By Joe Guy Collier For the AJC Shane Thompson, president of the Shane’s Rib Shack, stood on a recent weekday in the chain’s flagship store, dodging work staff and customers as the lunch crowd gathered. Phil Skinner,...
Company expects to get a global boost from an emerging middle class. By Joe Guy Collier For the AJC Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Coca-Cola Co. expects to more than double system revenue and global daily servings in the next 12...
Shapely 2-liter bottles, cost-cutting, packaging moves pay off. By Joe Guy Collier For the AJC Thursday, October 29, 2009 While the economy remains uncertain, Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Enterprises, the largest bottler of Coke...
By Joe Guy Collier For the AJC Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Coca-Cola Co. will invest $100 million to expand an Atlanta plant tied to a new beverage dispenser called the “fountain of the future,” the company and the governor’s...
By Joe Guy Collier The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Sunday, October 18, 2009 Steve Cahillane has a color-coded chart on his office wall that covers most of the United States and Canada. “That’s where the rubber meets the road,”...
By Joe Guy Collier The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wednesday, October 07, 2009 Coca-Cola Co. and Live Nation, the world’s largest producer of live concerts, said Tuesday they had reached a multiyear sponsorship and marketing...
By Joe Guy Collier The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tuesday, October 06, 2009 Could less be more appealing to some consumers? Coca-Cola Co. will introduce 90-calorie slim cans of Coke in 2010 as part of a broader effort to...
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Joe Guy Collier, who covers Coca-Cola Co. for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, has resigned from the paper and will return to Michigan. Collier’s last day will be Oct. 15. Collier had been a reporter...
Pre-emptive ad drive in 7 cities will emphasize consumers’ choice. By Henry Unger, Joe Guy Collier The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Concerned about a possible soda tax to help finance health care...
By Joe Guy Collier The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wednesday, September 30, 2009 Coca-Cola Co. said Tuesday it could begin pilot production next year of its Freestyle beverage dispenser and expand availability of the machine...