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The Coca-Cola System welcomes AdeS® as the newest

member of its expanding ready-to-drink beverage
portfolio
By: The Coca-Cola Company | Mar 28, 2017

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• The Coca-Cola System has finalized the acquisition of AdeS® from
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• AdeS® is a plant-based beverage currently sold in Mexico, Colombia, Timing of Fourth Quarter and Full
Year 2018 Earnings Release
Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia
• The acquisition is the latest progress in ongoing efforts to expand our
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The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO), together with its bottlers in Latin America,
announced today the closing of the acquisition of Unilever’s (LN:ULVR) AdeS®
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plant-based beverage business. The Coca-Cola Company is now the sole
owner of the AdeS® brand.
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On June 1st, 2016, The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. SPORTS JOBS BRANDS
(BMV: KOFL; NYSE: KOF) entered into an agreement with Unilever (LN: ULVR) to
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acquire the AdeS® business. Other Coca-Cola bottlers joined to participate in the
investment prior the closing of the transaction. HISTORY

Bottlers participating in the transaction are as follows: Coca-Cola FEMSA, Arca

Continental, Embotelladora Andina, Embonor, Corporacion Del Fuerte, Corporacion
Rica, Bepensa, Embotelladora del Nayar, Embotelladora de Colima, Solar, Brasal,
Bandeirantes, Sorocaba, Simoes, Uberlandia, CVI, Lee, and Monresa. Jugos del
Valle S.A.P.I. de C.V., our joint venture with bottling partners in Mexico, also NEWSLETTERS
participated in the transaction.
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AdeS® brand currently has a presence in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay,

Paraguay, Bolivia, Chile, and Colombia.

“We are excited to add AdeS® to our expanding beverage portfolio in Latin America PRESS CONTACTS
as it enables us to increase the number of nutritious and delicious products offered
to our consumers. AdeS® is a leading brand in the plant-based beverage category,  North America
which is growing rapidly and is of great interest to our customers and consumers
 Eurasia & Africa
across the markets that we serve,” said Alfredo Rivera, President, Latin America
Group, The Coca-Cola Company.  Europe

 Latin America
“AdeS® complements and enhances our total beverage portfolio offer, providing our
 Pacific
consumers with a wider range of choices. Together with our partner, The Coca-Cola
Company, we will leverage the leading position of the AdeS® brand, integrating it
into our robust route-to-market model to drive value and further innovation on this
new beverage platform”, indicated the bottlers partners to the agreement. THE FIZZ

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System in Latin America. Over the last few years, the Coca-Cola System has
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increased its presence in Latin America in juice/dairy/plant-based category cluster,
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as evident by the acquisition of key brands such as Jugos del Valle (multiple Latin Bottles
America markets), Santa Clara (Mexico), Tonicorp (Ecuador), Estrella Azul
(Panamá), and Verde Campo (Brazil), among others.
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