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Coca-Cola Enterprises

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– **History**
Coca-Cola Company consolidated independent bottling groups in the Coca-Cola System.
Coca-Cola acquired Coca-Cola Bottling Company of New York for $215 million in 1980.
– In 1982, Coca-Cola acquired Associated Coca-Cola Bottling Company for $417.5 million.
Coca-Cola acquired bottling operations of Beatrice Foods and Lupton family in 1986.
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. was spun off from The Coca-Cola Company in 1986.

– **Territories**
Coca-Cola Enterprises was exclusive Coca-Cola bottler for Belgium, France, Great Britain, and more.
– Production facilities were in Norway, Sweden, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, and the UK.

– **Electric trucks**
Coca-Cola Enterprises had the largest fleet of hybrid electric trucks in North America.
– Planned to deploy 185 hybrid electric trucks in 2009, bringing total to 327.
– Trucks powered by Eaton Corporation’s hybrid electric drivetrain systems.

– **Sale of assets to The Coca-Cola Company**
– In 2010, Coca-Cola bought CCE’s North American division for over $15 billion.
– Acquisition aimed to save money for consumers and Coca-Cola.
Coca-Cola closed the acquisition on October 3, 2010.

– **Merger**
– In 2015, Coca-Cola Enterprises merged with Coca-Cola Iberian Partners and Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetränke AG.

Coca-Cola Enterprises was a marketer, producer, and distributor of Coca-Cola products. It was formerly the anchor bottler for Western Europe and most of North America.

Coca-Cola Enterprises
IndustryBeverages
Founded1986
Defunct28 May 2016 Edit this on Wikidata
Fatemerged with Coca-Cola Iberian Partners, S.A. and Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetränke AG
Successor
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Key people
ProductsThe Coca-Cola Company Products
Other Soft Drinks
RevenueIncrease US$7.6 Billion (FY 2012)
Increase US$914 Million (FY 2013)
Increase US$677 Million (FY 2012)
Total assetsIncrease US$9.09 Billion (FY 2011)
Total equityDecrease US$2.90 Billion (FY 2011)
Number of employees
13,250 (2011)

Coca-Cola Enterprises' products included Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite, Fanta, Capri-Sun, Dr Pepper, Chaudfontaine, Schweppes, Monster and Relentless.

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