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Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. is the world's second-largest Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...

 anchor bottler. It is the bottler in 28 countries, its well established markets include Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

, Cyprus
Cyprus
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, the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
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, Austria
Austria
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, Switzerland
Switzerland
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 and Italy
Italy
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, its developing markets include Poland
Poland
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, the Baltic States
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, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
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, Slovenia
Slovenia
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, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

, Hungary
Hungary
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 and Croatia
Croatia
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. Its emerging markets include Russia
Russia
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, Ukraine
Ukraine
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, Belarus
Belarus
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, Romania
Romania
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, Montenegro
Montenegro
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, Armenia
Armenia
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, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
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, Serbia
Serbia
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, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
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, Republic of Kosovo
Republic of Kosovo
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 and Nigeria
Nigeria
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.

Coca-Cola Hellenic was created in August 2000 with the merger of the Athens-based Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. with Coca-Cola Beverages plc, which had spun off from Coca-Cola Amatil
Coca-Cola Amatil
Coca-Cola Amatil is an Australian company that bottles and distributes The Coca-Cola Company soft drinks and other beverages in several countries...

 in 1998.

Coca-Cola Hellenic's product line includes carbonated (CSD) and non-carbonated (non-CSD) soft drinks, juices, water, sports and energy drinks, and ready-to-drink beverages such as teas and coffees.

The company's stock is 23% owned by the Kar-Tess group, a subsidiary
Subsidiary
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 of the Greek David Group (Όμιλος Δαυίδ), 23% by the Coca-Cola Company and the remaining 54% interest trades on the Athens
Athens Stock Exchange
The Athens Stock Exchange or ASE or ATHEX is a stock exchange located in Athens, Greece.-History:The Athens Stock Exchange started trading in 1876. The Athens Stock Exchange is a subsidiary of Hellenic Exchanges S.A., whose shares are listed in ATHEX...

, London
London Stock Exchange
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, and New York
New York Stock Exchange
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stock exchanges.

Subsidiaries

  • Lanitis Bros Ltd. (Cyprus)
  • Coca-Cola HBC Italia S.r.l. (the southern Italian mainland and Sardinia only, formerly Coca-Cola Bevande Italia S.p.A. and SoCIB S.p.A.)
  • Coca-Cola HBC Schweiz AG (incorporating Valser Mineralquellen AG)
  • Coca-Cola HBC Austria GmbH (incorporating Römerquelle GmbH)
  • Coca-Cola HBC Northern Ireland Ltd. (formerly the Ulster Iced Drinks Co. and, later, Coca-Cola Bottlers Ulster Ltd.)
  • Coca-Cola HBC Ireland Ltd. (formerly the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Dublin Ltd.)
  • Nigerian Bottling Company Plc
  • Coca-Cola HBC Armenia CJSC
  • Coca-Cola HBC Bulgaria AD
  • Coca-Cola HBC Switzerland Ltd
  • Coca-Cola HBC Srbija A.D.
  • AS Coca-Cola HBC Eesti
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