Yep, you’re right. Coca-Cola ships the concentrate (not exactly syrup) from a few US facilities to local bottlers worldwide. The concentrate contains the secret formula ingredients, while local bottlers add sweetener, carbonated water, and handle packaging. That’s why boycotts can be effective - the high-margin concentrate business is where most of thier profits come from.
Not quite true, especially for bottles in the EU. They usually just ship one concentrate pulver per soda type, which is one ingredient of many. Most ingredients are sourced elsewhere throughout the world or locally.
As for syrup for soda stations in restaurants, I don’t know anything about the production process of those.
Yep, you’re right. Coca-Cola ships the concentrate (not exactly syrup) from a few US facilities to local bottlers worldwide. The concentrate contains the secret formula ingredients, while local bottlers add sweetener, carbonated water, and handle packaging. That’s why boycotts can be effective - the high-margin concentrate business is where most of thier profits come from.
Not quite true, especially for bottles in the EU. They usually just ship one concentrate pulver per soda type, which is one ingredient of many. Most ingredients are sourced elsewhere throughout the world or locally.
As for syrup for soda stations in restaurants, I don’t know anything about the production process of those.