by Sharelle B. McNair
Might 15, 2025
The Gold Customary award goes to corporations acknowledged 4 or extra years as US Finest Managed Corporations.
Coca-Cola Drinks Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) – one of many largest Black-owned companies within the U.S. – was honored as a 2025 US Finest Managed Corporations Gold Customary Winner, an award recognizing achievements of U.S. personal corporations and their administration groups, Enterprise Wire reported.
Coke Florida’s Chief Government Officer, Troy Taylor, referred to as the popularity “an amazing honor” because the award goes to corporations who’ve been acknowledged 4 or extra years as U.S. Finest Managed Corporations. “Being chosen as a US Finest Managed Firm for the fourth 12 months in a row whereas celebrating our 10 12 months anniversary is an amazing honor,” Taylor mentioned.
“I’m extremely pleased with our over 5,000 associates whose ardour for representing our manufacturers, serving our clients, and fascinating in our communities has propelled us to attain Gold Customary recognition.”
Sponsored by Deloitte Non-public and The Wall Road Journal, the US Finest Managed Corporations recognition is in collaboration with a worldwide Deloitte Non-public program. Coke Florida is a part of a sturdy cohort with over 1,600 corporations from greater than 44 nations with this achievement. Winners in 2025 are labeled as demonstrating excellence in strategic planning and execution and staying dedicated to their folks, along with demonstrating robust monetary efficiency and governance.
Coke Florida is the sixth largest Coca-Cola bottler within the nation, producing, promoting, and distributing Coke merchandise to a territory with greater than 21 million customers throughout 47 counties within the Sunshine State. The corporate distributes 119 million instances of product throughout Florida.
The popularity comes after large management modifications had been introduced in March 2025. In line with Enterprise Observer Florida, Coke Florida’s President and Chief Operations Officer, Thomas Benford, will transition out of the corporate into an advisory function to Taylor in late 2025. Benford has labored for the corporate since its curation in 2015, taking the group to huge heights. Taylor mentioned the once-vice president of technique and planning has made “invaluable contributions” to Coke Florida.
The corporate’s chief buyer officer, Andy Hill, can be shifting into an expanded function as chief buyer and industrial officer, whereas Gerald T. Charles, Jr. just lately joined the corporate as Senior Vice President, Chief Data Officer.
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