During 2021, Arca Continental, a bottler of Coca-Cola products, reported net sales in Mexico of 78 thousand 642 million pesos, which meant a positive variation of 12.1 percent.

According to its financial information sent to the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV), this figure was driven by a better dynamism in the non-carbonated division (which includes teas, energy drinks and juices, among others), which had an increase of 14 percent by volume; meanwhile, the purchase of water grew 14.9 percent.

Throughout the year, the sale of soft drinks had an increase of 2.6 percent and that of jugs a negative variation of 1.4 percent in relation to the previous year.

Arca indicated that the average price per unit case without jug was 70.98 pesos in the last quarter of 2021, which represented an increase of 6.5 percent. The Coca-Cola brand had a growth of 2.8 percent throughout the year, a result mainly driven by the relaunch of Coca-Cola Sin Azucar.

The company highlighted that the personal packaging mix grew 2.2 percent as a result of the continued recovery in relevant channels, such as entertainment and supermarkets. “The traditional channel continued to show resilience during the quarter with growth of 1.9 percent compared to the last quarter of 2020 and 10.9 percent compared to the same period of 2019, mainly explained by the good performance of the cola, purified water and isotonic categories. “, He said.

In the period, the operating flow of the bottler reached 19 thousand 252 million pesos, an increase of 14.3 percent compared to 2020.

As a whole company, the firm reported net sales of 183 thousand 366 million pesos, a growth of 8.3 percent; and an Ebitda of 35 thousand 406 million pesos, an increase of 10.1 percent. “For 2022, our solid execution at the point of sale and the permanent focus on operational efficiency, always seeking to satisfy the needs of our clients and consumers, support our objective of maintaining the positive trend in sales, the growth of the operating flow and the creation of sustainable value for our investors”, concluded Arturo Gutierrez, CEO of the company.