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Coca-Cola HBC Hungary to build the biggest food industry warehouse of the country

As a result of the continuous capacity expansion of the past few years, Coca‑Cola HBC Hungary became the biggest exporter of the Hellenic Group present in 28 countries. The growing export demand made the extension of the existing facility necessary; the investment is worth HUF 2 billion, making the Dunaharaszti warehouse the biggest of its kind in the country. Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade welcomes the investment.

Coca‑Cola HBC Hungary became the biggest exporter of Coca‑Cola HBC Group in the past few years. Hellenic Group is present in 28 countries, and serves 600 million consumers.The Hungarian bottler offers more than 70 different products, exporting them to 25 countries. The continuously increasing demand made the extension of the existing storage capacity necessary, thus the company started to build a 6500-square metre warehouse worth HUF 2 billion in Dunaharaszti.

The new, 12-meter-high building will provide enough space to store 8.4 million litres of drinks on 12 thousand pallets. Following the extension, the Dunaharaszti facility will be the biggest food industry warehouse in Hungary. In total 450 people work on the construction and the building will be completed by June.

The company is proud that two-third of the raw material used for production is of Hungarian origin; the bottle caps, the apple extract and the sugar made of GMO-free Hungarian corn are all provided by local suppliers. From the latter alone, the company buys HUF 4 billion worth annually. Coca‑Cola HBC Hungary was the first to sign a strategic agreement with the government in 2012. Since then, the company has increased its revenue from HUF 87,5 billion to HUF 100 billion and its tax contribution has grown from HUF 17,7 to HUF 24,5 billion.

Today, Péter Szíjjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Minas Agelidis, General Manager of Coca‑Cola HBC Hungary reviewed and discussed issues of competitiveness of both the country and the company in a formal meeting.

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We are committed to Hungary. As the first strategic partner of the government, we are constantly looking for new investment possibilities, with the aim to enhance the regional competitiveness of domestic food production. We have invested HUF 15 billion in Hungary over the past 5 years.

Minas Agelidis General Manager of Coca Cola HBC Hungary
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The Dunaharaszti production hub of Coca‑Cola HBC Hungary, with its significant tax contribution and dynamic export growth substantially contributes to the improving performance of the national economy. Besides, the company provides jobs for thousands of people and supports local suppliers and agriculture.

Péter Szijjártó Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Facts about the biggest food industry warehouse of Hungary:

·         Size of the warehouse: 37 000 m2 – bigger than 5 football pitch

·         Storage capacity: 48.000 pallets for 33,6 million litres of products

·         The warehouse serves 32 000 customers – only the Hungarian Post manages more addresses directly than us

·         2,5 million pallets moved annually – the most in the country by far. If the pallets were placed next to each other, they would reach London twice!

·         Our fork-lift trucks run 150 000 km annually, which is 11 times the distance between Budapest and Beijing!

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