History

The first Coke bottle appeared on the Croatian market back in 1968 (17 September), on the production line of the bottling plant at Sachsova street in Zagreb. The bottling plant was practically located on a meadow back then. Over the next years,
Coca-Cola changed its ownership structure – from being owned by the former socialist government, to being owned by private capital today.

The changes after privatization over the past ten years have been particularly intense. New investments in the development of the market resulted in the construction of the bottling plant in Solin, which was completed within ten months in 1996. The consolidation of the company was completed in 2000, and today Coca-Cola HBC Croatia is part of the world's second largest bottler company for non-alcoholic beverages outside the United States, i.e. Coca-Cola Hellenic.

Coca-Cola and its trademark are an irreplaceable part of Croatian day-to-day life thanks to our long-standing communication with our consumers. Croatian people drink an average of 130 bottles of products of  The Coca-Cola Company each a year.

We are proud to say that Coca-Cola HBC Croatia is the leader on the Croatian market in terms of non-alcoholic beverages.

Production history

• 1968: The bottling plant at Sachsova Ulica in Zagreb is built and the production and distribution of Coke begins in Croatia.
• 1991: A new drink appears on the Croatian market - Fanta.
• 1992: Croatian customers receive yet another new drink - Sprite.
• 1994: Coca-Cola Light appears as a new flavor on the market.
• 1996: A production line for non-carbonated juices in cardboard packaging is opened in Solin.
• 1999: A production line for non-carbonated juices in non-returnable glass packaging opens in Solin.
• 2000: Cappy juices take over the leading position on the Croatian fruit juice and nectar market, while Schweppes appears on the Croatian market as well.
• 2001: A new Fanta flavor appears – Fanta Exotic - next to the already existing flavors Fanta Orange and Fanta Lemon.
• 2002: Cappy juices also come in half-liter cardboard packaging. Fanta Lemon appears as a new flavor and changes its name to Fanta Icy Lemon. Cappy Plus is added to the Cappy juice assortment.
• 2003: Four new products appear on the market: Burn, Fanta Fananas, Powerade and the new Nestea.
• 2004: The Gotalovec bottling plant comes up with the new brand Bistra, natural spring water that comes in two versions – as still or sparkling water. The Fanta family has a new flavor – Fanta Shokata. Apart from glass bottles and 1.5 l PET bottles, Schweppes Tonic Water and Schweppes Bitter Lemon come in practical 0.5 l PET packaging as well.
• 2005: In May, Coca-Cola HBC Croatia also includes the juice Cappy Tempo in its assortment and enters a completely new category of non-alcoholic beverages that have a fruit base and are enriched with vitamins. Cappy Tempo comes in the flavors orange as well as apple and pear, while a new Cappy Tempo multivitamin juice appears on the market as well. Nestea ice tea comes in new packaging, i.e. in 1.5 plastic packaging, with the flavors peach, lemon and blackcurrant.
• 2006: Nestea ice tea comes in a new orange flavor.
• 2007: On March 15, Coca-Cola introduces Coke Zero to the Croatian market, which is a new drink with original Coke flavor, no sugar and almost no calories. The Fanta World concept (every couple of months flavors are rotated within the Fanta World concept and each flavor represents a country): Fanta World – Jamaica – Apple Lime and Fanta World – Thailand – Mango.
• 2008: Coca-Cola adds five new products to its assortment: Bistra Emotion (Focus and Beauty), Cappy Bio Time (pineapple/blackcurrant, plum and apple, grape, blueberry, pomegranate), Nestea Vitao (green tea and white tea), illy iced coffee (caffe, cappuccino and latte machiato) and Fanta Brazil (new flavor within the Fanta World concept).

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