Malawi

Circular economy for plastic within reach with right rules

A flourishing circular economy for plastic waste which will prevent needless plastic pollution and stimulate entrepreneurship and employment is within reach. This was the message from Diana Sibanda, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) Head of Sustainability, at a Southern African Development Community (SADC) conference on the circular economy in Lusaka, Zambia.

Water and soft drinks donation to aid hospitals

Hospitals in Malawi’s worst-hit cities in the current Cholera outbreak - Blantyre and Lilongwe - have received relief for patients in the form of soft-drinks and water donated by Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA) in Malawi.

Coke bottler commences operations in Malawi

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Africa, commenced operations in Malawi on 29 August 2022. This follows the closing of the transaction with Castel (Southern Bottlers Limited, or SOBO) to acquire Castel’s soft drinks business through CCBA’s local subsidiary Coca-Cola Beverages Limited (CCBL).

Coca-Cola bottler to acquire Malawi soft drinks business

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa anticipates commencing operations in Malawi as soon as all regulatory requirements have been successfully concluded.