Fitch: No Rating Implications from Coca-Cola's Announced Bottling Merger Agreement

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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings does not expect any rating implications from The Coca-Cola Company's announcement that it has contributed its German operations, Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetranke AG, into a joint venture agreement with two of its Western European bottlers, Coca-Cola Enterprise Inc. and Coca-Cola Iberian Partners. The new combination, named Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), will serve over 300 million consumers in 13 countries. Coca-Cola's long-term Issuer Default Rating (

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