August 6, 2025 • 3 mins
Coca Cola BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.
Coca-Cola has been making headlines over the past few days on several major fronts. Despite closing at least five bottling and distribution facilities in the US—including plants in Florida, Modesto, American Canyon, Salinas, and soon Northampton—the company is not struggling financially. The closures, affecting around 900 workers, result from a move toward automation and greater efficiency, choosing to outsource more bottling rather than downsizing due to profit losses. Nevertheless, this strategy has sparked concern and criticism, especially given Coca-Colas ongoing status as one of the worlds biggest plastic polluters and its recent weakening of bottle recycling targets—from an earlier goal of 50 percent recycled content by 2030, now dialed back to as low as 35 percent, according to reports in The Cool Down and Financial Times.
Financially, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company just posted robust first-half results for 2025, with revenue up 8.6 percent to over 5.6 billion euros and pretax profit climbing 24 percent, despite some foreign exchange headwinds from the Nigerian naira and Egyptian pound. CEO Zoran Bogdanovic noted consistent execution of strategy, driving nearly 10 percent organic revenue growth and volumes up 2.6 percent. The company now expects to hit the top end of its guidance for both revenue and EBIT this year, thanks partly to strong performance from premium spirits like its Finlandia Vodka and the recent rollout of Bacardi and Coca-Cola RTD drinks in 11 markets. Coffee, interestingly, slipped as Coca-Cola and Costa refocused away from at-home sales toward the more lucrative out-of-home channel, which grew 17 percent, recruiting over 1,500 new outlets.
Meanwhile, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, operating across 30 countries including major Western markets, reported its own solid first-half with revenue up 4.5 percent to more than 10 billion euros and pretax profit up 21 percent. Yet, it trimmed its full-year sales growth outlook to 3 to 4 percent, and saw shares drop 12 percent, despite hiking its interim dividend and pushing forward with a billion-euro share buyback plan as detailed by Shares Magazine and MarketBeat.
On the product front, Coca-Cola confirmed plans to make cane sugar versions of Coke and Diet Coke, sparking buzz at Sucro Limited, a sugar supplier, anticipating higher demand. Social media continues to hum with activity as recent campaigns like Share a Coke and Recipe for Magic reach Gen Z and millennials with personalized, hybrid digital-physical experiences, including interactive “memory maker” tools for sharing Coke-themed memes and videos. CEO James Quincey told shareholders this week that the company is betting big on the creator economy, affordability strategies, and packaging innovation to boost transactions and brand presence across Europe, riding a wave of influencer collaborations to keep Coke a fixture in conversations. The move to phase out the Coca-Cola Spiced flavor made brief waves online as well, with a new flavor set for debut in 2025.
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Coca-Cola has been making headlines over the past few days on several major fronts. Despite closing at least five bottling and distribution facilities in the US—including plants in Florida, Modesto, American Canyon, Salinas, and soon Northampton—the company is not struggling financially. The closures, affecting around 900 workers, result from a move toward automation and greater efficiency, choosing to outsource more bottling rather than downsizing due to profit losses. Nevertheless, this strategy has sparked concern and criticism, especially given Coca-Colas ongoing status as one of the worlds biggest plastic polluters and its recent weakening of bottle recycling targets—from an earlier goal of 50 percent recycled content by 2030, now dialed back to as low as 35 percent, according to reports in The Cool Down and Financial Times.
Financially, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company just posted robust first-half results for 2025, with revenue up 8.6 percent to over 5.6 billion euros and pretax profit climbing 24 percent, despite some foreign exchange headwinds from the Nigerian naira and Egyptian pound. CEO Zoran Bogdanovic noted consistent execution of strategy, driving nearly 10 percent organic revenue growth and volumes up 2.6 percent. The company now expects to hit the top end of its guidance for both revenue and EBIT this year, thanks partly to strong performance from premium spirits like its Finlandia Vodka and the recent rollout of Bacardi and Coca-Cola RTD drinks in 11 markets. Coffee, interestingly, slipped as Coca-Cola and Costa refocused away from at-home sales toward the more lucrative out-of-home channel, which grew 17 percent, recruiting over 1,500 new outlets.
Meanwhile, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, operating across 30 countries including major Western markets, reported its own solid first-half with revenue up 4.5 percent to more than 10 billion euros and pretax profit up 21 percent. Yet, it trimmed its full-year sales growth outlook to 3 to 4 percent, and saw shares drop 12 percent, despite hiking its interim dividend and pushing forward with a billion-euro share buyback plan as detailed by Shares Magazine and MarketBeat.
On the product front, Coca-Cola confirmed plans to make cane sugar versions of Coke and Diet Coke, sparking buzz at Sucro Limited, a sugar supplier, anticipating higher demand. Social media continues to hum with activity as recent campaigns like Share a Coke and Recipe for Magic reach Gen Z and millennials with personalized, hybrid digital-physical experiences, including interactive “memory maker” tools for sharing Coke-themed memes and videos. CEO James Quincey told shareholders this week that the company is betting big on the creator economy, affordability strategies, and packaging innovation to boost transactions and brand presence across Europe, riding a wave of influencer collaborations to keep Coke a fixture in conversations. The move to phase out the Coca-Cola Spiced flavor made brief waves online as well, with a new flavor set for debut in 2025.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Coca Cola has been making headlines over the past few
days on several major fronts. Despite closing at least five
bottling and distribution facilities in the US, including plants in Florida, Modesto,
American Canyon, Salinas, and soon Northampton, the company is not
struggling financially. The closures, affecting around nine hundred workers, result
(00:22):
from a move toward automation and greater efficiency, choosing to
outsource more bottling rather than downsizing due to profit losses. Nevertheless,
this strategy has sparked concern and criticism, especially giving Coca
Cola's ongoing status as one of the world's biggest plastic
polluter and its recent weakening of bottle recycling targets, from
an earlier goal of fifty percent recycled content by twenty thirty,
(00:46):
now dialed back to as low as thirty five percent,
according to reports in The cool Down and Financial Times. Financially,
Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Company just posted robust first half
results for twenty twenty five, with revenue up eight point
six percent to over five point six billion euros and
pre tax profit climbing twenty four percent Despite some foreign
(01:08):
exchange headwinds from the Nigerian naira and Egyptian pound. CEO
Zion Bodanovich noted consistent execution of strategy, driving nearly ten
percent organic revenue growth and volumes up two point six percent.
