Coca-Cola sells 17 billion cases of its products a year, Baskin said. The company has 16 million retail outlets globally and more than 2 million vending machines in the U.S. and Japan that dispense chilled Coca-Cola drinks. It isn't commercialized yet. Guarino said it took a third-place award for creative or innovative technology. He was optimistic that its popularity will grow.
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