Bottler Coca-Cola HBC mulls other options for Russian business -Breaking
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© Reuters. FILEPHOTO: The Coca-Cola logo can be seen during an event that took place in Paris on March 21, 2019, France. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier(Reuters] – Coca-Cola Soft Drinks Bottler (NYSE:). HBC AG announced that on Thursday, it will review all options regarding its Russian operations. The company plans to have a smaller footprint in Russia and focus on local brands.
Russia is a major market for the bottler. Coca-Cola and the Bottler are working together to execute the decision by the U.S. beverage giant to close its Russian business as well as stop concentrate orders.
HBC is Coca-Cola’s bottler worldwide. It holds Coca-Cola franchises that allow local Coca-Cola customers to drink the beverages produced by their beverage giant. HBC holds about 21% of Coca-Cola’s stake.
London-listed firm said that organic revenues in the quarter ended March 31st were up 25.9%.
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