The Coca-Cola Company

Consumers are spending more time and money in foodservice establishments than ever before, a trend that has created new opportunities to reach them with targeted P-O-P programs.

Client: Hardee's Food Systems Inc., Rocky Mount, N.C.
Service Promoted: 44-ounce Coca-Cola cup
Objective: To increase repeat drive-through customers at Hardee's restaurants in California by promoting a free, refillable travel cup.
Introduction: May 2001
Size of Run: 700
Construction/Materials: Board stock, styrene, pressure-sensitive vinyl
P-O-P Company: The Buhl Press, Berkeley, Ill.

Client: Schwarz Worldwide, Atlanta
Producer: Joliet Pattern, Joliet, Ill.
Comments: Designed for self-service beverage centers in McDonald's restaurants, this vacuum-formed PETG bottle employs the twisted straw/french fry synergy icon of Coke/McDonald's. Two sets of art -- distorted and non-distorted -- allow for a molded front and flat back, which means the bottle can hang anywhere in the store or store window.

Patent: US 6,231,058 B1
Issued: May 15, 2001
Inventors: Laurel Kimbrough, Atlanta; Jay Fording, Matthews, N.C.; Keith Savas, Benjamin Nash, Charlotte, N.C.; Edgar Montague III, Fort Mill, S.C.
Assignee: The Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta

Client: Schwarz Worldwide, Atlanta
Distribution: McDonald's restaurants
Size of Run: 1,000
Producer: Joliet Pattern Inc., Joliet, Ill.
Division: Permanent, Signage: Non-illuminated
Objectives: The signs were developed to be used at the drive-thru areas of McDonald's restaurants and could accommodate monthly graphics changes to advertise store specials. They were intended to emphasize the synergy logo of Coke and McDonald's.