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Coke Florida Kicks Off Holiday Season with Festive Holiday Caravan Tour

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) is excited to announce the schedule for its annual “Holiday Caravan”. The Holiday Caravan is a cherished tradition that features the iconic Coca-Cola red delivery truck adorned with holiday decorations, complimentary sampling of the seasonal favorite Sprite® Winter Spiced Cranberry, and a special experience where families can capture photos with Santa and receive a free printed copy in a holiday frame as a keepsake. The 2024 Holiday Caravan will make its way across the state beginning on November 29th and continuing through December 22nd with 60 planned stops.

Highlights of the Holiday Caravan schedule include the City of Miami’s 15th annual Holiday Toy Giveaway, the Friends of LaPorte Farms holiday event in Indian River County, the Teddy Bear Toss at Hertz Arena in Estero, City of Orlando’s Tree Lighting Ceremony, the Daytona Beach Holiday Parade, Christmas on the Square in Live Oak with Busy Bee, the 2nd annual Parrandón Fest in Land O' Lakes, and more.

Shoppers can visit the Holiday Caravan at popular retailers, including Sedano’s, Walmart, and Winn-Dixie. Local entertainment destinations include the Tampa Zoo, Snowcat Ridge, World Equestrian Center, and Bonnet Springs Park. The Holiday Caravan will also have stops at sporting events as part of gameday tailgating for the Florida Panthers, University of Central Florida, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Jacksonville Jaguars.

This year, the Holiday Caravan tour will support organizations such as Wesley House Family Services in Key West, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, and USO Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville.

The Holiday Caravan schedule is available online at www.cokeflorida.com/holidaycaravan/.

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, warehouses, 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 business 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.

Contacts

J. Katrinda McQueen
Vice-President, Communications
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC
813-557-9088
kmcqueen@cocacolaflorida.com

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Contacts

J. Katrinda McQueen
Vice-President, Communications
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC
813-557-9088
kmcqueen@cocacolaflorida.com

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