Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. (Coca-Cola Hellenic) announced today that one production plant of its subsidiary Nigerian Bottling Company plc in Benin City, Nigeria, has been substantially damaged after a fire broke out yesterday. There were no injuries or casualties resulting from the incident.
Coca-Cola Hellenic is working closely with its insurers to assess the full extent of the damage sustained to the plant. While the incident is being investigated, Nigerian Bottling Company is coordinating contingency plans to continue supplying customers and serving consumers in the Benin region.
Nigerian Bottling Company operates 13 production plants across Nigeria, supplying more than 200,000 customer outlets. Nigerian Bottling Company has been operating in Nigeria since 1951 and is one of the largest employers in Nigeria.
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