Coca-Cola to double its investment in Vietnam

Kent met with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Ho Chi Minh City, and in an interview after the meeting, said: “Vietnam is a very important growth market to The Coca-Cola Company. We’re optimistic about the future of our business here.”

Since returning to Vietnam in 1994, Coca-Cola has already invested $200m and has three bottling plants – in the north, central and southern parts of the country – near Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City, and 1,500 employees in Vietnam.

According to official data, 51% of Vietnam’s population of about 86 million is under the age of 30.

Source: Yahoo Finance