Editing Coca-Cola (section)

===21st century===
On July 5, 2005, it was revealed that Coca-Cola would resume operations in Iraq for the first time since the [[Arab League]] boycotted the company in 1968.<ref>{{cite news |author=Rory Carroll in Baghdad |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jul/05/iraq.rorycarroll |title=Cola wars as Coke moves on Baghdad |work=The Guardian |date=July 5, 2005 |access-date=March 13, 2011 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621193954/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jul/05/iraq.rorycarroll |archive-date=June 21, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In April 2007, in Canada, the name "Coca-Cola Classic" was changed back to "Coca-Cola". The word "Classic" was removed because "New Coke" was no longer in production, eliminating the need to differentiate between the two.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Compare Coca-Cola and Pepsi's marketing strategies |url=https://www.ukessays.com/essays/business-strategy/coca-cola-company.php |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=www.ukessays.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> The formula remained unchanged. In January 2009, Coca-Cola stopped printing the word "Classic" on the labels of {{convert|16|USfloz|ml|adj=on}} bottles sold in parts of the southeastern United States.<ref name="wsj">{{cite news |title=Coke to Omit 'Classic' |first=Betsy |last=McKay |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=January 30, 2009 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123332768434033495 |access-date=June 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521052905/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123332768434033495 |archive-date=May 21, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> The change was part of a larger strategy to rejuvenate the product's image.<ref name=wsj /> The word "Classic" was removed from all Coca-Cola products by 2011.

In November 2009, due to a dispute over wholesale prices of Coca-Cola products, [[Costco]] stopped restocking its shelves with Coke and Diet Coke for two months; a separate pouring rights deal in 2013 saw Coke products removed from Costco food courts in favor of Pepsi.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bevnet.com/news/2013/pepsicos-in-the-club-store-that-is-capturing-costco-food-service-account|title=PepsiCo's in the Club... Store, that is, Capturing Costco Food Service Account|last=Klinemann|first=Jeffrey|date=January 31, 2013|publisher=[[BevNET]]|access-date=April 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320120650/http://www.bevnet.com/news/2013/pepsicos-in-the-club-store-that-is-capturing-costco-food-service-account|archive-date=March 20, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Some Costco locations (such as the ones in [[Tucson, Arizona]]) additionally sell [[Mexican Coke|imported Coca-Cola from Mexico]] with cane sugar instead of corn syrup from separate distributors.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fredrix |first1=Emily |first2=Sarah |last2=Skidmore |title=Costco nixes Coke products over pricing dispute |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hC_n50ZLyl8FLDBIkGfCn7-110BwD9C1F1C80 |work=[[Google News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=November 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20091120184311/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hC_n50ZLyl8FLDBIkGfCn7-110BwD9C1F1C80 |archive-date=November 20, 2009}}</ref> Coca-Cola introduced the 7.5-ounce mini-can in 2009, and on September 22, 2011, the company announced price reductions, asking retailers to sell eight-packs for $2.99. That same day, Coca-Cola announced the 12.5-ounce bottle, to sell for 89 cents. A 16-ounce bottle has sold well at 99 cents since being re-introduced, but the price was going up to $1.19.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111903374004576578980270401662|title=Coke Tailors Its Soda Sizes|last=Esterl|first=Mike|date=September 19, 2011|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=December 19, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219171247/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424053111903374004576578980270401662|archive-date=December 19, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, Coca-Cola resumed business in Myanmar after 60 years of absence due to US-imposed investment sanctions against the country.<ref name="BBC-GT-DEX-2012-CN-MP-X">{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18453401 | title=Coca-Cola returns to Burma after a 60-year absence | date=June 14, 2012 | work=BBC News | access-date=June 8, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022233834/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18453401 | archive-date=October 22, 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BLOOMBERG-GT-DEX-2012-CN-MP-X">{{cite news | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-15/coca-cola-announces-will-return-to-myanmar-after-60-years.html | title=Coca-Cola Announces Will Return to Myanmar After 60 Years | publisher=Bloomberg | date=June 14, 2012 | first=Tony | last=Jordan | access-date=June 8, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211014652/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-06-15/coca-cola-announces-will-return-to-myanmar-after-60-years.html | archive-date=December 11, 2014 | url-status=live }}</ref> Coca-Cola's bottling plant is located in [[Yangon]] and is part of the company's five-year plan and $200&nbsp;million investment in Myanmar.<ref name="investvine">{{cite web|url=http://investvine.com/coca-cola-starts-bottling-in-myanmar/|title=Coca-Cola starts bottling in Myanmar|first=Justin|last=Calderon|work=Inside Investor|date=June 4, 2013|access-date=June 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918184353/http://investvine.com/coca-cola-starts-bottling-in-myanmar/|archive-date=September 18, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Coca-Cola with its partners is to invest US$5&nbsp;billion in its operations in India by 2020.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/coca-cola-to-invest-rs-28-000-cr-in-india/966950/ | title=Coca-Cola to invest Rs 28,000 cr in India | date=June 26, 2012 | access-date=June 8, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917151332/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/coca-cola-to-invest-rs-28-000-cr-in-india/966950/ | archive-date=September 17, 2013 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In February 2021, as a plan to combat [[plastic waste]], Coca-Cola said that it would start selling its sodas in bottles made from 100% recycled plastic material in the United States, and by 2030 planned to recycle one bottle or can for each one it sold.<ref>{{Cite news|date=February 9, 2021|title=Coca-Cola turns to 100% recycled plastic bottles in U.S.|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-environment-plastic-coca-cola-idUSKBN2A921L|access-date=February 9, 2021|archive-date=February 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207101346/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-environment-plastic-coca-cola-idUSKBN2A921L|url-status=live}}</ref> Coca-Cola started by selling 2000 paper bottles to see if they held up due to the risk of safety and of changing the taste of the drink.<ref>{{Cite news|date=February 12, 2021|title=Coca-Cola company trials first paper bottle|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56023723|access-date=February 12, 2021|archive-date=July 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710101145/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56023723|url-status=live}}</ref>