Thursday, July 13, 2006
6/500ths
Fortune Magazine has come out with 2005's "Global Fortune 500", the top 500 companies in the world by 2005 revenue. Six are HQ'd in Atlanta:
Home Depot. Hint, their stores never have a payphone, so they'll let you use the one at customer service for free.
UPS. Revenue 42.2 billion. Profit 3.87 billion. 2005.
Coca-Cola. This company makes coke syrup to sell to Coca-Cola Enterprises. See below.
Bell South. Bell South was one of the baby bells spun off from AT&T in 1982 . Times change, and by the end of 2006, it will have been reabsorbed by it's old parent.
Coca-Cola Enterprises. This company buys syrup from Coca-Cola and makes and sells the drink. The raw materials for one can or bottle of coke cost approximately 26.6 cents1. This includes only raw materials, like aluminum and syrup, not admin and advertising and machinery.
1. Calculated by an accountant from Coke's 2005 Annual Report ¶ 7:30 PM
Home Depot. Hint, their stores never have a payphone, so they'll let you use the one at customer service for free.
UPS. Revenue 42.2 billion. Profit 3.87 billion. 2005.
Coca-Cola. This company makes coke syrup to sell to Coca-Cola Enterprises. See below.
Bell South. Bell South was one of the baby bells spun off from AT&T in 1982 . Times change, and by the end of 2006, it will have been reabsorbed by it's old parent.
Coca-Cola Enterprises. This company buys syrup from Coca-Cola and makes and sells the drink. The raw materials for one can or bottle of coke cost approximately 26.6 cents1. This includes only raw materials, like aluminum and syrup, not admin and advertising and machinery.
1. Calculated by an accountant from Coke's 2005 Annual Report ¶ 7:30 PM
