Many people don’t realise that the Coca-Cola business is a local business. No matter where in the world we operate, our brands are produced, packed and distributed by bottlers that are deeply rooted in the communities in which they operate.

South Africa is not different, and a key contributor to our success is our network of four bottlers: Amalgamated Beverage Industries (ABI), Coca-Cola Fortune, Peninsula Beverages and Coca-Cola Shanduka Beverages SA. Each bottler is responsible for a specific geographic territory and, since many can trace their histories back to the emergence of Coca-Cola in South Africa, they’re an intrinsic and valuable feature of our past, our present and our future.

They’re also significant creators of opportunity in their communities, driving economic development through employment, procurement and other commercial activity.

In addition to their bottler roles and responsibilities, they are our partners in the true sense, sharing our vision and mission for our Company, our country and our planet by actively contributing to Coca-Cola South Africa’s initiatives and sponsoring their own interventions and programmes.