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Coca-Cola Bottling HBC (CCHBC) has a soft-drink operation of Olympic proportions. It is the world's #2 Coca-Cola bottler, after Coca-Cola Enterprises. CCHBC sells soft drinks such as Coca-Cola, Sprite, and Fanta; Amita fruit juice; and Avra, Bonaqua, and River Rock water. It is an anchor bottler in The Coca-Cola Company's (TCCC) system. CCHBC rolls out the soda pop in 22 European countries and Nigeria, and it has agreed to acquire TCCC's operations in Russia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. CCHBC also owns a 50% interest in brewer Brewinvest. CCHBC is the new name for Hellenic Bottling, which bought Coca-Cola Beverages (UK) in 2000. The Cyprus-based Leventis family owns 38% of the bottler; TCCC owns 24%.
COMPETITION |
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Cadbury Schweppes plc (CSG)
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (PBG)
PepsiAmericas, Inc. (PAS)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 1,951.40
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 50.2%
Employees: 31,701
Revenue per employee: $61,556.42
KEY PEOPLE |
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Irial Finan
CEO
Lefteris Savourdos
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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1 Queen Caroline St.
London W6b 9HQ, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-208-237-3100
Fax: 44-208-237-3733
Online: Web Site
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