Coca-Cola® was invented by Atlanta pharmacist, John Stith Pemberton in 1886, since that time The Coca-Cola Company has grown to represent over 400 different brands in 200 countries.

Coca-Cola Ltd. (CCL) is responsible for developing and marketing the brands of The Coca-Cola Company, and various other brands, to consumers in Canada, and for the protection of our trademarks here in Canada. CCL is a subsidiary of
The Coca-Cola Company, the world’s leading beverage company, with worldwide headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition, Coca-Cola Ltd. owns and operates The Minute Maid Company Canada Inc.

Coca-Cola Bottling Company (CCBC) is our local primary Canadian bottler responsible for manufacturing, sales and distribution of most Coca-Cola brands in Canada . CCBC is a division of Coca-Cola Enterprises, the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottler.

The two partner organizations, CCL and CCBC, represent one beverage provider ’system’ which collectively employs over 6,000 people across Canada.

History of the Coca-Cola Company in Canada

Coca-Cola® beverages have been sold and distributed in Canada for more than one hundred years. In 1906, the first Canadian-made Coca-Cola® bottles came off the production line at 65 Bellwoods Avenue in Toronto. Today, the Coca-Cola system in Canada has seven production plants and employs approximately 6,000 employees in more than 50 sales centres and satellite locations in all 10 provinces.

For more information on The Coca-Cola Company, please visit:
www.thecocacolacompany.com.