Coca-Cola Nigeria has said it will empower 15,000 youths in 2018 through its youth empowerment and personal development initiatives.
The Director, Legal, Public Affairs and Communications, Nigerian Bottling Company, Sade Morgan, made this known while speaking at a press conference in Lagos on Monday.
She said the vision of Coca-Cola was to impart over 100,000 youths with entrepreneurship and employability skills.
Coca-Cola Nigeria has announced the launch of a 50cl Eva Twist Bottled Water as it seeks to bolster its presence in the market.
The soft drinks maker noted that the new bottle uses 18% less plastic which is in furtherance of its commitment to secure a friendly environment as well as serving consumers better. All up till now, Coca-Cola Eva bottled water only came in 75cl plastic bottles.
The Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (“NBC”), makers of Coca Cola soft drinks, has unveiled a fresh programme aimed at harnessing the latent potential of youths.
Tagged “Youths Empowered,” the NBC said the programme was a life-changing opportunity for Nigerian youths in the age bracket of 18 to 30, to nurture, grow and showcase their vital life, business skills through training, mentorship and access to an array of contents that would help them stand out in their chosen fields of endeavour.
Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited said it plans to invest $600 million by 2020 to boost sales, as part of the parent company’s global strategy to offer more consumer likeable products that goes beyond its carbonated soft drinks.
The Nigerian subsidiary of the Atlanta-based soft drinks maker said it wants to expand its product offerings to include flavoured and condensed milk, ice tea and bottled water to meet demand, said Peter Njonjo, the President of Coca-Cola West Africa, in an interview with Bloomberg Business in Lagos.
The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) has called on stakeholders in different industries to help set up sector specific alliances to assist with the recovery and recycling of waste items in their respective packaging streams.
According to FBRA, it will ensure the success of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy of the Federal Government.
Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited has emerged as Nigeria’s most innovative multinational company at the recently concluded BussinessDay Top 25 Most Innovative Companies & Institutions Awards 2017.
The award which was organized by BusinessDay Media, a leading business publication in the country was held at Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island Lagos on Friday 28 April 2017.
As part of its social responsibility to youth development and healthy living, Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited has partnered with the Lagos State Ministry for Youth and Social Development to remodel the Gbagada Youth Sport/Skill Acquisition Centre.
The company made this known at a meeting held with stakeholders at the Gbagada Youth Sport/Skill Acquisition Centre, Gbagada, Lagos on Monday, 7th November, 2016.
Soft drinks giant, Coca-Cola Nigeria Plc on Tuesday launched its new Fanta “Play It Better” communication campaign in Lagos.
The campaign, which is scheduled to run for 11 months on different media platforms including; television, radio, out of home, digital and print, will feature different advertisement with five major Nigerian languages- English, Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo and Pidgin.
Speaking at the campaign unveiling on Tuesday, February 16th at The Marquee, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Patricia Jemibewon, Marketing Director, Coca-Cola Nigeria said, the Fanta “Play It Better” campaign will connect with its consumers via its various digital and social media platforms and experiential sampling activation.
