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Coca-Cola Consolidated to open sales and distribution centre in South Carolina. Credit: Coca-Cola Consolidated.

Coca-Cola Consolidated (CCC) plans to open a new sales and distribution centre at the Cypress Ridge Industrial Park in Ridgeland, South Carolina.

The new facility will be created with an investment of more than $5m, which will create approximately 20 new job vacancies.

Coca-Cola Consolidated’s local branch manager Steve Curtis said: “Coke Consolidated has a rich history in South Carolina, and this investment reinforces the commitment we have to the state.

“This new facility will help us operate more efficiently to better serve our retail customers and loyal consumers throughout the region while creating jobs.”

“Coca-Cola Consolidated is reported to be the largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the US.”

CCC’s new facility at Cypress Ridge Industrial Park will be engaged in sales and distribution activities of Coca-Cola products throughout Allendale, Bamberg, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper Counties.

CCC currently operates at seven locations across South Carolina and employs more than 1,200 people in the state.

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster said: “Coca-Cola has been an important partner to our state for a long time, employing more than 1,200 South Carolinians.

“Every time a company like Coca-Cola decides to invest in South Carolina, it shows the world that there is no company too big or too small to find success here.”

Coca-Cola Consolidated is reported to be the largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the US, which sells and distributes beverages of The Coca-Cola Company and other partner companies in more than 300 brands and flavours, across 14 states, to more than 65 million consumers.