Coca-Cola vending machines have been removed from a North Carolina county's offices over its CEO's stance on a Georgia voting law. It follows conservatives' previous calls to boycott the company.
Richard Drew/AP PhotoA North Carolina county banned Coca-Cola vending machines in the wake of the Georgia voting law. Surry County officials voted to remove them after Coca-Cola's negative comments, NBC News reported. The Georgia law "is unacceptable, it is a step backward," Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey told CNBC. Critics said the Georgia law, SB 202, "The Election Integrity Act of 2021," added restrictions to the voting process that amounted to voter suppression. "Let me be crystal clear and unequivocal, this legislation is unacceptable, it is a step backward," Quincey told CNBC in late March.
Source: The Star June 05, 2021 12:00 UTC
