Group 1: Coca-Cola - Coca-Cola is the world's leading beverage company, with over 2.2 billion servings consumed daily, generating healthy margins that support growing dividend payments [2][5] - The non-alcoholic beverage market is valued at 1.6trillion,andCoca−Cola′sstrongdistributionnetworkpositionsitwellforopportunitiesinemergingmarkets[4]−Thecompanyhasalonghistorysince1886,demonstratingresiliencethroughvariouseconomicconditions,withrevenuegrowthofabout630 billion in systemwide sales from its loyalty program last year, accounting for 23% of total sales, with a goal to increase this to 45billionby2027[8]−Thecompanyreported8.2 billion in net income on 25.9billioninrevenue,distributing4.8 billion in dividends to shareholders [9] - McDonald's stock offers a dividend yield of 2.2% and trades at a forward P/E ratio of 25, which is below the S&P 500 average of 30 [10]