Coca-Cola to invest more in Malaysia


McGeown: We intend to help Malaysia become a halal production hub in South-East Asia.

PETALING JAYA: Coca-Cola Bottlers Malaysia, which has made an accumulative investment of RM1.5bil, is not ruling out further significant investments in the country in a move by the international bottler to strengthen its market presence.

Chief executive officer for Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Gareth McGeown told StarBiz that the company had made the accumulative investment since 2010, adding that significant infrastructure investment would continue to be made to gain market share and brand presence.

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