From the creation of Coca-Cola in 1886 to the success story of the Coca-Cola system in Austria and being recognized as an industry leader by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices: We have an inspiring past behind and an exciting future ahead of us.
Coca-Cola HBC Austria is one of the biggest companies in the non-alcoholic beverage industry in the country and is a franchised bottler of The Coca-Cola Company. Together we aim to refresh Austria since 1929.
Coca-Cola is available in Austria since 1929 and is now more than ever ready to refresh local consumers. As part of Coca-Cola HBC, we clearly commit to our strong international background, but also to our local roots.
We take responsibility for our environment. Solidarity and equal opportunities within society as well as the responsible use of resources are not just lip service to us, but a lived corporate philosophy.
1886: Doctor and pharmacist John Stith Pemberton creates Coca-Cola in Atlanta (USA). He develops a delicious blend: Coca-Cola is born.
1888: Pemberton sells his unique recipe and all rights to his secret formula for only 2,300 dollars to the businessman Asa Griggs Candler from Atlanta.
1892: Four years later, Candler founds The Coca-Cola Company and sets a milestone for one of the most successful stories in the (beverage) world.
1895: Coca-Cola is sold and consumed in every state in the US.
1899: The Coca-Cola Company franchises its beverages to independent companies for the first time. With this step, the licensing system is established.
1929 – 1948: Birth and first years in Austria
1929: Heinrich Ganahl from Bludenz signs the first bottling and distribution agreement with The Coca-Cola Company and produces the first 24,000 bottles.
End of the 1930´s: Coca-Cola GmbH is founded in Vienna
1948: Römerquelle water is bottled for the first time ever
1951 – 1969: the beginnings of Coca‑Cola HBC
1951: Coca‑Cola HBC originates in Nigeria, where A.G. Leventis founded the Nigerian Bottling Company.
1953: After the Second World War, the Paul Koenig OHG in Lambach restarts production. During the first year, 64,344 bottles are sold.
1955: The Gesellschaft für alkoholfreie Getränke (Society for non-alcoholic beverages) starts operations at Wienerberg in the district of Favoriten in Vienna on February 1st. Its first bottling plant is established in 1956.
1965: Since 1953, another eleven Coca‑Cola franchises were established. With the foundation of Römerquelle GmbH their mineral water is marketed across Austria for the first time.
1969: Hellenic Bottling Company SA is founded in Greece.
1981 – 1998: Reorganisation of the Coca-Cola system
1981: The Nigerian Bottling Company takes over the Hellenic Bottling Company.
1982: The Australian company Amatil Ltd. takes over the Wienerberg Getränke GesmbH and the Grazer Getina.
1991: Hellenic Bottling Company SA shares are listed on the Athens Stock Exchange.
1996: Coca-Cola Amatil becomes the only Coca-Cola concessionaire in Austria.
1998: Coca-Cola Beverages takes over all European business from Coca-Cola Amatil.
2000: Coca-Cola HBC is founded
2000: The Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. merges with Coca-Cola Beverages, which is noted on the London Stock Exchange and operating in twelve countries.
2003: Römerquelle becomes a brand of Coca-Cola Hellenic Austria.
2007: The PET to PET Recycling Plant in Müllendorf is founded.
2008 – 2019: Our route to sustainability
2008: Coca-Cola HBC is included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for the first time.
2012: Coca-Cola HBC is ranked among the three most sustainable food and beverage companies according to the FTSE Group, based on environmental, social and governance criteria.
2013: Premium listing at the London Stock Exchange (FTSE100)
On May 2nd, 2013, Coca-Cola HBC Austria inaugurates a state-of-the-art bottling and logistics centre in Edelstal, where all soft drinks are bottled and distributed all over Austria with immediate effect.
2019: For the sixth time in seven years, Coca-Cola HBC is leader in the beverage sector in the renowned Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI).