(GE)Please read the full story in today’s Daily Nation, or in the eNATION edition. BHL got control of the franchise after it acquired Barbados Bottling Company in 1991. The Coke franchise includes Sprite, several diet drinks, Canada Dry and Schweppes drinks. Officials close to BHL had feared the lucrative Coca-Cola franchise would be threatened if AmBev was successful in its take-over battle for control of BHL because of the competing interests. Coca Cola (Internet Image)FOR THE FIRST TIME in a quarter of a century, Banks Holdings Limited (BHL) will be operating on a temporary contract to produce its best-selling soft drink under the Coca-Cola franchise.

Source: Daily Nation June 23, 2016 04:07 UTC