The Coca-Cola Co. continues to have strong operating performance despite its October 2010 acquisition of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.'s (Old CCE) lower margin North American bottling operations and lingering weak macroeconomic conditions. We are affirming our ratings on The Coca-Cola Co., including the 'A+/A-1' long-term and short-term corporate credit ratings. We are revising the outlook on Coke to positive from stable, reflecting our belief that its financial profile will continue to strengthen. NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Oct. 31, 2011--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today affirmed its ratings on The Coca-Cola Co. (Coke), including the 'A+' long-term corporate credit and 'A-1' short-term corporate credit and commercial paper ratings. At the same time, Standard&Poor's revised the outlook to positive from
