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Coca-Cola Femsa Invests As Soft Drink Consumption Ticks Up

December 2011 | Company News Alert

Mexico-based soft drinks producer Coca-Cola Femsa has commenced work on a new bottling plant in Brazil. The facility, built in the town of Itabirito in the state of Minas Gerais, will require an investment of US$146mn and is expected to begin operations in June 2013. It will reach annual capacity of 2.1bn litres by 2015 and produce all of the company's brands. This significant investment chimes with the current dynamism within the soft drinks sector, which has huge potential for further

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