Boxing clever for youth entrepreneurs
Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa addresses the plight of youth unemployment OUR youth face a very different set of challenges to those of 1976 – unemployment above all – and Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) is working with young people to help them triumph over these challenges. As we reflect on Youth Day on the sacrifices […]
Discover the tantalising tastes of South Africa
Coca-Cola Food Fest showcases the country’s most delicious local food You will find them along South Africa’s highways, byways, country lanes, suburban cul-de-sacs and busy city thoroughfares. They are the gourmet, On the Go and Traditional gems that Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) is shining a spotlight on in their annual Coca-Cola Food Fest. What […]
Soft drink bottler’s water savings hit the sweet spot
290 Olympic size swimming pools worth of water saved Cape Town, 25 May 2017 — As the country faces its severest drought in more than 40 years, Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) today announced a saving of almost 726 million litres of water over the past six years. In 2010, years before the drought fully […]
+20% Empowerment equity acquisition for Appletiser South Africa
(Johannesburg: 8 May 2017) Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) announced today that it has sold 17.5% of its shareholding in Appletiser South Africa (ASA) to black owned investment company African Pioneer Group (APG). An additional 4% has been sold to a new entrant black empowerment partner, Sipho Excellent Madlala, a 20-year veteran of CCBSA. The […]
Local procurement to benefit from Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa inaugural supplier development initiative
Company on track to deliver merger condition public interest commitments [Johannesburg, 30 March 2017] Today, Coca Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) will hold its inaugural Supplier Development Conference at Gallagher Estate. This conference is a key milestone event which forms part of CCBSA’s commitment to a series of public interest conditions attached to its parent […]
The Coca-Cola Company, SABMiller and Coca-Cola SABCO to form Coca-Cola Beverages Africa
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), SABMiller plc (LSE:SAB, JSE:SABJ) and Gutsche Family Investments (GFI, majority shareholders in Coca-Cola Sabco) have agreed to combine the bottling operations of their non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages businesses in Southern and East Africa. The new bottler, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, will serve 12 high-growth countries accounting for approximately 40 per cent of all […]
The Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Merger Parties and the South African Government Reach Agreement on Public Interest Conditions for Merger
A comprehensive set of commitments have been agreed between the Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) merger parties – SABMiller plc, The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments – and the South African Government, that will be recommended to the Competition Tribunal in connection with the proposed creation of Africa’s largest soft-drink beverage bottling operation. The commitments […]
The Coca-Cola Beverages Africa merger parties welcome Competition Tribunal Approval for formation
The Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) merger parties – SABMiller plc, The Coca-Cola Company, and Gutsche Family Investments – have welcomed the approval given by the South African Competition Tribunal, with agreed conditions, to the formation of Africa’s largest soft-drink beverage operation. The parties said the decision is an endorsement that the merger will support the […]
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Begins Operations
Africa’s largest Coca-Cola bottler – Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) – is today celebrating its first day of operations. The company has been formed through the combination of African non-alcoholic ready-to-drink bottling interests of SABMiller plc, The Coca-Cola Company, and Gutsche Family Investments. Having received all necessary approvals, the merger parties officially completed the transaction on […]
Coke Launches One Brand Strategy
“Enjoy the Feeling”, Coke’s new global campaign, celebrates the idea that drinking a Coca-Cola – any Coca-Cola – is a simple pleasure that makes everyday moments more special. Link to Youtube: “Click here for the advert.”