Coca Cola Consolidated, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its majority-owned subsidiaries, "Coca Cola Consolidated," the "Company," "we," "us" or "our"), distributes, markets and manufactures nonalcoholic beverages in territories spanning 14 states and the District of Columbia. The Company was incorporated in 1980 and, together with its predecessors, has been in the nonalcoholic beverage manufacturing and distribution business since 1902. We are the largest Coca Cola bottler in the United States. Approximately 85% of our total bottle/can sales volume to retail customers consists of products of The Coca Cola Company, which include some of the most recognized and popular beverage brands in the world. We also distribute products for several other beverage companies, including Monster Energy Company ("Monster Energy") and Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. ("Dr Pepper"). Our Purpose is to honor God in all we do, to serve others, to pursue excellence and to grow profitably.
As of December 31, 2025, J. Frank Harrison, III, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, controlled 10,043,940 shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Class B Common Stock"), which represented approximately 78% of the total voting power of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Common Stock"), and Class B Common Stock on a consolidated basis.
We offer a range of nonalcoholic beverage products and flavors, including both sparkling and still beverages, designed to meet the demands of our consumers. Sparkling beverages are carbonated beverages and the Company’s principal sparkling beverage is Coca Cola. Still beverages include energy products and noncarbonated beverages such as bottled water, ready-to-drink tea, ready-to-drink coffee, enhanced water, juices and sports drinks.
Our sales are divided into two main categories: (i) bottle/can sales and (ii) other sales. Bottle/can sales primarily include products packaged in plastic bottles and aluminum cans. Other sales include sales to other Coca Cola bottlers, post-mix sales, transportation revenue and equipment maintenance revenue. Post-mix products are dispensed through equipment that mixes fountain syrups with carbonated or still water, enabling fountain retailers to sell finished products to consumers in cups or glasses.
Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed February 18, 2026. Read the filing