date:Dec 18, 2012
Coca-Cola Japan plans to integrate its bottlers Coca-Cola Central Japan, Mikuni Coca-Cola Bottling, Tokyo Coca-Cola Bottling and Tone Coca-Cola Bottling in the Greater Tokyo Region as Coca-Cola East Japan Bottling (CCEJ) in 2013.
CCEJ will represent around 47% of total annual Coca-Cola system unit case volume in the country.
The company will retain the franchise rights to produce, distribute and sell The Coca-Cola Company's brands in the territories now served by the four individual Kanto-area