John Murphy, Coca-Cola’s global president, and the chief financial officer stated during the company’s presentation at the recent Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) 2023 conference that India has had its “strongest year ever,” indicating a period of rapid growth. He praised the India team as having a “fantastic 2022” and continued, “Early in the year, our team was able to double down on both a handful of important categories and a couple of geographies that were fueling outsized growth.”
The Atlanta-based producer of Coke and Sprite soft drinks as well as Minute Maid juice had reported that for the three months that ended in December 2022, “strong growth” in India, its fifth-largest worldwide market, had helped its unit case volumes in developing and emerging economies.
James Quincey, the global chairman, and CEO of Coca-Cola said at the same conference that India had a cracking year last year, and the company hopes to drive the company in India with horizontal expansion and adding stores. Both the number of lines ordered for next year and the number of lines travelling to India this year are extraordinarily high, according to Quincey.
According to the firm, unit case volumes for sparkling flavours decreased by 2% in the December quarter but increased by 5% overall. According to the firm, value share growth in the market for ready-to-drink beverages was driven primarily by gains in India, Australia, Japan, and South Korea.