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Coca-Cola Produces World’s First PET Bottle Made Entirely From Plants

PlantBottle packaging maintains the high-quality pack-age consumers expect but with the added benefit of be-ing made from renewable materials.

Jessica Dillard, for PR Pubs

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Pictured above: The bottle looks and feels the same as regular plastic bottles. The PlantBottle is a positive step towards the Bottle of the Future.

“We are delighted to unveil the first bottles here at World Expo - a world-class exhibi-tion where sustainable inno-

vation is celebrated.”

The Coca-Cola Company today unveiled the world’s first PET plastic bottle made entirely from plant materi-als at the World Expo - Milan. PlantBottle™ packaging pushes the boundaries on sustainable innovation by using groundbreaking technology to cre-ate a fully recyclable plastic bottle made from renewable plant materials.

PlantBottle packaging is The Coca-Co-la Company’s vision to develop a more responsible plant-based alternative to packaging traditionally made from fossil fuels and other non-renewable materi-als. PlantBottle packaging uses patented technology that converts natural sugars found in plants into the ingredients for making PET plastic bottles. The pack-aging looks, functions and recycles like traditional PET but has a lighter footprint on the planet and its scarce resources.

Nancy Quan, Global Research and Development Officer, The Coca-Cola Company said “Today is a pioneer-ing milestone within our Compa-ny’s packaging portfolio. Our vision was to maximize game-changing technology, us-ing responsibly sourced plant-based materials to create the globe’s first fully recyclable PET plas-tic bottle made entirely from renewable materials.

We are delighted to unveil the first bot-tles here at World Expo - a world-class exhibition where sustainable innovation is celebrated.”

Today, the company uses sugarcane and waste from the sugarcane manufacturing process to create PlantBottle packaging.

Since the 2009 launch, The Coca-Co-la Company has distributed more than 35 billion bottles in nearly 40 countries using its current version of PlantBottle packaging which is made from up to 30% plant-based materials. It is estimat-ed the use of PlantBottle packaging since launch has helped save the equivalent annual emissions of more than 315,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide.

The Coca-Cola Company plans to continue invest-ment in its award-winning PlantBottle packaging.

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Coca-Cola and Special Olympics Athletes for World Games

The Coca-Cola Company is the Founding Partner and Global Spon-sor of Special Olympics, the world’s largest health and sports or-ganization dedicated to people with intellectual disabilities.

COCA-COLA FACT

DID YOU KNOW...Coca-Cola donates to several causes including education, healthy living, water, recyling, and local community initiatives.


The Coca-Cola Company, a Founding Partner of Special Olympics International, is encouraging fans worldwide to “Reach Up” in support of people with intellectual disabilities as thousands of athletes converge in Los Angeles later this month for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games Los Angeles 2015.

In support of Special Olympics athletes everywhere, The Co-ca-Cola Company worked with rock band O.A.R. and singer Cody Simpson to record a uni-fied song in honor of the event, titled “Reach Up.” The song also features vocals from Breanna Bogucki, a singer and decorated Special Olympics athlete from Illinois who has autism, and Madison Tevlin, a young Canadi-an woman with Down syndrome who became a viral singing sensation earlier this year.

Since its premiere in mid-June, the music video for “Reach Up” has garnered more than 1 mil-lion views.

Above, the band O.A.R. produces the song ‘Reach Up’ featuring Cody Simpson and Breanna Bogucki.

Above, Alysssa and Whitney Brown, two Olympics participants, hold a frisbee after the event.

When it was released, Coca-Cola pledged to donate one dollar – up to $100,000 – to Special Olympics for every music video share using the #ReachUp hashtag. To ensure the Company meets its goal, fans can continue sharing the video with friends and family to maximize the benefit to the Special Olympics Move-ment. The song, which encourages people of all abilities to reach for their dreams and never give up, was written by O.A.R. lead singer Marc Roberge, Nathan Chapman and Kevin Kadish.

“When Coke approached us to do the song, I really had no idea how big this could be,” said Roberge. “We’re so proud of the success of ‘Reach Up.”

Beyond the “Reach Up” perfor-mance, Coca-Cola is working to drive awareness and make the World Games a huge success in a variety of ways. The Company is recruiting more than 2,000 em-ployees as volunteer “Fans in the Stands” to cheer on the athletes and supporting venue operations by helping to refresh athletes, families, officials and volunteers with more than 1.5 million serv-ings of Coca-Cola products. In addition, a commemorative 8-oz. glass bottle, outdoor advertising and retail promotions will enable consumers to support Special Olympics by volunteering or do-nating to the event.

