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Coca Cola leverages Konga to reach more Nigerians

Foremost composite e-commerce giant, Konga has signed a partnership with Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) which will see the latter leverage Konga’s e-commerce engine in reaching millions of consumers across the country with the various products in the Coca-Cola stable. NigerianBottling…

Upon $1bn investment claims, NBC has no PET recycling plant in Nigeria

…But has in eight African countries Recently, the local arm of the United States soft drink giant, Nigerian Bottling Company Limited, the bottlers of Coca-Cola brands in Nigeria, announced the renewal of its commitment towards a more sustainable society through…

Monopoly fear deepens as Coca-Cola completes buy over of Chi Limited

Strong fears of possible price hike have engulfed the marrows of regular consumers of products of Chi Limited products in Nigeria following the announced completion of the acquisition of Chi Limited by Coca-Cola group. Chi Limited was founded in Lagos…

PepsiCo deepens fight to overshadow Coca-Cola, set to buy SodaStream for $3.2 bn

Strong indications emerged Monday that leading soft drink rival to Coca-Cola; PepsiCo has concluded plans to buy SodaStream, an Israeli maker of carbonation products, for $3.2 billion. Experts see the move by the beverage and snacks giant as a strategic…

Coca-Cola ups CSR, sponsors overseas training for students on new business solutions

Leading global soft drinks manufacturer, Coca-Cola has sponsored four Nigerian students abroad for an intensive training on innovative strategic business solutions. Coming under the initiative, known as the Global Management Challenge (GMC), through which the non-alcoholic beverage firm trains 80…

Coca-Cola unveils 3 new 5Alive variants to push brand to 10 in Nigerian market

Leading Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) manufacturer, Coca-Cola has added three new  5Alive propositions including the35cl 5Alive Apple, 35cl 5Alive Tropical fruit and the 85cl 5Alive Pulpy Orange, thus bringing the number to 10 variants in the market. Speaking to…

Heineken, Coca-Cola roar in profits after strategic reforms

Just as the world’s number two brewer, Heineken on Wednesday, said profits for the period from January to September were up 19.9 percent year-on-year to 1.49 billion euros ($1.75 billion), Coca-Cola reported a jump in third-quarter profits same day, linking…

LAWMA, NBC forge partnership to drive PET bottles recycling

Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) recently received a team from Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC), distributors of Coca Cola products in Nigeria, who paid a courtesy visit to the Authority to get acquainted with present waste management practices spearheaded by LAWMA…