RT published this video item, entitled “Leaked Coca-Cola training document urges workers to ‘try to be less white’” – below is their description.
There’s been a backlash against Coca-Cola, after an employee revealed its training included the advice that workers should ‘try to be less white.’ The company was roasted on social media after the revelation, with some posters even calling on the Department of Justice to investigate how the drinks company was allegedly allowed to ‘discriminate against’ its staff.
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is an American multinational beverage corporation incorporated under Delaware’s General Corporation Law and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The Coca-Cola Company has interests in the manufacturing, retailing, and marketing of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups.
The company produces Coca-Cola, invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton. In 1889, the formula and brand were sold for $2,300 (roughly $67,000 today) to Asa Griggs Candler, who incorporated The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta in 1892.
The company has operated a franchised distribution system since 1889. The company largely 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.
The company’s stock is listed on the NYSE and is part of DJIA and the S&P 500 and S&P 100 indexes. Revenue US$37.27 billion (2019).