“When Coke approached us to do the song, I really had no idea how big this could be,” said Roberge. “We’re so proud of the success of ‘Reach Up.’”

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See SPECIAL OLYMPICS on page 3.

James Quincey (left), President and Chief Operating Officer, stands with Muhtar Kent (right), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

James Quincey Named President and Chief Operating Officer


SPECIAL OLYMPICS

The Coca-Cola Company is the Founding Partner and Global Sponsor of Special Olympics, the world’s largest health and sports organization dedicated to peo-ple with intellectual disabilities. Since 1968 – Special Olympics’ inception – the Company has maintained a deep commitment to the organization and has provided more than $190 million in support of its programs through product, equipment, donations and marketing support.

Coca-Cola names new President and Chief Operating Officer

The Coca-Cola Company today announced James Quincey has been named President and Chief Operating Officer, effective imme-diately. As President and COO, Quincey will have responsibility for all of the Company’s operating units worldwide. He will report directly to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Muhtar Kent.

Quincey, 50, is a 19-year veteran of Coca-Cola and since 2013 served as President of The Coca-Cola Compa-ny’s Europe Group, which comprises 38 countries, including the Member States of the European Union, the European Free Trade Association countries and the Balkans. Under Quincey’s leadership, the Europe Group, the Company’s most profit-able operating group, strategically expanded its brand portfolio and improved execution across the geography.

“Over nearly two decades, James has built an impressive track record

of strategic, operational and commercial accomplishments,” said Muhtar Kent, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “He has proven to be a successful and trusted leader and brings to this position a strong reputation for developing people and inspiring teams. His wealth of experi-ence across our global system, particularly in Europe and Latin America, will be a valuable asset as we continue to accelerate growth through our 2020 Vision and our previously announced five strategic actions.”

See JAMES QUINCEY on page 4.

Appoints Veteran Executive to Oversee Global Opera-tions Ahmet Bozer, Executive Vice President and Pres-ident of Coca-Cola International, to Retire after Distin-guished 25-Year Career

James Quincey speaks at the Coca-Cola Convention.


Mary Nolan is one of the many gymnastics participants during the Special Olympics.

“James is emblematic of the deep bench strength we have developed at Coca-Cola,” said Muhtar Kent.

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Muhtar continued: “James is emblem-atic of the deep bench strength we have developed at Coca-Cola, and I could not be more pleased about his appointment to this critical role at this important time.”

Quincey joined the Company in Atlanta in 1996 as Director and went on to serve in a series of operational roles of increased responsibility in Latin America, leading to his appoint-ment as President of the South Latin Division in 2003.

Prior to joining Coca-Cola, Quincey was a Partner in strategy consult-ing at The Kalchas Group, a spin off from Bain & Company and McKinsey. Quincey, who is bilingual in English and Spanish, received a Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Liverpool. He will relocate from London to Atlanta later this fall.

Coca-Cola and Monster Announce Strategic Partnership

The partnership unlocks Monster’s access to Coke’s entire international system and allows the company to take a focused approach to growing its brands around the world.

Coca-Cola made a $2.15 billion deal with the Monster Beverage Corporation.

The Coca-Cola Company and Monster Beverage Corporation announced today the closing of the previously announced strategic partnership related to an equity investment, business transfers and expanded dis-tribution in the global energy drink category. As a result of the transaction, The Coca-Cola Company now owns an approxi-mate 16.7% stake in Monster.

The Coca-Cola Company trans-ferred ownership of its world-wide energy business, including NOS, Full Throttle, Burn, Moth-er, BU, Gladiator, Samurai, Nalu, BPM, Play and Power Play, Ultra and Relentless, to Mon-ster, and Monster transferred

Coca-Cola and the Monster Beverage Corporation finalize their partnership.

its non-energy business, including Hansen’s Natural Sodas, Peace Tea, Hubert’s Lemonade and Hansen’s Juice Products, to The Coca-Cola Company.

Since the transaction was announced, Monster and The Coca-Cola Company and its bottlers have amend-ed their distribution arrangements in the U.S. and Canada by expanding into additional territories and entering into long-term agreements. The Coca-Cola Company also has become Monster’s preferred global distribution partner with new international distribution commitments already in place with bottlers in Germany and Norway.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Jessica Dillard, Communications DirectorCoca-Cola Company P.O. Box 1734 Atlanta, GA [email protected]



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