Nigerian Bottling Company is a beverage firm that is the franchise bottler of Coca-Cola in Nigeria. The firm has also owned the Nigerian franchise to market Fanta, Sprite, Schweppes, Ginger Ale, Limca, Krest, Parle Soda and Five Alive.[1]
| Headquarters | Lagos, Nigeria |
|---|---|
| Products | Coca Cola, Sprite, Eva Water, Schweppes, Fanta |
| Website | https://ng.coca-colahellenic.com/ |
Nigerian Bottling Company also known as NBC, started production in 1953 at the basement facilities of the mainland Hotel, owned by Leventis Group producing Coke licensed from Coca Cola Company. In 1960, NBC introduced Fanta orange drink into the market and later Sprite lemon drink.[2]
Marketing and distribution
editNBC has eight bottling facilities in Nigeria[3] which provide supplies to various depots for onward distribution to wholesalers or dealers. Over the years, NBC has established or acquired factories producing raw materials in its supply chain. It established a maize farm at Agenebode, Edo State to produce fructose syrup, acquired interest in Crown cork facilities in Ijebu Ode and a glass making factory in Delta State.[4]
Nigeria Bottle Company serves 600 million consumers across broad with a geographical footprint of 28 countries on 3 continents.[5]
NBC produces more SKU's than its primary competitor, Seven-Up, it markets Coke, Coke zero, Fanta orange, Fanta apple, Eva water etc.[2]
References
edit- ^ "GLOBAL COMPACT ANNUAL COMMUNICATION ON PROGRESS" (PDF). March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ a b Osagie, Crusoe (10 November 2015). "Of NBC and Sustainable Development". Thisday (Lagos).
- ^ "Plant profiles". ng.coca-colahellenic.com. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "AProjects - Page". aprojects.com.ng. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Nigerian Bottling Company At a Glance". cch Nigeria. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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