The Coca-Cola Foundation Pledges $1 Million
to Disaster Relief Efforts in Southeastern U.S. and the
Caribbean
More than 1.3 Million Bottles of Water and
Other Beverages Donated So Far to Support Relief Organizations
Responding to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
The philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company – The
Coca-Cola Foundation – today pledged $1 million to the American Red
Cross to support local relief efforts related to Hurricane Irma.
These funds will help provide immediate resources for necessary
food and shelter and will aid in long-term rebuilding efforts in
the Southeastern United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands. This donation builds on the $1 million the Foundation
granted for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in August.
The Coca-Cola Company and its local bottlers also
continue making product donations to support communities impacted
by the devastating storms in the Southeastern United States and the
Caribbean.
The Coca-Cola system, including Coca-Cola Beverages Florida,
Coca-Cola Puerto Rico Bottlers and Coca-Cola North America, have
donated nearly 200,000 bottles of water, juice, sports drinks and
other beverages to people affected by Hurricane Irma so far, with
more expected in the coming days. This adds to the more than 1.1
million drinks distributed to the American Red Cross and other
relief organizations helping people impacted by Hurricane Harvey
last month.
"Because of the Coca-Cola system’s local footprint in
communities across the country, we are usually in a unique position
to help in times of disaster. As we saw just a few weeks ago along
the Gulf Coast, it’s critical that businesses and people do what
they can to come together and support each other,” said Sandy
Douglas, Executive Vice President and President,
Coca-Cola North America; and Board Member of The Coca-Cola
Foundation. “We’re mobilizing with our local bottlers to donate
beverages and funds to support the good work being done by
authorities and relief agencies."
The Coca-Cola system also is supporting its approximately 9,000
associates in affected areas of Florida and the Caribbean, in
addition to the approximately 2,200 associates in Texas who were in
Harvey’s path. Many employees have been evacuated from their
homes and it is expected that more employees will need help and
care.
The company is matching employee contributions made to the
Coca-Cola Employee Disaster Relief Fund up to $100,000. Proceeds
will go to help Coca-Cola system associates who are impacted by the
storms.
“Coca-Cola Beverages Florida stands with our fellow Floridians
as we all have prepared for and will soon recover from Hurricane
Irma,” said Troy Taylor, Chairman and CEO, Coca-Cola Beverages
Florida. “Our local Coca-Cola team is ready to help our customers
and neighbors throughout the impacted area.”
Added Alberto de la Cruz, CEO of Coca-Cola Puerto Rico Bottlers
and Coca-Cola St. Maarten: “Given the devastation that Hurricane
Irma caused to our communities in Puerto Rico and neighboring
Caribbean islands, Coca-Cola Puerto Rico Bottlers is proud of The
Coca-Cola Foundation’s support of relief efforts through the
American Red Cross. In addition to the monetary support, our local
associates are coming together to provide support on the ground,
including beverages, supplies and food to those in need.”
In the storm’s aftermath, the Coca-Cola system continues to
evaluate how it can help the impacted states of Georgia,
South Carolina, Alabama and
Tennessee. In Georgia, Coca-Cola and its bottling
partners Coca-Cola UNITED and Coca-Cola Consolidated have
been delivering as many beverages as possible to serve
customers before and after the storm.
Coca-Cola is also giving consumers opportunities to support the
American Red Cross in their relief efforts during the aftermath of
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. People can
visit Coke.com/give and enter codes found under the caps
of Coca-Cola beverages – and inside multi-packs – and
convert them into donations to the American Red Cross.
About Coca-Cola Puerto Rico
Bottlers
CC1 Companies, better known as Coca-Cola Puerto Rico Bottlers
(CCPRB), is the largest beverage distribution and manufacturing
company in Puerto Rico. Since 1995, the company has been
diversifying its portfolio of Coca-Cola products and other
beverages, in order to innovate and satisfy consumer demand. The
company sources its plastic bottles, aluminum cans and other raw
materials locally and owns and manages the largest vending
operation on the island. CCPRB and has supported economic
development in Puerto Rico through the creation of thousands of
local jobs over the past 20 years. CC1 has further expanded its
footprint in the Caribbean with CC1 St. Martin, Caribbean Bottlers
Trinidad & Tobago, LTD and KOSCAB, which has become the main
distributor for Coca-Cola Products in Trinidad and Tobago,
Anguilla, St. Bart’s, St. Kitts, Nevis, Antigua, St. Vincent,
Grenadines Islands and Granada. What began in 1995 with nearly 300
direct jobs, is now the largest beverage manufacturing and
distribution operation in Puerto Rico and the lesser Antilles,
which currently generates about 2,000 direct jobs and thousands of
indirect jobs. For more information visit www.ccprb.com.
About Coca-Cola Beverages
Florida
Coca-Cola Florida, headquartered in Tampa, is one of the largest
privately held, independent Coca-Cola bottlers in the United
States. The company employs over 4,500 associates and serves
customers, consumers and communities of the Sunshine State across
various markets in North, Central and South Florida. As the local
steward of the world’s most complete non-alcoholic ready-to-drink
portfolio of consumer-centric beverages and brands, including over
600 unique products and twenty billion-dollar brands, Coca-Cola
Florida is fully committed to delivering mutually beneficial value
propositions to its local partners and being an integral part of
every community it serves. For more information, visit
www.cocacolaflorida.com.
About The Coca-Cola
Foundation
The Coca-Cola Foundation is the global philanthropic arm of The
Coca-Cola Company. Since its inception in 1984, the Foundation has
awarded more than $830 million in grants to support sustainable
community initiatives around the world. For more information about
The Coca-Cola Foundation, please visit
www.coca-colagivingback.com.
About The Coca-Cola
Company
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world’s
largest total beverage company, offering over 500 brands to people
in more than 200 countries. Of our 21 billion-dollar brands, 19 are
available in lower- and no-sugar options to help people everywhere
more easily control added sugar. In addition to our
namesake Coca-Cola drinks, some of our household names around
the world include: AdeS soy-based beverages, Ayataka green tea,
Dasani waters, Del Valle juices and nectars, Fanta, Georgia coffee,
Gold Peak teas and coffees, Honest Tea, Minute Maid juices,
Powerade sports drinks, Simply juices, smartwater, Sprite,
vitaminwater, and Zico coconut water. At Coca-Cola, we’re
serious about making positive contributions to our world. That
starts with reducing sugar in our drinks and bringing new and
different drinks to people everywhere. It also means continuously
working to reduce our environmental impact, creating rewarding
careers for our associates, and bringing economic opportunity
wherever we operate. In fact, together with our bottling partners,
we employ more than 700,000 people around the world. For more
information, visit our digital magazine Coca-Cola Journey
at www.coca-colacompany.com and follow
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