The company now expects to hit the top end of
its guidance for both revenue and EBIT this year, thanks
partly to strong performance from premium spirits like its Finlandia
(01:31):
vodka and the recent rollout of Bacardi and Coca Cola
Rtd drinks in eleven markets. Coffee interestingly slipped as Coca
Cola and Costa refocused away from at home sales toward
the more lucrative out of home channel, which grew seventeen percent,
recruiting over one thousand, five hundred new outlets. Meanwhile, Coca
(01:53):
Cola Europacific Partners, operating across thirty countries including major Western markets,
reported its own solid first half, with revenue up four
point five percent to more than ten billion euros and
pre tax profit up twenty one percent. Yet, it trimmed
its full year sales growth outlook to three to four
percent and saw shares drop twelve percent, despite hiking its
(02:16):
interim dividend and pushing forward with a billion euro share
buyback plan, as detailed by Shares magazine and market Beat.
On the product front, Coca Cola confirmed plans to make
cane sugar versions of coke and diet coke, sparking buzz
at Sucral Limited, a sugar supplier anticipating higher demand. Social
(02:36):
media continues to hum with activity, as recent campaigns like
Share a Coke and Recipe for Magic reach gen z
and millennials with personalized hybrid digital physical experiences, including interactive
memory maker tools for sharing coke themed memes and videos.
CEO James Quincy told shareholders this week that the company
(02:58):
is betting big on the creator economy, affordability strategies and
packaging innovation to boost transactions and brand presence across Europe,
riding a wave of influencer collaborations to keep coke a
fixture in conversations. The move to phase out the Coca
Cola spiced flavor made brief waves online as well, with
(03:19):
a new flavor set for debut in twenty twenty five.
And that is it for today. Make sure you hit
the subscribe button and never miss an update on Coca Cola.
Thanks for listening. This has been a quiet please production.
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Coca Cola has been making headlines over the past few
days on several major fronts. Despite closing at least five
bottling and distribution facilities in the US, including plants in Florida, Modesto,
American Canyon, Salinas, and soon Northampton, the company is not
struggling financially. The closures, affecting around nine hundred workers, result
(00:22):
from a move toward automation and greater efficiency, choosing to
outsource more bottling rather than downsizing due to profit losses. Nevertheless,
this strategy has sparked concern and criticism, especially giving Coca
Cola's ongoing status as one of the world's biggest plastic
polluter and its recent weakening of bottle recycling targets, from
an earlier goal of fifty percent recycled content by twenty thirty,
(00:46):
now dialed back to as low as thirty five percent,
according to reports in The cool Down and Financial Times. Financially,
Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Company just posted robust first half
results for twenty twenty five, with revenue up eight point
six percent to over five point six billion euros and
pre tax profit climbing twenty four percent Despite some foreign
(01:08):
exchange headwinds from the Nigerian naira and Egyptian pound. CEO
Zion Bodanovich noted consistent execution of strategy, driving nearly ten
percent organic revenue growth and volumes up two point six percent.
The company now expects to hit the top end of
its guidance for both revenue and EBIT this year, thanks
partly to strong performance from premium spirits like its Finlandia
(01:31):
vodka and the recent rollout of Bacardi and Coca Cola
Rtd drinks in eleven markets. Coffee interestingly slipped as Coca
Cola and Costa refocused away from at home sales toward
the more lucrative out of home channel, which grew seventeen percent,
recruiting over one thousand, five hundred new outlets. Meanwhile, Coca
(01:53):
Cola Europacific Partners, operating across thirty countries including major Western markets,
reported its own solid first half, with revenue up four
point five percent to more than ten billion euros and
pre tax profit up twenty one percent. Yet, it trimmed
its full year sales growth outlook to three to four
percent and saw shares drop twelve percent, despite hiking its
(02:16):
interim dividend and pushing forward with a billion euro share
buyback plan, as detailed by Shares magazine and market Beat.
On the product front, Coca Cola confirmed plans to make
cane sugar versions of coke and diet coke, sparking buzz
at Sucral Limited, a sugar supplier anticipating higher demand. Social
(02:36):
media continues to hum with activity, as recent campaigns like
Share a Coke and Recipe for Magic reach gen z
and millennials with personalized hybrid digital physical experiences, including interactive
memory maker tools for sharing coke themed memes and videos.
CEO James Quincy told shareholders this week that the company
(02:58):
is betting big on the creator economy, affordability strategies and
packaging innovation to boost transactions and brand presence across Europe,
riding a wave of influencer collaborations to keep coke a
fixture in conversations. The move to phase out the Coca
Cola spiced flavor made brief waves online as well, with
(03:19):
a new flavor set for debut in twenty twenty five.
And that is it for today. Make sure you hit
the subscribe button and never miss an update on Coca Cola.
Thanks for listening. This has been a quiet please production.
For more check out Quiet Please dot ai or search
the term biosnap wherever you listen
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