Coca-Cola Africa

Established in Johannesburg in 1928 and now operational in almost every African market, the Coca-Cola Company is Africa's soft drinks leader. Every day, about 78 million servings of Coca-Cola products are consumed in Africa. These are produced and distributed by over 170 bottling and canning plants, and then sold by 900,000 retail partners, making the Coca-Cola system Africa's largest consumer goods provider.

With over 60,000 employees, the Coca-Cola system in Africa is also the continent's largest private sector employer. It is estimated that for every person employed by the Coca-Cola system, a further 10 people are employed in related industries, through the sale of Coca-Cola products or by supplying the company and its associate bottlers with goods and services.