Coca‑Cola's Global Bottling Network Expansion (1945-1990)

1. Postwar bottling rebuild accelerates worldwide rollouts

   Jan 1, 1945Labels: The Coca-Cola, Franchised bottlers

   • Coca Cola PH
   • CCEP History

2. Nigerian Bottling Company founded (Leventis)

   Jan 1, 1951Labels: Nigerian Bottling, A G

   • NBC Glance
   • CCHBC History

3. Coca-Cola bottling begins in Nigeria

   Jan 1, 1953Labels: Nigerian Bottling, Lagos plant

   • NBC Wiki
   • NBC Glance

4. First Coca-Cola bottler established in Japan

   Jan 1, 1956Labels: Tokyo Beverage, Japan bottlers

   • CCBJI Story
   • Coca Cola Japan

5. Coca-Cola (Japan) Co. established

   Jan 1, 1957Labels: Coca-Cola Japan, The Coca-Cola

   • JapanFS
   • Coca Cola Japan

6. Coca-Cola Amatil enters Coca-Cola bottling via Perth

   Jan 1, 1964Labels: Coca-Cola Amatil, Coca-Cola Bottlers

   • CCA Wiki
   • CCA French Wiki

7. Hellenic Bottling Company granted Greece bottling rights

   Jan 1, 1969Labels: Hellenic Bottling, Greece

   • Coca Cola HBC
   • HBC History

8. Coca-Cola re-enters China after normalization

   Jan 1, 1979Labels: The Coca-Cola, China re-entry

   • UPI China 1981
   • China Daily 2019

9. Kar-Tess acquires near-total stake in Hellenic

   Jan 1, 1981Labels: Kar-Tess Holding, Hellenic Bottling

   • HBC History
   • Coca Cola HBC

10. First post-1949 China bottling plant opens in Beijing

    Apr 15, 1981Labels: Beijing plant, Franchise bottler

    • UPI China 1981
    • China Daily 2019

11. Coca-Cola announces additional China bottling expansion

    Dec 6, 1983Labels: Xiamen plant, Sprite and

    • UPI China 1983
    • China Daily 2019

12. Coca-Cola agrees to buy major Beatrice bottling operations

    Jun 17, 1986Labels: Beatrice bottling, The Coca-Cola

    • LA Times
    • CCE IPO WP

13. Coca-Cola Enterprises completes major IPO

    Nov 21, 1986Labels: Coca-Cola Enterprises, IPO

    • CCE IPO WP
    • CCE Wiki

14. Planned Shanghai facility expands China production capabilities

    Jan 6, 1987Labels: Shanghai facility, Concentrate production

    • UPI Shanghai
    • China Daily 2019

15. Coca-Cola begins selling in East Germany

    Feb 14, 1990Labels: East Germany, The Coca-Cola

    • UPI East Germany