Affairs
Africa/Middle East Briefing

Drink war 1: Coke

Preface

The familiar red and white logo looks pristine against the whitewashed walls. Inside the factory, uniformed staff stack cases of the ubiquitous hourglass bottles. Only the occasional sound of gunfire and the presence of armed guards for the delivery trucks betray a sense that this Coca-Cola bottling factory is different from any other in the world.



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