Coca-Cola News & Media

Cola-Cola 'Flexes' dispenser to provide beverage variety

May 17, 2023

The Coca-Cola Flex powered by Freestyle, a beverage dispenser that offers an enhanced guest experience while reducing operational complexity, is now on the…

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Coca-Cola bottler invests in plastics recycling

May 16, 2023

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, the largest European Coke bottler, has invested in a Netherlands startup to produce food-grade recycled plastic from plastics…

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Convenience retail innovation mesmerizes attendees at Georgia World Congress Center

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The trade show offered a wealth of innovation such as checkout-free markets, smart glassfront merchandisers, AI enabled biometric identification and age…

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How AI changes every operational aspect of entertainment and hospitality

by Kevin Williams

The opportunity to offer an enhanced guest experience results in the maximum needs being achieved from the venue's services. Management is able to use the…

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Liberty Coca-Cola intros new Coke can design to US

May 2, 2023

Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages has introduced the brand's first sleek 12-ounce aluminium can in the U.S. The products will be available in locations across the…

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Coca-Cola announces executive changes

April 28, 2023

The Coca-Cola Co. has named several executives, according to a press release.

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Coca-Cola lifts Q1 2023 results boosted by away-from-home sales

April 24, 2023

Coca-Cola Co. lifted its Q1 2023 revenue and earnings partially driven by away-from-home sales, according to a press release. Highlights include:

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Coca-Cola teams with Snapchat on AR vending machine

April 21, 2023

Coca-Cola is the first brand to install an augmented reality enabled vending machine that provides AR experiences and rewards, according to a consumergoods.com…

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Florida museum showcases Coca-Cola vending history

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The Museum of Arts & Sciences in Daytona Beach, Florida features a Coca-Cola memorabilia collection that includes historic vending machines. Preston Root…

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Heartland Coca-Cola promotes Charles Wyant

April 11, 2023

Charles Wyant Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Co. LLC has promoted Charles Wyant from president to president and chief operating officer, according to…

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Monster Beverage reports record Q4 2022 sales, earnings slide

March 1, 2023

Monster Beverage Corp. reached record Q4 2022 sales boosted by price hikes, but suffered an earnings decline, according to a press release. Full year results…

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Coca-Cola Bottling breaks ground on $85M Georgia expansion, to add 50 jobs

February 27, 2023

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United Inc., a Birmingham, Alabama-based Coca-Cola bottler, recently broke ground on an $85 million expansion of its Macon, Georgia…

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Checkout-free market brings convenience, incremental sales to Dave & Buster’s

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Dave & Buster's in Hollywood, Florida teamed with The Coca-Cola Co. and Zippin to deploy a 'store within a store' and allow guests to buy food and beverages…

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Costa Coffee taps Groupe SEB’s Philippe Schaillee as CEO

February 17, 2023

Philippe Schaillee Costa Coffee, a U.K.-based coffee brand the Coca-Cola Co. acquired in 2018, has named Philippe Schaillee CEO of the company…

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Coca-Cola lifts Q4, FY 2022 revenue; earnings dip

February 14, 2023

The Coca-Cola Co. lifted Q4 and FY 2022 revenue, boosted by strong organic growth, while income dipped, according to an earnings release.

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UK announces deposit scheme for recycling beverage containers

January 23, 2023

The United Kingdom government has announced a plan to require consumers to make cash deposits on single-use beverage containers and return them at reverse…

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How to use category management in micro markets and vending

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Advances in category management software provide the tools to allow operators to have the most profitable product mix for both micro markets and vending…

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Feds investigate Coke, Pepsi soda pricing

January 10, 2023

The federal government has begun investigating Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola soda pricing practices for possible pricing discrimination against smaller retailers…

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