Photo of Chairmen of Coca-Cola and illycaffe Share Samples of New illy issimo Products with Consumers in New York is Available on Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress

New Premium Ready to Drink Coffees Part of Joint Venture Between Coca-Cola and illycaffe

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Photo of Chairmen of Coca-Cola and illycaffe Share Samples of New illy issimo Products with Consumers in New York is Available on Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress.

Muhtar Kent, chairman and chief executive officer, The Coca-Cola Company and Andrea Illy, chairman illycaffe S.p.A., share samples of illy issimo, a new line of premium ready-to-drink coffees, with consumers Alica Charles (L) and Jonathan Bender (R) at the Rizzoli Bookstore in New York. The two companies formed a joint venture to capture opportunities in this high growth, profitable beverage category. HO-Photo--MichaelPugh.

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    Source: The Coca-Cola Company

Released May 28, 2009