Coca Cola HBC appoints Zoran Bogdanovic as new CEO following death of Dimitris Lois December 7, 2017 FTSE 100 bottling firm Coca-Cola HBC has appointed Zoran Bogdanovic as chief executive. He replaces Dimitris Lois, who passed away in October. Shares in the company nudged up slightly in early trading, reaching 2,342p. Bogdanovic is currently a region director for the firm, which is one of the largest bottling companies for Coca-Cola in the [...]
Coca Cola HBC shares rally as board confirms succession plan in progress after sudden death of CEO Dimitris Lois November 9, 2017 FTSE 100 bottling firm Coca Cola HBC said this morning that it has started a succession process following the sudden death of its chief executive last month. Dimitris Lois passed away early last month, just weeks after announcing he was temporarily stepping down on medical leave. Read more: Coca-Cola HBC AG leads FTSE 100 top [...]
Coca-Cola HBC shares soar as growth accelerates August 10, 2017 Shares in FTSE 100 firm Coca-Cola HBC (CCH) were up nearly eight per cent today after the company revealed an acceleration in revenue growth during the second quarter. CCH is a leading bottler of drinks giant Coca-Cola, having first been awarded the contract nearly 50 years ago. Read more: Eight Davids, seven Steves, six women: [...]
Kraft Heinz bid for Unilever adds flavour to London’s end-of-week trading February 17, 2017 Food firm Unilever propped up the FTSE 100 after US competitor Kraft Heinz made a huge $143bn (£115bn) merger offer for the London-listed firm to inject some energy to trading at the end of the week. Unilever’s share price popped by 13.43 per cent as it briefly reached an all-time record high on the news, [...]
Shares in the leading Coca-Cola bottling firm are fizzing as profit shoots up February 16, 2017 Leading drinks bottler Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (HBC) today reached the top spot on the FTSE 100 risers' board as it announced its profit beat expectations yet again. The figures The soft drinks bottler's net profit jumped 22.5 per cent to €343.5m (£292.3m) from €280.3m for the year ended 31 December 2016. Net sales revenue lifted three per cent [...]
Coca-Cola HBC AG’s share price fizzes on popping profits August 11, 2016 A leading Coca-Cola bottler has jumped to the top of the blue chips today as its share price fizzed seven per cent on better-than-expected results. The figures Cost efficiencies and better pricing in established markets drove Coca-Cola HBC AG's operating profit up 10.8 per cent to €220.6m (£188.8m) in the six months to 1 July, from €199.1m in the same period [...]
At the close: FTSE 100 bulldozes over Brexit concerns as oil and metal prices climb June 6, 2016 The FTSE 100 managed to kick off the week with a rise today, finishing up one per cent at 6,273.40 points. A jump in commodity prices managed to offset fears of Brexit that dragged down house builders. A flurry of recent polls have put the leave campaign neck-and-neck with remain as the 23 June vote draws nearer. The news [...]
FTSE 100 narrowly avoids fourth consecutive week of decline May 13, 2016 The FTSE 100 reversed early losses on Friday, but was held back by losses at Inmarsat and Coca Cola HBC. That's not bad for a Friday 13th. The FTSE 100 before today had closed lower on eight out of the past 11 of them. The UK's benchmark index closed at 6,138 points, with Inmarsat one of the largest fallers. While the FTSE [...]
Best of the Brokers for 09 November 2015 November 8, 2015 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com S&P Capital has maintained its “sell” rating on Coca-Cola HBC, despite healthy volume growth of 5.4 per cent reported in its third-quarter results. Negative currency impact led to a revenue decline in the third quarter year-on-year. Weakness in Russia has been noted as [...]
FTSE levels out on better news from Beijing – London Report August 14, 2015 BRITAIN’S top index ended flat yesterday as easing concerns over China’s economy helped to offset the impact of falling oil prices and a large number of ex-dividend companies. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index closed down 2.86 points – effectively flat in percentage terms – at 6,568.33, trimming the gains seen earlier in the session and [...]