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Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company

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History:
– Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. was established in Greece in 1969.
Coca-Cola Company granted its bottling rights to the company in 1969.
– In 2000, Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. acquired Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd.
– In 2012, the company moved its operational headquarters to Switzerland.
– In 2013, Coca-Cola HBC AG was listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Operations:
Coca-Cola HBC operates in 28 countries across 3 continents.
– Established markets include Greece, Cyprus, Ireland, Austria, and Italy.
– Developing markets include Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Croatia.
– Emerging markets include Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Egypt.
– Kar-Tess Holding and The Coca-Cola Company own significant stakes in the company.

Coca-Cola HBC in Russia:
– The Russian division of Coca-Cola HBC was renamed Multon Partners in August 2022.

References:
Coca-Cola HBC’s official website provides contact information and company details.
– The company’s financial reports and sustainability achievements are available online.
– Various news sources have covered Coca-Cola HBC’s operations and milestones.

Other Holdings:
Coca-Cola Hellenic has stakes in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa and Bambi.
– Former holdings include Beverage Partners Worldwide and Columbia Pictures.
– Legal cases involving Coca-Cola, such as Escola v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co., have been notable.
– Campaigns and slogans like “Coming Together” and “Hey Kid, Catch!” have been associated with the brand.

Coca-Cola HBC AG also known as Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company or just Coca-Cola Hellenic is the world's third-largest Coca-Cola anchor bottler in terms of volume with sales of more than 2 billion unit cases. Coca-Cola HBC's shares are primarily listed on the London Stock Exchange with a secondary listing on the Athens Stock Exchange. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Coca-Cola HBC has been named the industry leader among beverage companies in the 2014 Dow Jones Sustainability Index and is also included in the FTSE4Good Index.

Coca-Cola HBC AG
Company typePublic
LSECCH
AthexEEE
FTSE 100 Component
Founded1969; 55 years ago (1969), in Athens, Greece (as Hellenic Bottling Company S.A.)
2000; 24 years ago (2000) (as Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A.)
2013; 11 years ago (2013) (as Coca-Cola HBC AG)
HeadquartersSteinhausen (ZG), Switzerland
Key people
  • Anastassis G David (chair­person) Edit this on Wikidata
  • Zoran Bogdanović (CEO) Edit this on Wikidata
ProductsAlcohol-free beverages
RevenueIncrease 10,184.0 million (2023)
Increase 953.6 million (2023)
Increase 635.7 million (2023)
OwnerThe Kar-Tess Group (23.3%)
The Coca-Cola Company (23.2%)
Websitewww.coca-colahellenic.com
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