
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed joins Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO Muhtar Kent and the Georgia Historical Society for the dedication of a historical marker at the intersection of Peachtree and Marietta streets, where the first Coca-Cola was served at Jacobs? Pharmacy on May 8, 1886. Kent today announced that Coca-Cola will give $1.8 million to Atlanta?s Centennial Olympic Park District. (Photo: Business Wire)
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--One-hundred-thirty years after Coca-Cola poured its first beverage in downtown Atlanta, The Coca-Cola Company and The Coca-Cola Foundation today announced they are pouring money into improvements throughout the city’s Centennial Olympic Park District. “There is no better way to celebrate 130 years of Coca-Cola than to give back to our hometown,” said Kent. “While Atlanta has always been and will always be Coca-Cola’s home, the Centennial Olympic Park District is our neighborhood. For decades, we have continued to invest in improving the area around our headquarters to support the continued growth of tourism, business and residences right here in our backyard.”