Over the years the company has transcended from a commodities trading firm to an investment holding firm of sorts, making massive investments in fixed assets, including mines stretching from Australia to Latin America to Africa.

FORBES: South Africa's New Richest Man

Spurred by Coke's acquisition of Cadbury's soft-drinks brands outside America, authorities from Chile to Australia to Europe are scrutinising Coke's market share and business practices.

ECONOMIST: Going for Coke

And Britain came first in a ranking of financial development in over 50 economies published by the World Economic Forum, which showed America slipping from top to third place, behind Australia.

ECONOMIST: City jobs

From there they went to Australia, Japan, the U.S., Latin America and Europe.

CNN: Iron Maiden to rock Brazil ... again

The first point to make is that Australia's culture wars are very different from America's culture wars.

BBC: Penny Wong: Australia's non-story of the week

In only five years, we have grown to represent over 2, 000 women AND men from North America, Australia and Europe who support our mission.

WHITEHOUSE: Advocating for Women Moving America

Moreover, it was in 2004 that America began importing bees from Australia just when American beekeepers are thought to have seen the first suspected cases of colony collapse disorder.

ECONOMIST: A virus may help explain colony collapse disorder

Sitting under whirling fans, during a break from the Koran, youths from countries including Britain, America, Canada and Australia said they had received notice last January to quit Pakistan, but the police had told them to ignore this.

ECONOMIST: Islamist militancy is alive and well

They know that Americans will simply turn to producers from places like Paso Robles and Walla Walla, or to Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South America.

FORBES: Forget the price tag-- you'll love what's in the bottle.