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Amalgamated Beverage Industries, the soft drink division of the South African Breweries Limited (ABI) is one of the leading soft drink businesses in the international SABMiller plc group of companies and remains one of the largest producers and distributors of the Coca-Cola Company brands in the southern hemisphere.
During the 1970’s and 80’s, Tiger Oats and National Milling Co took over a number of independent bakeries to create “Albany Bakeries”. In 1983 Albany Germiston was completed, this was the biggest bakery in the country at that time and represented 20% of the baking industry in South Africa.
Representative of The Coca-Cola Company in South Africa, the history of Coca-Cola South Africa dates back to 1928 when the first bottling plant and distribution center were opened in Johannesburg. Today South Africa is the largest Coca-Cola market on the continent. It is also consistently one of the top 10 performers in the world of Coca-Cola.
According to company statistics, the Cola-Cola bottlers in South Africa sell an average of 235 beverage servings to each person in the country every year – a rough total of 10 billion units.
Shanduka Group is a leading African black owned and managed investment company established in November 2000. Shanduka’s investment portfolio comprises Resources, Financial Services, Property, Energy, Beverages and Industrial & General.
