Coca-Cola likely to buy MultiVita from Maspex

Wadowice-based Maspex Group, a company operating in the food and fast moving consumer goods sector, is currently holding talks with American Coca-Cola concerning the sale of its water bottling plant MultiVita. "I cannot confirm or deny this information. The fact is however that our assets are of interest to many companies," said Maspex deputy president Krzysztof Pawiński. Although Coca-Cola has recently announced interest in acquiring the brand, company representatives currently do not want to comment on the news. According to Maspex's closest competitors, the local subsidiary of Coca-Cola has already made its decision and now awaits a final answer from its Atlanta-based headquarters. MultiVita controls 3% of the mineral water market. Once the sale goes through, Maspex will press on with its zł. 33 million acquisition investment plans thanks to the gained funds. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) A.K.