Coca-Cola Enterprises facts for kids
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| Industry | Beverages |
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| Fate | merged with Coca-Cola Iberian Partners, S.A. and Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetränke AG |
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| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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Key people
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| Products | The Coca-Cola Company Products Other Soft Drinks |
| Revenue |  US$7.6 Billion (FY 2012) |
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Operating income
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US$914 Million (FY 2013) |
| US$677 Million (FY 2012) |
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| Total assets | US$9.09 Billion (FY 2011) |
| Total equity |  US$2.90 Billion (FY 2011) |
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Number of employees
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13,250 (2011) |
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) was a big company that helped make, sell, and deliver Coca-Cola drinks. It used to be the main company that bottled Coca-Cola products in Western Europe and most of North America.
CCE sold many popular drinks. These included Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, and Coke Zero. They also distributed Sprite, Fanta, and Capri-Sun. Other drinks were Dr Pepper, Chaudfontaine, Schweppes, Monster, and Relentless.
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The Story of Coca-Cola Enterprises
How CCE Started
The Coca-Cola Company wanted to bring together all the different companies that bottled its drinks. Before, many small, independent businesses bottled Coca-Cola products. They then delivered these drinks to stores in their local areas.
In the 1980s, Coca-Cola started buying these smaller bottling companies. For example, in 1980, they bought the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of New York. In 1982, they bought the Associated Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Then, in 1986, they bought bottling businesses from Beatrice Foods and the Lupton family.
Becoming a Separate Company
After buying these companies, Coca-Cola decided to create a new, separate company. This new company was called Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. It was created in 1986. CCE then continued to buy more regional bottling companies throughout the 1990s.
CCE had its main office in Atlanta, Georgia. Even though it worked closely with The Coca-Cola Company, CCE was a completely separate business. Both companies were listed on the New York Stock Exchange. This means their shares could be bought and sold by the public.
Other Bottling Companies
Around the world, there were other big bottling companies like CCE. For instance, Coca-Cola Amatil handled bottling in the South Pacific. Coca-Cola Hellenic covered Eastern Europe. And Coca-Cola FEMSA took care of Latin America.
Where CCE Operated
Countries Served by CCE
Coca-Cola Enterprises was the only company that bottled Coca-Cola products in several European countries. These included all of Belgium, France, Great Britain, and Luxembourg. They also served Monaco, The Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden.
Production Locations
CCE had many factories where they made and bottled drinks. In Norway, there was a factory in Lørenskog. Sweden had one in Jordbro. The Netherlands had a factory in Dongen.
In Belgium, factories were in Antwerp, Ghent, and Chaudfontaine. The Chaudfontaine factory only produced mineral water. France had factories in Socx, Grigny, Clamart, Les Pennes-Mirabeau, and Castanet-Tolosan.
The UK also had several CCE production sites. These were located in Wakefield, Sidcup, Edmonton, Milton Keynes, East Kilbride, and Morpeth.
Eco-Friendly Trucks
CCE's Hybrid Electric Fleet
When Coca-Cola Enterprises was the main bottler in North America, it had a very special fleet of trucks. It owned the largest number of hybrid electric trucks in North America. These trucks used both electricity and fuel, which was better for the environment.
These hybrid electric trucks were used for large deliveries. CCE planned to add many more of these trucks in 2009. This would bring their total number of large hybrid trucks to 327. They also had 142 smaller hybrid delivery vehicles already in use. This made CCE's fleet the biggest of its kind in North America. The trucks were powered by special systems made by Eaton Corporation.
Changes and Mergers
Selling North American Business
In 2010, The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola Enterprises started talking about a big change. Coca-Cola wanted to buy CCE's North American business. Coca-Cola paid over $15 billion for this part of CCE. They believed this would help save money for both customers and the company.
This big deal was finalized on October 3, 2010. After this, Coca-Cola also created a "New CCE" by spinning off its smaller European bottling division.
Forming a New Company
On August 6, 2015, Coca-Cola Enterprises announced another major change. It decided to combine with two other companies: Coca-Cola Iberian Partners and Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetränke AG. The latter was a part of The Coca-Cola Company.
These three companies merged to form a brand new company. This new company was named Coca-Cola European Partners PLC.
