ACTIVE GREECE 2016 - DISTINGUISHED COMPANIES
Coca-Cola 3Ε SA
The sector’s absolute leader
Contact Details 60 Kifisias Ave., 15125 Marousi, Athens, Greece Tel: +30 210 6183100 Fax: +30 210 6195514 Email: infoline@cchellenic.com Website: http://www.coca-colahellenic.gr
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Founded in 1969, Coca-Cola Tria Epsilon is Greece’s leading non-alcoholic beverage bottler. The company produces and distributes a unique portfolio of quality products in Greece, with 553,497 million litres of product sold. In addition, it produces 15 brands and more than 200 different, top quality products in a range of packaging sizes. These products include The CocaCola Company brands (Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite, Powerade, Nestea, illy issimo and Schweppes mixers), as well as other products which 3E produces in Greece, such as Amita, Amita Motion, Amita Fun, Frulite and AVRA bottled water. Tria Epsilon also distributes the TSAKIRIS snacks and the Monster energy drinks. The portfolio of products offered on the Greek market also includes alcoholic beverages made by The Edrington Group, Isidoros Arvanitis, Brown-Forman and Gruppo Campari. The company has production and bottling facilities of non-alcoholic beverages across Greece, with a total of 25 production lines and 7 warehouses throughout the country. At its plant in Schimatari, the firm produces Coca-Cola, Amita (Motion and Fun) and Frulite. In late 2015, the company announced a new, 24-million-euro investment program to further upgrade and expand the Schimatari plant and make it a modern, large-scale, production and distribution unit, by the model of mega plants. A second plant is located in Aegio and exclusively produces Avra natural mineral water. The firm’s third factory is located in Heraklion, Crete where it produces Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Light, Fanta (Orange, Lemon, Mandarin) and Sprite. Finally, Tsakiris snacks are produced at Tsakiris Snacks SA’s privately-owned factory in Atalanti, Fthiotida. Coca-Cola Tria Epsilon is a member of the Coca-Cola HBC Group, a leading bottler of The CocaCola Company, with a sales volume of more than 2 billion unit cases. It has a broad geographic footprint with operations in 28 countries, serving a population of approximately 590 million people. Nationwide, Tria Epsilon contributes to growth and employment, with 1,500 employees and thousands of indirect jobs. Up to 96% of its products are manufactured at its own facilities in Greece, with exports accounting for 6% of total production. Total investments in 2015 stood at 28.5 million euros, and over the 3-year period 2012-2014 the investment in operations stood at 37.1 million euros. Notably, the company has partnerships with more than 4,500 Greek producers and suppliers and serves more than 100,000 customers. They account for 90% of purchasing spending. The annual purchasing costs reach 150 million euros on average, while 50,000 tons of Greek fruits are used to produce juices and soft drinks, thereby supporting domestic production. Tria Epsilon is highly committed to environmental protection. As water is a key ingredient of products and a vital good for all, the firm has launched several initiatives to safeguard it, such as the “Mission Water” program. Since 2008, it has installed 3 drinking water units and 53 rainwater harvesting systems on 29 Aegean islands, helping to save more than 204,605,000 litres of water per year. Through this program, the company helps to improve the lives of more than 49,000 residents in areas affected by water shortages.