<Tr> <Th> Subsidiaries </Th> <Td> List of The Coca - Cola Company subsidiaries </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> Coca-ColaCompany.com </Td> </Tr> <P> The Coca - Cola Company is an American multinational beverage corporation, and manufacturer, retailer, and marketer of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups . The company is best known for its flagship product Coca - Cola, invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia . The Coca - Cola formula and brand were bought in 1889 by Asa Griggs Candler (December 30, 1851--March 12, 1929), who incorporated The Coca - Cola Company in 1892 . The company--headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, but incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware--has operated a franchised distribution system since 1889: the Company only produces syrup concentrate, which is then sold to various bottlers throughout the world who hold exclusive territories . The company owns its anchor bottler in North America, Coca - Cola Refreshments . </P> <P> The company's stock is listed on the NYSE and is part of DJIA, the S&P 500 index, the Russell 1000 Index, and the Russell 1000 Growth Stock Index . Muhtar Kent serves as chairman of the company with James Quincey as president and chief executive officer . </P>

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