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*If all the "Coca-Cola" ever produced were in 6 1/2 oz. bottles and placed end to end they would wrap around the
earth more than 11,863 times.
*The tallest Coca-Cola bottling plants are in Hong Kong. The plant in Quarry Bay
is 17 floors, and the plant in Shatin is 25 floors.
*The first two countries outside the United States to bottle
"Coca-Cola" were Cuba and Panama. (1906)
*The best selling non-carbonated soft drink in Japan is a product
of The Coca Cola Co. named "Georgia", a coffee flavored beverage.
*The bottling plant at the highest elevation
in the world is located in Bolivia. Is at 12,000 feet.
*The World's longest "Coca-Cola" truck is in Sweden.
It is 79 feet long with a four-axle trailer.
*"Coca-Cola" is the world's most recognized trademark...recognized
by 94% of the world's population.
*The first Coca-Cola bottling plant in Hawaii began operations in 1907
*"Coca-Cola"
bottling operations began in the Philippines in 1912.
*Bottling operations for "Coca-Cola" began in France
in 1920.
*The Coca-Cola Co. advertised on radio for the first time in 1927.
*In 1927, The Coca-Cola Co.
began bottling operations in Belgium, Bermuda, Colombia, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Haiti and Burma.
*"Coca-Cola"
first crossed the Atlantic on board the German dirigible, the Graf Zeppelin.
*In 1928, The Coca-Cola Co. began initial
bottling operations in Antigua, China, Guatemala, Holland, Spain, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.
*The Coca-Cola
Co. began bottling operations in Germany and Spanish Morocco in 1929.
*In 1938, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling
operations in Australia, Austria, Guyana, Surinam, Jamaica, Curacao, Luxembourg, Norway, Scotland, South Africa, the virgin
Islands and Trinidad.
*In 1940, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Ecuador, and El Salvador.
*In
1942, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Nicaragua, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Iceland and Uruguay.
*In 1945, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Egypt, and Martinique.
*In 1946, The Coca-Cola Co.
began bottling operations in Barbados, Japan, and Okinawa. Bottling operations began in Morocco and Tangier in 1947.
*In 1948, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Liberia, Rhodesia, and Guadeloupe.
*In 1949, The Coca-Cola
Co. began bottling operations in Algeria, Gibraltar, Kenya, Thailand and Tunisia. The Hawaii operation was transferred to
"Coca-Cola" in the U.S.
*In 1950, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Cyprus, The Republic
of Congo, India, Iraq, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia.
*In 1951, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Mozambique,
Korea, Zambia and Monaco.
*In 1952, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Ireland, Malta, New Caledonia
and Tanzania.
*In 1953, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Nigeria, Pakistan, Sweden, the Isle of Man,
Mauritius and the Channel Islands.
*In 1954, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaya
and the Malagasy Republic.
*In 1955, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Aden, Uganda and Sudan.
*In 1956, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in St. Kitts, Ghana, Iran and Malawi.
*In 1957, The Coca-Cola
Co. began bottling operations in Finland, Reunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Taiwan(Formosa) and the Ivory Coast.
*In
1958, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Southwest Africa and Angola.
*In 1959, The Coca-Cola Co. began
bottling operations in Dominiea, Burundi, and Ethiopia.
*In 1961, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in
Ceylon, Qatar, and Rio Muni(Spanish Guinea).
*In 1962, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling operations in Bahrain, British
Honduras, Dahomey, French Guianna, Libya, St. Lucia, Tahiti and Swaziland.
*In 1963, The Coca-Cola Co. began bottling
operations in Cambodia, Cameroun, Montserrat, and American Samoa.
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