Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 15 May, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the Chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola, James Quincey. The Chairman of the Anadolu Group, Tuncay Özilhan, also attended the meeting.

Coca-Cola is one of the world’s largest soft drink companies, with operations spanning markets in more than 200 countries, including over 200 brands and 950 manufacturing facilities.

The company’s exclusive partner in Uzbekistan is Coca-Cola İçecek, part of the structure of the Turkish Anadolu Group. Currently, 3 company factories are operating in Uzbekistan’s Tashkent, Urgench and Namangan region.

At the meeting, the positive dynamics of cooperation in the food industry, including the implementation of green solutions, energy, and water-saving technologies, were noted. Today, a new enterprise was launched in Samarkand region. In 2025, the fifth plant will be commissioned in Namangan region.

The importance of developing innovation and research activities and training engineers and industry specialists was emphasized. Agreements were reached on further expanding the investment program, increasing the range of products, and producing materials and components.

The President of Uzbekistan instructed the adoption of a separate roadmap for the accelerated implementation of promising projects.