca-Cola (KO)
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Coca-Cola manufactures, distributes, and markets
beverage concentrates worldwide. they offer more than
2,800 products. Their most well known brands include
Coca-Colla, Diet Coke, Fanta, and Sprite. They are the world's
largest beverage company.
The company was established
in 1886 when Coca-Cola (initially known as Pemberton's
French Wine of Cola) was invented by pharmacist John Stith
Pemberton. Coca-Cola's 2007 revenues were 28.9 billion
dollars. The company has 90,500 employees and is headquartered
in Atlanta, Georgia.
The copmany joined the Dow
Jones Industrial Average on March 12, 1987. They are
currently also a member of the Dow Jones Composite, S&P
100, S&P 500, and S&P 1500 Super Comp. The stock symbol
is KO.
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