This means, Coca-Cola group will no longer bottle and market any of its beverages in the country.
Residents in the vicinity alleged over-exploitation of groundwater.
Krishnakumar would be taking over from Bill Schultz who has been shifted to the Philippines to head the company's operations there, Coca Cola India said. Krishnakumar would report to Steve Buffington, regional director (Bottling Investments Group) of The Coca-Cola Company.
Coca-Cola will sell off its bottling business in India in the next few years.
It is also testing a concept sourced in Australia, storing local fruit in an ice dispenser, freezing it and offering it to consumers as a sorbet without any artificial sweeteners or flavours.
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