Coca-Cola to invest Sh10 billion in Kenya over next five years

President Uhuru Kenyatta at Coca Cola plant in Nairobi (PHOTO: Courtesy)

NAIROBI, KENYA: Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), the continent’s largest soft drinks bottler, said on Wednesday it would invest $100 million (Sh10b) in Kenya over the next five years to improve infrastructure and launch new products.

The company, which sells and distributes Coca-Cola Co products in Africa, plans to introduce 50 new products in Kenya to add to more than 130 existing ones in the country, local Managing Director Daryl Wilson said in an interview.