Coke Florida Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, Providing Access to Educational, Technology Resources

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is launching its celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with a calendar of events that will uplift the Hispanic communities in which they serve. These events will provide access to technology and other educational resources. The family-owned, local Coca-Cola bottler will equip tech labs, offer a learning session on coding, and donate laptops to students recognized for scholastic achievement.

Established in 2015, Coke Florida operates in communities from Jacksonville to The Keys. The company’s community focus centers on three pillars: Sustainability. Education, and Economic Empowerment. Under the Education pillar, Coke Florida has a long-standing reputation of providing access to technology and other educational resources in traditionally underserved and economically disadvantages communities. Just this year alone, the Company has donated more than 400 laptops and over 5,500 backpacks filled with school supplies.

"Coke Florida is continuously seeking out ways to further support our local communities and build upon our dedication to education,” said Terrence Gee, Senior Vice President, Technology & Enterprise Transformation, Coke Florida. “Providing access to resources like laptops is just the beginning. It’s a catalyst for educating, encouraging, and demystifying technology, ultimately allowing digital fluency to flourish in the ways underserved students need it most. This is how Coke Florida is helping to prepare the future generation for success."

This year’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations include community partners in Jacksonville, Orlando, Riviera Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties. Partner organizations will receive Chromebooks and tech supplies during events taking place September 15th through October 15th. Volunteers from the Coke Florida Technology Team will be onsite to offer students a Minecraft Coding Skills training session in Riviera Beach. During the month-long celebrations, Coke Florida will be joined by local government officials within their respective municipalities.

To learn more about Coke Florida’s commitment to education, visit www.cokeflorida.com/education

About Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is the sixth largest Coca-Cola bottler in the United States. Coke Florida markets, sells, manufactures, distributes, and merchandises products of The Coca-Cola Company in an exclusive territory that covers over 21 million consumers across 47 Florida counties that includes the Miami, Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville metropolitan areas. The company employs over 5,000 associates and has four GreenCircle certified manufacturing facilities and eighteen sales and distribution centers. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Tampa, Coke Florida is the one of the largest Black-owned businesses in the United States and is Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) certified. In 2024, Coke Florida was recognized as a US Best Managed Company by Deloitte-Private and The Wall Street Journal for the third consecutive year. To learn more, visit www.cokeflorida.com