Coca-Cola consolidates bottling operations in India

The move comes after periods of lower growth and troubles with its plants last year

In a bid to streamline its bottling operations in India, Coca-Cola is restructuring its organisational set-up. Under the new structure, the firm’s bottling units in the country will be supervised by a senior vice-president, unlike its existing set-up in which two executives head the company-owned bottling operations and franchise-operated bottling operations, respectively. This will help it capture avenues of growth such as e-commerce, modern trade, new beverages and digitisation in the country, Coca-Cola India said in a statement.

The move comes when the firm is undergoing a reorganisation, which involves transferring key officials of operations and finance, shutting down bolting