It was a media tour and also an eye
opener into Ikeja plant of Nigerian Bottling Company. A well innovated plant
with modern facilities empowering new engineers for onward productivity,
ensuring that over its 600,000 distribution partners deliver quality to growing
consumers.
Such innovation that is on going on
the plant could actually convince you that the operation of Nigerian Bottling
Company (NBC) Ltd. since incorporated in November 1951 as the franchise bottler
of products of the Coca-Cola company in Nigeria meant well for millions of
Nigerian consumers of its products.
According to a management source,
with its present 13 bottling plants, 57 distribution depots and a network of
over 600,000 distribution partners, the company no doubt has reduced
unemployment rate by providing direct employment to over 7,800 Nigerians,
creating livelihood for households and many more across its distribution
channels.
Head, Public Affair &
Communications, Uzo Odenigbo, interacting with media men, said, “consumers and
customers are our highest priority. Again, with the Coca-Cola Company in
Nigeria, we take matters relating to our products very seriously and remain
committed to maintaining the highest international quality and food safety
standards.
Today, all NBC’s bottling locations
are fully certified on all quality management systems – Quality (ISO 9001),
Environment (ISO 14001), Health & Safety (OHSAS 18001) and Food Safety
(FSCC 22000), he said.
However, as a key partner, he said,
the Coca-Cola system inspires communities in Nigeria through relevant
socio-economic development and sustainability programmes focusing on youth
development, women empowerment, safe water access, health and environment.
“Again, in February 2013, Coca-Cola
was voted by consumers as the Best in Product Excellence in the non-alcoholic
beverage category at the Nigerian Consumer Awards organised by the Consumer
Protection Council”.
In the same vein, an expatriate
engineer from Sydney, Australian, John…… said the essence of the innovation is
a way of training new engineers for standards and increase in productivity. It
also helps in self-reliance.
“We are here to train Nigerians so
that when we go they can continue with the process, quality and standard which
obtains anywhere in the world where Coca Cola operates. The quality of training
going on in this plant is the same thing we offer in any country and we do that
to ensure that Coca Cola products remain on top of the market competition.”(VANGUARD)
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