Panamco
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Main article: Coca-Cola FEMSA
Panamerican Beverage Panamco merged with Coca-Cola FEMSA effective May 6, 2003.
Prior to the merger, Panamco was 25% owned by The Coca-Cola Company
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Main article: Criticism of Coca-Cola#Colombia
Panamco has been criticized for its relationship with unions. In Colombia, it has been alleged that the bottling company hired paramilitary mercenaries to assassinate union leaders. These charges have resulted in several court cases and boycott actions against The Coca-Cola Company
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Panamerican Beverage Panamco merged with Coca-Cola FEMSA effective May 6, 2003.
Prior to the merger, Panamco was 25% owned by The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational beverage corporation and manufacturer, retailer and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola, invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in Columbus, Georgia...
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Main article: Criticism of Coca-Cola#Colombia
Panamco has been criticized for its relationship with unions. In Colombia, it has been alleged that the bottling company hired paramilitary mercenaries to assassinate union leaders. These charges have resulted in several court cases and boycott actions against The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational beverage corporation and manufacturer, retailer and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola, invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in Columbus, Georgia...
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Sources
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2909141.stm
- http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000104746905005411/a2151637z10-k.htm