Home featured Featured News Small Business Featured Coca-Cola celebrates 80 years made in Australia Gali Blacher October 5, 2018 Coca-Cola, one of the world’s most iconic brands, is marking 80 years since it began making and bottling its famous drinks right here in Australia. In a nod to its local heritage, the famous Coca-Cola logo on the iconic Kings Cross sign will be flipped upside down for the first time in the brand’s 132-year global history. Coca-Cola will also showcase some of the stories of the everyday Australians who have been part of its story ‘down under’ over the past eight decades as part of the anniversary celebrations. Dynamic Business had a chat to Christine Black, Director, Public Affairs, Communications & Sustainability about what the iconic brand means to Australians, new drinks on the horizon and how Coca-Cola remains a household name. DB: What does Coca-Cola mean to Australians? CB: Since 1938, Coca-Cola has become part of the fabric of Australian culture and way of life. It remains an enduringly popular drink synonymous with good times, bringing people together and the classic Australian summer. The first Australian made bottle of Coca-Cola rolled off the bottling lines in 1938 in a small building on the corner of Crescent and Dowling Streets in Waterloo, Sydney, and has been made, bottled, shared and enjoyed here ever since. Despite this, though so many Australians love our beverages, some people still assume that Coca-Cola drinks are shipped all the way from the US to our