Egypt: Coca-Cola HBC opens new production line

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (Coca-Cola HBC), the Switzerland-based soft drinks bottler, has announced the opening of a new production line at its existing 82,000 sq m factory at Sadat City in Egypt.

According to sources, the factory has an annual production capacity of 720 million litres and is the fastest and most advanced facility of its kind in the Middle East.

The new production line, which is being delivered via an investment of $31.5 million, is said to have a maximum production capacity of 120,000 cans per hour, and an annual capacity of 172 million litres.

Drinks produced at the expanded factory will mostly serve the Egyptian market.

Coca-Cola HBC is claimed to be the world’s third-largest Coca-Cola anchor bottler by volume.

Source: Trend Type / Food Business Africa