The Coca-Cola Company
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The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest soft drink producer and one of the most visible consumer brands on the planet. For six consecutive years it has been ranked the world’s top plastic polluter, a result of its single-use packaging model and heavy lobbying against bottle-deposit schemes. Its bottling operations have been tied to water conflicts in India, Mexico, and South Africa, and labor rights groups have accused Coke’s franchise network of union suppression and violence in Colombia and Guatemala.
In Palestine, Coke products are manufactured in the Atarot settlement industrial zone through its Israeli bottler, the Central Bottling Company. During the 2023–24 assault on Gaza, Coca-Cola products were distributed to Israeli soldiers, drawing condemnation. In January 2024 the Palestinian BDS National Committee formally endorsed the #BoycottCoke campaign, naming Coca-Cola complicit in apartheid, occupation, and genocide.