Coca-Cola Amatil (ASX: CCL) is the Australian distributor and rights holder to the famous Coca-Cola brand, which is ultimately owned by the US parent Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO). Coca-Cola Amatil started life in 1904 as British Tobacco Company. The ‘Amatil’ in its name started in 1977 when it was renamed as Allied Manufacturing and Trade Industries Limited (AMATIL).