Coca-Cola European bottling companies merged into combined entity | Progresiv
Coca-Cola European Partners has announced the completion of the combination process of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc, Coca-Cola Iberian Partners, S.A.U. and Coca-Cola Erfrischungstgetränke GmbH, to create the company's largest independent bottler by net sales. 
The new bottling giant will serve a population of over 300 million people (including Germany, UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Monaco, Norway and Sweden). Coca-Cola European Partners reported pro forma 2015 net sales of approximately 11 billion euros and pro forma 2015 EBITDA of approximately 1.8 billion euros.
“With a collective heritage in Europe of over 100 years, the three businesses, united under one of the most recognizable brands in the world, are poised to become the leading bottler in the Coca-Cola system,” said Sol Daurella, chairman of the board of Coca-Cola European Partners plc. “Our ambition is simple: to create a winning future together with The Coca-Cola Company. Coca-Cola European Partners will continue to make the drinks that millions of people love, while offering them more choice than ever before.” (www.esmmagazine.com)
