About Arca Continental, S.A.B. de C.V.

Arca Continental, S.A.B. de C.V., together with its subsidiaries, produces, distributes, and sells non-alcoholic beverages under The CocaCola Company brands, as well as salty snacks under the Bokados brand in Mexico, Inalecsa in Ecuador, and Wise and Deep River in the United States. Within its Coca-Cola franchise, the company serves a population of more than 123 million people in the northern and western regions of Mexico, as well as in Ecuador, Peru, northern Argentina, and the Southwestern United States. The company engages in the production, distribution and sale of soft drinks pertaining to the brands owned by or licensed from The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC). Its portfolio of beverages includes cola and flavored soft drinks, purified and flavored water, and other carbonated and non-carbonated beverages in sundry presentations. The company produces, distributes and sells food and snacks through its brands Bokados, Wise, Deep River brands and other brands used by its subsidiaries Nacional de Alimentos y Helados, S. A. de C. V., Bbox Vending, S. de R. L. de C. V., Industrias Alimenticias Ecuatorianas, S. A., Vending del Ecuador, S. A., Wise Foods, Inc. and Old Lyme Gourmet, Co.; as well as dairy products of high added value under the Industrias Lácteas Toni, S.A. (Toni) brand in Ecuador. The company manufactures and sells carbonated and non-carbonated beverages under TCCC’s trademarks, dairy products, foodstuff and snacks wholesale, in the markets in which it operates. The company also has a large variety of products, both carbonated and non-carbonated – dairy products, mineral water and juices, as well as single-serve presentations containing less than 100 calories. The company has a large portfolio of beverages in a variety of presentations and flavors, of which more than 40% are low- or no-calorie. The company is developing REIM, which is an incident investigation platform. Segments, by product to be reported by the company, are: Beverages (including carbonated, non-carbonated, dairy beverages and carboy and individual format purified water): This segment produces, distributes and sells TCCC brand beverages in different territories in Mexico, the U.S., Argentina, Ecuador and Peru, as well as Santa Clara dairy beverages in Mexico and Toni in Ecuador. The company’s portfolio of beverages and dairy products includes cola and flavored soft drinks, individual purified and flavored water, dairy beverages and other carbonated and non-carbonated beverages in sundry presentations. Other segments - These segments comprise the following complementary businesses: Beverages in the individual format that are marketed in vending machines (Mexico and Peru). Snack food (Mexico, Ecuador, Peru and the U.S.). New Product Launches In Mexico, the company launched two new beverages under the Coca-Cola brand, which were both well received by the market: Coca-Cola Cafe and Coca-Cola Energy. The company also launched ISOLITE, a beverage that has been specially developed to rehydrate with electrolytes, coconut water, and natural extracts for situations of moderate dehydration. Coca-Cola Orange Vanilla, in its Regular and Zero presentations, became the major product launches in 2019 in the United States. Also in the United States, two new flavors of Diet Coke were launched: Strawberry-Guava, and Bluberry-Açaí. In Peru, the launch of Agua Benedictino underscored the company’s position in the bottled water category. In Argentina, the company launched Del Valle&Nada Lemon and Orange flavors in singleserve presentations, and in the non-carbonated category it relaunched the brand Hi-C Fresh. The snacks business product launches include Nachos Chile Limón and Saritas Picantes in the potato chip category, Tigretón Cookies & Cream, and Mis Gansitos dulce de leche, in the baked goods category in Ecuador. The new Bokaditas Chorizo Chipotle, Enredos Black, Topitos T, Prispas Chamoy and D-Tochos Chile Limón were launched in Mexico. Regulations As a beverage producer in the Coca-Cola family, and as a snack producer, the company ensures that its beverages and foods are of optimal quality and have been subject to the highest standards of hygiene through its Integral Quality and Improvement System (Sistema de Calidad Integral y Mejora), which it uses for quality control testing at each phase of its production process. The Coca-Cola Company and the corresponding authorities supervise and authorize the formulations and processes that the company follows when making beverages as part of the Coca-Cola family. On the snacks and sweets side, the company performs a detailed analysis on the formulations so that it fully complies with the regulations of the countries where it distributes them, such as the Food and Drug Administration in the United States. To make sure that the analyses of its production lines are regulated, everything is managed by the Food Security and Safety program, which is part of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point system. This program covers raw materials, processes, personnel, packaging materials, and product handling and distribution.

Country
Industry:
Bottled and Canned Soft Drinks and Carbonated Waters
Founded:
Data Unavailable
IPO Date:
01/15/2002
ISIN Number:
I_MX01AC100006
Address:
Ave. San Jerónimo 813 Poniente, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, 64640, Mexico
Phone Number
52 81 8151 1400

Key Executives

CEO:
Gutierrez Hernandez, Arturo
CFO
Marcos Charur, Emilio
COO:
Data Unavailable