Coca-Cola News Updates

GovernmentBusinessPrivate

Coca-Cola Confirms a Cane-Sugar Version This Fall

Coca-Cola said July 22 that it will add a cane-sugar version of its trademark cola to its U.S. lineup this fall, confirming a recent announcement by President Donald Trump.

July 22, 2025
GovernmentBusinessPrivateTop 100

Trump Says Coca-Cola Agrees to Use Cane Sugar for US Coke

President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that Coca-Cola Co. has agreed to use cane sugar in Coke beverages sold in the U.S.

July 16, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Virginia Touts Robust Economic Growth in Richmond Region

Virginia state and Henrico County officials touted a series of grand openings, including an Amazon robotics fulfillment center and a Coca-Cola Consolidated distribution facility.

April 17, 2024
BusinessEquipmentFuelPrivate

Reyes Coca-Cola to Deploy 20 eCascadias in California

Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling will deploy 20 Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors, said Daimler Truck North America, the truck manufacturer’s parent company.

November 21, 2023
BusinessPrivate

Pepsi on Its Way to Surpassing Coca-Cola’s Value

PepsiCo Inc. is on course to take over as the biggest U.S. beverage company by market value, supplanting rival Coca-Cola Co., according to Wall Street analysts.

November 13, 2023
BusinessLogistics

Container Crisis Gets So Bad, Coca-Cola Switches to Bulk Freight

The cost of shipping stuff in containers has gotten so out of hand that Coca-Cola Co. is switching its cargoes to vessels that are normally only used by industrial commodity traders to help keep its business running.

October 5, 2021
BusinessLogisticsTop 100

Coca-Cola to Lay Off 2,200 Workers as it Pares Brands

The Coca-Cola Co. said Dec. 17 it’s laying off 2,200 workers, or 17% of its global workforce, as part of a larger restructuring aimed at paring down its business units and brands.

December 18, 2020
Business

Coca-Cola Tops Profit Estimates as Global Drink Volumes Climb

Coca-Cola Co. shares surged to open at a record high July 23 after its latest earnings got another boost from drinks with less sugar, more than offsetting the company’s sluggish home market.

July 23, 2019
BusinessTechnologyTop 100

PepsiCo to Switch From Plastic to Cans for Aquafina Water

PepsiCo Inc., facing an industrywide backlash against plastic, will experiment with putting its Aquafina water in cans.

June 27, 2019