Seven-Up Bottling Company Plc, on Friday reported a net loss of N10.7bn for the full-year ended 31 March 2017, down from the N3.3bn profit recorded a year earlier.
The company blames higher input costs, driven by inflation and unrealized foreign exchange loss for the poor performance. Cost of sales in the period rose 57% to N95bn, up from N60.6bn.
Coca-Cola said on Thursday that it had reached an agreement with the South African government on a package of conditions addressing public interest considerations in connection with the proposed acquisition of AB InBev’s 54.5% stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA).
The soft drinks giant reaffirmed its commitment to honour all merger conditions agreed with South African regulators when CCBA opened for business in 2016. Coke also agreed to ensure that the majority shareholder of CCBA will honour all merger conditions agreed at the creation of the company.
