The Local Germany

Lidl takes Coca-Cola off shelves in price war

Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:01:00 +0100

Discount supermarket Lidl began taking all Coca-Cola products off its shelves in Germany on Monday, as a bitter price war between competing discount chains intensified.

Berliners get Coke to return their sunshine

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:44:00 +0100

Residents in a Berlin apartment block have managed to get Coca Cola to remove an enormous advert which had been hung over the building blocking out their light. A short, sharp campaign on social media did the trick.

Coke staff strike over bottled up frustration

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:38:00 +0100

Coca Cola employees across Germany walked off the job on Monday to kick off a series of warning strikes which will hit more than 50 company premises across the country over the next days in a conflict over wages and working times.

Aldi to start selling more brand names

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 11:41:00 +0200

Next week the well-known discount chain Aldi will start selling more brand name products by introducing Coca-Cola drinks to its shelves – to be followed by skin care products from Nivea.

Coca-Cola looking to buy Germany's Bionade

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:05:00 +0200

US soft drink giant Coca-Cola is eyeing a takeover of the pioneering German healthy soft drink label Bionade, according to a report in Handelsblatt on Friday.