ATLANTA – Coca-Cola celebrated its 130th birthday near the location where its flagship beverage was first served on May 8, 1886 by thanking its hometown with a $1.8 million grant to improve support improvements in and around downtown Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park District. Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO Muhtar Kent announced the grant alongside Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed at a celebration hosted at the intersection of Peachtree and Marietta streets.
