Muhtar Kent

If you’re an SME looking at next year’s marketing budget and wincing at the thought that you might have to keep the figures at their current levels, or, God forbid, increase them slightly to breathe some life into a deflated market, then I shouldn’t worry. Other companies do that too, even the biggest ones. They don’t actually come much bigger than Coca-Cola, one of the world’s most famous and largest soft drink manufacturers. If there is a difference between your business and this one, it’s...Read Full Story

Image via Wikipedia Coca-Cola now sees the US as a less friendly business environment than Russia, China or the rest of the world… Coca Cola has flagged an estimated $3 billion in investment into Russia, over the next 5 years, at the opening of a $120 million plant in Rostov. “We believe that the Russian market, the Russian consumer, the Russian economy is going to grow, is going to be a dynamic – a very dynamic – environment,” and adding “Our system is part of the fabric of Russia’s...Read Full Story

Image via Wikipedia Coca-Cola now sees the US as a less friendly business environment than Russia, China or the rest of the world… Coca Cola has flagged an estimated $3 billion in investment into Russia, over the next 5 years, at the opening of a $120 million plant in Rostov. “We believe that the Russian market, the Russian consumer, the Russian economy is going to grow, is going to be a dynamic – a very dynamic – environment,” and adding “Our system is part of the fabric of Russia’s...Read Full Story

Davos, Jan 30 (IANS/EFE) The Coca-Cola Co. plans to invest $1 billion in its operations in Mexico this year as part of a $5 billion long-term investment plan, CEO Muhtar Kent has said.Read Full Story

Sept. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Coca-Cola Co. Chief Executive Officer Muhtar Kent talks about the global economy, the company's growth in Russia and Africa, plans for domestic hiring and the need for a "21st Century tax policy" in the U.S. Kent speaks with Carol Massar at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart." (Source: Bloomberg)Read Full Story