Olympic Chief Bites Tongue on McDonalds, Coke Sponsorships

Date: Jul 12 2012

Filed under: Health Care, Coca-Cola Enterprises, McDonald’s, Advertising

McDonald's Sponsors the Olympics
It was widely reported on Monday that Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, said there had been a “question mark” hanging over Coca-Cola’s (KO) and McDonald’s (MCD) sponsorship of this year’s London Olympic games. By Tuesday, Rogge had changed his tune, saying he’s “proud to be associated with them.”

Both McDonald’s and Coca-Cola are longtime sponsors of the Olympics — and two of the biggest. The question mark surrounding McDonald’s and Coke’s sponsorships was…

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