Coca-Cola bottler adding fizz to Beijing’s recovery

Mammoth market: A lion dance troupe performs at the inauguration of the Coca-Cola global innovation and technology centre in Shanghai. China’s Swire Coca-Cola is the fifth largest bottling group in the Coca-Cola system globally. ─ AFP

BEIJING: Swire Coca-Cola Ltd, a bottler of Coca-Cola beverages, will add more investment to advanced production lines, digital supply chains and e-commerce channels in China to maintain robust growth, a senior executive said.

Thanks to the country’s effective control of Covid-19 and quick economic recovery, especially in the area of consumption, Swire Coca-Cola saw its sales revenue grow by 2% on a yearly basis to 38.15 billion yuan (US$5.86bil or RM24.10bil) in 2020.