Ades (brand) explained

Ades
Manufacturer:The Coca-Cola Company

AdeS[1] is a brand of two different beverage products owned and produced by The Coca-Cola Company. In Indonesia, it is a bottled water while in Latin America, it is a soy-based beverage. In Japan, the bottled water product is also known as I-Lohas. The name for the soy-based beverage product comes from the Spanish acronym, "Alimentos de Soja" which means "food made from soybean".[2] The soy-based beverage product currently has a presence in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Chile and Colombia.[3]

History

The soy-based beverage product was created in Argentina in 1988. The Coca-Cola Company entered into an agreement with Unilever on June 1, 2016, to acquire AdeS in Latin America. The bottled water product is currently made by PT Coca-Cola Bottling Indonesia in Bekasi, West Java, which also produces Coca-Cola, Fanta and Sprite.[4]

Notes

  1. Web site: 2018. Ades. 2 January 2021. en.cocacola.co.id/brands.
  2. Web site: AdeS - Brands & Products . 2023-02-11 . The Coca-Cola Company . en.
  3. Web site: Coke Closes Acquisition of AdeS Beverages - News & Articles . 3 August 2017 . 11 February 2023 . The Coca-Cola Company . en.
  4. Michael. Shari. March 24, 2003 . Indonesia: Consumer Heaven? Global giants are finding a rich market in the world's fourth-biggest nation . Business Week. https://web.archive.org/web/20030320023954/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_12/b3825112_mz033.htm. dead. March 20, 2003.

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