“Volume in Romania declined by low-single digits. Sparkling fell low-single digits, while Stills and Coffee declined mid-single digits. We saw high-teens growth in Energy, supported by a rebound in Q2 on soft comparatives due to the introduction of regulatory measures in March 2024,” the report reads.
Overall, organic volume grew by 2.6%, driven by Sparkling +2.3% and Energy +30.0%, with notable strength in Emerging markets; Q2 volumes improved to +3.2%, with all segments contributing.
Coca-Cola HBC Romanian ended 2024 with a turnover of RON4 billion, in line with finance ministry data.
In Romania, the Coca-Cola system consists of Coca-Cola Romania (a division of The Coca-Cola Company, the owner of trademarks) and its partner Coca-Cola HBC Romania, the bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola products under The Coca-Cola Company license in Romania.
At present, Coca-Cola HBC has three plants in Romania, in Ploiesti, Timisoara and Vatra Dornei.