Still or sparkling, if it’s a Coca-Cola drink there’s a fair chance there is one FTSE 100 company that makes it up and puts it in a bottle or a can. That’s outside of the US, at least and, perhaps tellingly, the UK too.
The Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company is one of only a handful of businesses worldwide that produces and bottles drinks for the American corporate giant. Don’t make the mistake of thinking this means it’s a one-horse operation that’s only about rolling out the cans of Coke, though.
The group makes, packages and ships Coca-Cola, yes, but also Fanta and Sprite, among other sparkling soft drinks that are part of a portfolio of no fewer than 136 brands. As well as juice and