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Coke Florida Awarded FSMSDC MBE Business Impact Award

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) has been awarded the Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council (FSMSDC) 2023 Doing Well While Doing Good® Humanitarian Award.

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  • Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) has been awarded the Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council (FSMSDC) 2023 Doing Well While Doing Good® Humanitarian Award.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231128102113/en/
    Coke Florida has been recognized by the Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council (FSMSDC) with a 2023 Doing Well While Doing Good® Humanitarian Award.
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    As part of FSMSDC’s Annual Business Impact Awards, the Doing Well While Doing Good® award recognizes a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) or Corporate Member whose organization is making a difference in the community through civic, philanthropic, and volunteer initiatives.
  • “We could not think of a better company than Coke Florida for this year’s award,” said Beatrice Louissaint, President and CEO of the FSMSDC.

Coke Florida Names New Leader for Company’s Field Franchise Operations

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

Today, Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) announced Scott McLaughlin as Vice President, Field Franchise Operations.

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  • Today, Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) announced Scott McLaughlin as Vice President, Field Franchise Operations.
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    Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) names Scott McLaughlin as Vice President, Field Franchise Operations.
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    Scott will lead Coke Florida’s territory general management and field sales organizations, inclusive of sales and merchandising execution with local and national customers, business development, and sales capability.
  • “Scott has been a key leader in the development of Coke Florida’s commercial capabilities,” said Thomas Benford, President and Chief Operating Officer of Coke Florida.

Oceana Calls on Coca-Cola Europacific Partners to Safeguard and Grow Reuse in Advance of Proposed Acquisition of Coca-Cola Philippines

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oceana, the largest international advocacy organization focused solely on ocean conservation, formally requested that Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) commit to increase, and not decrease, the share of refillable bottles sold in the Philippines in light of the company’s proposed acquisition of Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines with Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV). In a letter to the companies’ leaders, Oceana expressed concern for CCEP’s lack of a specific commitment and goal for growing the share of products it sells in reusable containers.

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  • Oceana calls on CCEP to commit to reuse to protect the oceans from single-use plastic pollution.
  • “We believe this commitment is critical for protecting the health of the oceans,” wrote Oceana’s Senior Vice President Matt Littlejohn and Oceana’s Vice President in the Philippines Atty.
  • Refillable bottles get reused as many as 25-50 times, depending on what material they are made of (plastic or glass).
  • Oceana is rebuilding abundant and biodiverse oceans by winning science-based policies in countries that control one-quarter of the world’s wild fish catch.

Coke Florida Names Transformation and Innovation Leader

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) announced that it has named Gregory “Greg“ Park as Vice President, Transformation and Innovation.

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  • Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) announced that it has named Gregory “Greg“ Park as Vice President, Transformation and Innovation.
  • A seasoned professional in the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry, Park will lead transformation initiatives that harness disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence, computer vision, Blockchain, and augmented reality to drive rapid innovation across all facets of Coke Florida business operations.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230816819817/en/
    Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC names Greg Park as Vice President, Transformation and Innovation.
  • Park will lead transformation initiatives that harness disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence, computer vision, Blockchain, and augmented reality (AR) to drive rapid innovation across all facets of Coke Florida business operations.

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC partners with Florida Prepaid College Foundation to Launch $2.8M Scholarship Program

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230808412244/en/
    Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC partners with Florida Prepaid College Foundation to launch a ten-year, $2.8M scholarship program.
  • The newly established Coke Florida Refreshing Minds Scholarship will cover tuition and most fees for students attending a Florida public four-year university, two-year college, or technical/vocational school.
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    Coke Florida’s donation will be matched dollar for dollar by the Florida Prepaid College Foundation to fund the dreams of 250 economically disadvantaged students.
  • The newly established Coke Florida Refreshing Minds Scholarship will cover tuition and most fees for students attending a Florida public four-year university, two-year college, or technical/vocational school.

The Coca-Cola Company and Eight Leading Bottling Partners Announce Creation of Sustainability-Focused Venture Capital Fund in Partnership with Greycroft

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

The system has a long history of investment in sustainability-focused projects that continue to make a difference in issues of global importance.

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  • The system has a long history of investment in sustainability-focused projects that continue to make a difference in issues of global importance.
  • For example:
    In Latin America, The Coca-Cola Company and Arca Continental have invested in leading recycled PET processing company PetStar; Coca-Cola FEMSA has invested in IMER and a high-tech PET recycling plant, PLANETA.
  • In the Philippines, Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines and Indorama Ventures invested in PETValue, the largest PET recycling plant in the country.
  • Swire Coca-Cola has invested in establishing the first food-grade ready plastic recycling facility in Hong Kong.

Top Florida Young Leaders Awarded $120,000 in College Scholarships from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) recognizes six exceptional Florida students named 2023 Coca-Cola Scholars who have been awarded $20,000 college scholarships by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation for their academic excellence, leadership, and service demonstrated within their communities.

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  • Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) recognizes six exceptional Florida students named 2023 Coca-Cola Scholars who have been awarded $20,000 college scholarships by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation for their academic excellence, leadership, and service demonstrated within their communities.
  • Each earned a $20,000 college scholarship from the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation.
  • The prestigious Coca-Cola Scholars program is open to all high school seniors across the state of Florida.
  • These Scholars are truly the change agents of tomorrow.”
    In April, the Class of 2023 Scholars attended Coca-Cola Scholars Weekend in Atlanta, the first in-person celebration held by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation since the COVID-19 pandemic.

John Murphy to Become President and Chief Financial Officer of The Coca-Cola Company

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

The Coca-Cola Company today announced that John Murphy will become president and chief financial officer effective Oct. 1.

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  • The Coca-Cola Company today announced that John Murphy will become president and chief financial officer effective Oct. 1.
  • Murphy, who currently serves as executive vice president and CFO, will add the president role following the retirement of Brian Smith.
  • Smith, 66, has served as president and chief operating officer since 2019.
  • Smith became president and COO in 2019 following two years as president of the companys former Europe, Middle East and Africa Group.

IGEL Enhances the Performance of Microsoft Teams in Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --  IGEL, provider of a managed endpoint operating system that delivers secure access to any digital workspace, today announced the availability and support for Microsoft Teams optimization on IGEL OS-powered endpoints connecting to Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365. The result of more than two years of joint development and co-engineering between IGEL and Microsoft, this solution provides high-performance Teams capabilities that enable employees to work and collaborate from anywhere utilizing the secure Linux-based IGEL OS.

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  • "IGEL is proud to be teaming with Microsoft to bring to market an optimized Microsoft Teams experience on Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 for enterprises of any size," said Jed Ayres, CEO, IGEL.
  • "IGEL is a valued Microsoft technology partner and has worked with the Microsoft engineering team shoulder to shoulder to create an optimized Microsoft Teams experience for Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 with the Linux-powered IGEL OS," said Kam VedBrat, Director, Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft.
  • Users of the jointly developed Azure Virtual Desktop Teams experience on IGEL OS have seen significant benefits from the combined solution.
  • The Teams optimization for Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 is available today in version 11.07.110 of the IGEL OS.

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida Breaks Ground on New $250 million, 800,000 square foot Tampa Facility

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Thursday, June 23, 2022

On Thursday, June 16th, Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Tampa Sales and Distribution Center.

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  • On Thursday, June 16th, Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Tampa Sales and Distribution Center.
  • Coke Florida will invest over $250 million in the construction of the new 800,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility.
  • Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is a family-owned company that is the sixth largest Coca-Cola bottler in the United States.
  • Coke Florida was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.