Coca Cola Factory!

Off to the Coke factory today!! After lunch, we headed to the Coke factory located about an hour away from our school. So apparently the Chinese name for Coke is pronounced: Ke Ko Ke La. So when we got there we were first shown a video, in Chinese of course and I couldn't understand a thing. Looking around the room where the video was being played, I realised that Coca Cola actually manufactures 4 different types of drinks: Coca Cola, Sprite, Minute Maid and Fanta. There were also merchandise such as metal Coca Cola bottles, Sprite umbrellas and Fanta bags. Outside this room there was a large display of recycled bottles and a display of pins of all the countries that sell Coca Cola beverages. Singapore was one of them of course!!! We were then taken to the viewing gallery to see the factory below. First they mixture the concoctions, then they purify it. While this is happening, on the other side of the factory, they glass bottles and given a wash and then checked for defects. The rejected bottles are the isolated and a worker picks them up. I think the worker who stacks the rejected bottle is getting paid to be bored cause all he does is wait for the bottles to come to him and he stacks it in a crate. The bottles are then filled and capped then labelled and packaged  to be sold off. Then we went to a museum like place where all the Coca Cola artifacts were stored. It was so cool seeing stuff like Coca Cola Barbie dolls, Coca Cola trucks, Coca Cola tins and different Coca Cola cans made for different occasions. After the tour was over, I think all of us were anticipating to get free Coke but the irony of the situation was that they didn't have enough Coke to go around for all of us and the factory where they make it was just below.


PICTURES:

Best canteen food I've had so far.

Sign at the entrance of Coca Cola factory

Life size bronze delivery guy

Display of recycled bottles

Pins of all th countries who sell Coca Cola

Metal Coca Cola bottles. I wish I had one!!

Sprite umbrella, Fanta trolley bag

Mixing of Coca Cola

The mixing happens in these giants vats

Washing of bottles

Washing happens in these large rolling things

Filling of bottles

If you look closely, in the background the bottles are empty while in the foreground the bottles are already filled with Coca Cola

The labeling of bottles

Labeling happens here

China's Coca Cola profit over the years

The various Coca Cola factories around China

The famous Coca Cola sign

The Chinese version of Coca Cola

Wall of Coca Cola glass bottles

The various brands of Coca Cola

The Coca Cola mascots

Sprite

Fanta

The various Coca Cola glasses

Various Coca Cola tins and toys

More glasses

The various Coca Cola automobiles

Coca Cola mini houses

More Coca Cola merchandise

Coca Cola Barbie

Mini Coca Cola fridges

Coca Cola toaster. How cool is that!!

Coca Cola bicycle

Closer look at the Coca Cola trucks

More automobiles

Cans of the all the Chinese zodiacs

The various designs on the Coca Cola glass bottles

Different Coca Cola mugs

A Coca Cola Jukebox

I find that this poster just displays the essence of a glass of Coca Cola