KOSCAB Barbados (BBC) was the winner of the 2022 LATAM Excellence Cup, an award bestowed each year by The Coca-Cola Company to a bottling operation in recognition of outstanding achievement and significant social impact in their local market. This is the second consecutive year that KOSCAB Barbados (BBC) has won this award in the Tier 2 bottler category in honor of exceptional business performance and exemplary commercial execution, market innovation, environmental impact, diversity and inclusion initiatives.
This year’s ceremony was held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, where various awards and special mentions from The Coca-Cola Company’s senior leadership team were presented to bottlers who excelled in 2022.
Andre Thomas, General Manager of KOSCAB Barbados (BBC), stated, “To repeat as the winners of The Coca-Cola Excellence Cup in 2022 is an achievement that cannot be understated, and it was a great honor to receive this cup on behalf of KOSCAB Barbados (BBC). Winning again is a testament to the hard work, dedication, and commitment of all team members at KOSCAB Barbados (BBC). The Excellence Cup award is a major achievement for the company. Our team members earned this award by competing against (26) markets in the Caribbean and Latin America, including Venezuela, Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, and Trinidad and Tobago. The team delivered against all elements of the Excellence Cup program, including Execution, Quality, ESG, and Diversity and Inclusion. I am extremely proud of this great achievement and look forward to a three-peat in 2023.”
Muhammad Abdullah, Vice-President of Franchise Operations for the Caribbean at The Coca-Cola Company, said, “The LATAM Excellence Cup engages our system in Latin America in a competition to recognize outstanding operations for both business performance and social impact.” He added, “This back-to-back award for KOSCAB Barbados represents the extra mile, passion, and standards of world-class execution that characterizes the Barbados team. They continuously show the world that they can go beyond limits and, with a growth mindset, push boundaries to successfully face new challenges, achieve goals, and break barriers.”
In addition to winning The Excellence Cup, KOSCAB Barbados (BBC) also won special awards for Performance and Execution.
About the Barbados Bottling Company
Barbados Bottling Company Ltd (BBC), a subsidiary of the KOSCAB Holdings Group, is a valued corporate citizen serving Barbadians for 78 years. With operations starting at the Roebuck Street location in 1944, BBC was acquired from Banks Holdings Ltd (AB InBev Group) by Coca-Cola South Caribbean Bottlers (KOSCAB) in 2018. KOSCAB currently operates in six markets, Barbados, Grenada, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Vincent, Antigua and Dominica. BBC is committed to becoming the number one beverage company in the region and continues to strive for excellence with a strong team of professionals.
About the Latin American Operating Unit
The Latin American Operating Unit comprises 39 countries, 500 million consumers, 4.8 million clients, and more than 50 bottlers make the Coca-Cola LATAM system. We all work together to touch the hearts of Latin Americans and offer them the beverages they love so much.
About the Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company with products sold in more than 200 countries and territories. Our company’s purpose is to refresh the world and make a difference. We sell multiple billion-dollar brands across several beverage categories worldwide. Our portfolio of sparkling soft drink brands includes Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta. Our hydration, sports, coffee and tea brands include Dasani, SmartWater, vitaminwater, Topo Chico, BODYARMOR, Powerade, Costa, Georgia, Gold Peak, Honest and Ayataka. Our nutrition, juice, dairy and plant-based beverage brands include Minute Maid, Simply, innocent, Del Valle, fairlife and AdeS. We’re constantly transforming our portfolio, from reducing sugar in our drinks to bringing innovative new products to market. We seek to positively impact people’s lives, communities and the planet through water replenishment, packaging recycling, sustainable sourcing practices and carbon emissions reductions across our value chain. Together with our bottling partners, we employ more than 700,000 people, helping bring economic opportunities to local communities worldwide. Learn more at www.coca-colacompany.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
The KOSCAB cluster of Barbados, St. Kitts, and St. Vincent proudly claimed first place in the 2024 LATAM Excellence Cup, marking the third time the cluster has secured this prestigious title. Close behind, the KOSCAB cluster of Antigua, Dominica, and Grenada achieved an impressive sixth-place finish after a strong year of performance. This continues an outstanding record for KOSCAB Barbados (BBC), which previously won first place in 2022 and earned second place in 2023.
