AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO)

Coca-Cola says ransomware attack on fairlife halted its US production operations

Negative Impact 4 of 5 other Written later

Coca-Cola disclosed that fairlife, its dairy company, found unauthorized third-party access to part of its systems, including production systems, tied to a ransomware event. Production at fairlife's US operations is temporarily suspended, while Canadian operations are not currently affected, and the company says product quality and safety have not been impacted.

Key points

  • fairlife, a Coca-Cola-owned dairy company, identified the unauthorized access on or before July 16, 2026
  • US fairlife production operations are temporarily suspended; Canada production is not currently affected
  • Coca-Cola has notified law enforcement and is working with outside advisors and cybersecurity experts; full scope and impact are not yet known
  • The company has not yet determined whether the incident is reasonably likely to materially affect Coca-Cola

The filing

CompanyCoca-Cola Company (The) (KO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 16, 2026, 4:20 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-048466

Items reported: 8.01 Other Events

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Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on July 16, 2026.

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