Coca‑Cola HBC has a rich heritage and an exciting future – from the creation of Coca‑Cola in 1886 to being one of the leaders in the FMCG market in Russia.
In the beginning
Coca‑Cola is created by John S Pemberton in 1886 and served at Jacob’s Pharmacy
By 1895, Coca‑Cola is sold and consumed in every state in the US
In 1899 the rights to bottle Coca‑Cola are sold by Asa Candler to Benjamin F Thomas and Joseph B Whitehead of Chattanooga, Tennessee for $1
Coca‑Cola comes to Russia
1979 Coca‑Cola drinks are introduced in Russia in advance of the Moscow Olympics
1988 The first Coca‑Cola vending machine is installed in the Mezhdunarodnaya hotel in Moscow
1989 The first advertising hoarding in Pushkin Square, Moscow features The Coca‑Cola Company
1991 The Coca‑Cola Company decides to start a long-term investment programme in Russia
A local business with international roots
1994 A Coca‑Cola plant in Moscow launches – the first one built from scratch
1995 Coca‑Cola opens a plant in St Petersburg
1996 Coca‑Cola plant in Krasnoyarsk launched
1997 Coca‑Cola plants in Novosibirsk, Samara and Vladivostok started
1998 Coca‑Cola plant in Yekaterinburg launched
2001 All The Coca‑Cola Company’s plants in Russia, as well as its bottling rights, were acquired by Europe’s largest bottler, Coca‑Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (Coca‑Cola HBC)
AN ERA OF GROWTH
2005 Coca‑Cola HBC acquires Multon, a Russian juice company
2007 Coca‑Cola HBC acquires the Aquavision production facility
2010 We start distributing Brown-Forman products in Russia
2010 Our plant in the Rostov region launches – it’s our biggest plant in Eastern Europe
2013
Coca‑Cola HBC achieves a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange
Coca‑Cola HBC is listed first in Europe and second in the world among beverage companies according to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
2014
Coca‑Cola in Russia is an honoured partner of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi and takes part in the Olympic Torch Relay
2015
We open a Business Service Organisation in Nizhny Novgorod to support our business across Russia
We start distributing Monster Energy products in Russia
2018
Coca Cola in Russia is Official partner of the FIFATM World Cup
2019
Coca Cola in Russia is an official partner and supplier of drinks of the XXIX World Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk
Launch of Youth Empowered educational program for youth
Coca Cola in Russia is an official partner and supplier of drinks of WorldSkills in Kazan