– **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.
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Industry | Beverages |
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Founded | 1986 |
Defunct | 28 May 2016 |
Fate | merged with Coca-Cola Iberian Partners, S.A. and Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetränke AG |
Successor | |
Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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Products | The Coca-Cola Company Products Other Soft Drinks |
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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.