Pepsi bottler sees 52% increase

Quadrant Amroq Beverages (QAB), the company bottling Pepsi in Romania, posted a 52% increase in sales in Q1 as compared to the year-ago period. Company officials would not disclose any details regarding the company’s results in absolute volume. “In terms of brands, Pepsi holds the leading position, with a 68% increase, followed by Prigat, with a 44.51% higher volume than in the first three months of last year,” said the company’s general manager Mihai Matyas. Last year, QAB posted turnover worth some $48 million, up 27% since 2001. ZF