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Keynote Speech by Muhtar Kent at the CIES World Food Business Summit
Muhtar Kent, President and Chief Operating Officer, The Coca-Cola Company
Munich, Germany
June 19, 2008
As prepared for delivery
Thank you, Neville, and good afternoon, everyone.
On behalf of everyone here, I also want to thank you, Neville, for your inspired leadership over the years at CIES.
The food and beverage industries -- and The Coca-Cola Company -- have benefited greatly from your contributions -- and will continue to for years to come.
You know, I've done a lot of interesting things in my life, but I must say this is the first time I've ever given a speech in the middle of a wheat field!
I love it... and it makes perfect sense as we are in Bavaria talking about food and sustainability.
I'm truly honored and delighted to be at CIES this year... especially during such a critically important and challenging time for the world's food industry.