19-591: 1992 Third Conference 1993 Commissioner's 1995 All-Filipino 1995 Commissioner's The Pop Cola Panthers were a professional basketball team that played in the Philippine Basketball Association from 1990 - 2001 . The franchise was owned by RFM Corporation . In 2001, when RFM Corporation sold its entire stake in Cosmos Bottling Corporation to Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI),
38-657: A Philippine-only operation (CCBPI) for a 25% stake in CCA, which had operations in 17 countries—both in the Asia-Pacific region and in Eastern Europe. Shortly after, CCA demerged the Eastern European operations into a UK-based firm called Coca-Cola Beverages plc (resulting in a reduction of San Miguel's stake in CCA to 22%). Seeking to maintain its focus on the Asia-Pacific region, San Miguel sold its stake in
57-517: A banner year for the team. Under the name Sunkist Orange Juicers , the team almost achieved a rare back-to-back winning the All-Filipino and Commissioner's Cup titles before finishing third overall in the season-ending Governor's Cup. The team was bannered by season MVP Vergel Meneses , Bonel Balingit , Boybits Victoria, Kenneth Duremdes and Rudy Distrito (who was banned in 1995 for his infamous hard foul on Alaska rookie Jeffrey Cariaso during
76-479: A decent run in their final PBA season in 2001 under head coach Chot Reyes , copping third place honors in the All-Filipino Conference. The franchise ended when RFM Corporation sold its PBA franchise to Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI), in connection to its sale of Cosmos Bottling Corporation to CCBPI in 2001. 1992 PBA season The 1992 PBA season was the 18th season of
95-407: The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The muses for the participating teams are as follows: 1991 1991 Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. ( CCBPI , formerly Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines, Inc. and Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. ) is a Philippine -based company engaged in the bottling and distribution of Coca-Cola products in
114-538: The 51% stake in the company held by Coca-Cola FEMSA , S.A. de C.V. In December 2018, BIG completed its acquisition of Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines' bottling operations. The company was then renamed Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. as a reflection of its ambition to build a total beverages company. On February 23, 2024, Philippine-based Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV) announced that it has jointly acquired Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc. together with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) for $ 1.8 billion on
133-484: The All-Filipino finals series). Sunkist/Pop Cola suffered hard times in the 1996 and 1997 seasons before their fortunes changed in 1998 when the team won a few third-place finishes under head coach Norman Black , who even played one game during the Commissioner's Cup to lead the 800s to a third-place finish in the said tournament. Pop Cola suffered two more losing seasons in 1999 and 2000 seasons but had
152-741: The PBA Third Conference under head coach Yeng Guiao . The franchise also fielded one of the dominant imports in PBA history in Tony Harris , who scored a PBA record 105 points for Swift when they defeated Ginebra 151–147 in a game held in Iloilo City on October 10, 1992. In 1993, Swift traded Jack Tanuan, Ricric Marata and Andy De Guzman for Sta. Lucia in exchange for their former players in their PABL days, Vergel Meneses and Zaldy Realubit, and this gave Swift its second championship in
171-494: The PBA franchise was included in the transaction. Upon ownership by CCBPI, the PBA franchise renamed the Coca-Cola Tigers beginning the 2002 PBA season and was considered as an expansion team. The franchise also played under the names Pop Cola/Diet Sarsi Sizzlers, Swift Mighty Meaty Hotdogs, Swift Mighty Meaties, Sunkist Orange Juicers/Bottlers and Pop Cola 800s. Pop Cola was one of two expansion franchises to enter
190-718: The acquisition of an 83% stake in rival Cosmos Bottling Corporation in a P15 billion ($ 282 million) deal, completed through CCBPI. Cosmos specialized in low-priced soft drinks and held the number two position in the Philippine market. The combination of Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines and Cosmos Bottling Corporation gave the San Miguel group control of more than 90% of the Philippine soft-drink market. In February 2007, The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) purchased San Miguel's 65% shareholding in CCBPI and subsidiaries for $ 590 million acquiring
209-825: The country. CCBPI is part of the Bottling Investment Group (BIG), The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC)-owned bottling operation intent on building a foundation for long-term success. BIG's operations are primarily focused on markets in Southeast Asia, India, and Southwest Asia, covering 14 countries with 39 plants and 16,500 employees, serving 1.8 billion consumers. CCBPI's current product portfolio includes 19 brands, such as Coke , Royal , Sprite , Wilkins, Viva, Thunder, Schweppes , and Minute Maid . It operates nationwide, with 19 manufacturing plants and approximately 50 sales offices and distribution centers—employing more than 9,700 regular employees. The company
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#1732797335528228-606: The full ownership. In September 2010, TCCC announced its plan to invest US$ 1 billion in its business in the Philippines over the next five years. Part of this investment is the completion of its newest and technologically advanced Mega Plant in Misamis Oriental in January 2012. On December 14, 2012, TCCC signed a definitive agreement to sell its 51% stake in CCBPI to Mexico -based Coca-Cola FEMSA , S.A. de C.V.,
247-531: The league in the 1990 season, joining softdrink rival Pepsi-Cola , increasing the number of member teams in the pro league to eight. In their 12-year stint in the PBA, they were known as the Pop Cola Sizzlers, Sarsi, Swift Mighty Meaty, Sunkist Orange Juicers, Sunkist Orange Bottlers and Pop Cola 800s. The team has used the Pop Cola name from 1997 until their final season in the PBA in 2001, although
266-469: The new UK entity in mid-1998. In July 2001, San Miguel joined forces with The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) to reacquire CCBPI, with San Miguel taking a 65% stake and TCCC the remaining 35%. As part of the deal, San Miguel sold its CCA shares back to CCA. Later in 2001, San Miguel sold its bottled water (Viva! and Wilkins) and juice businesses (Eight O'Clock), amalgamated under Philippine Beverage Partners, Inc., to CCBPI. In February 2002, San Miguel completed
285-510: The newly called Commissioners Cup, gaining revenge over their business rival, Purefoods Oodles, 4 games to 2, the Hotdogs were powered by best import Ronnie Thompkins. the team was title-less the following season in which head coach Yeng Guiao decided to moved over to Pepsi Mega, and Derek Pumaren taking over the coaching chores, Swift made it to the finals in the season-ending Governor's Cup, losing to Alaska in six games. The 1995 season became
304-582: The original San Miguel Brewery, Inc.) became the first international bottler of Coca-Cola . In 1981, San Miguel spun off its soft drink businesses to a new company named Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI). The company was established as a joint-venture between San Miguel Corporation (70%) and The Coca-Cola Company (30%). In April 1997, CCBPI was merged into the Australia-based Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (CCA). In effect, San Miguel exchanged its 70% interest in
323-468: The team was known as Sunkist in the 2000 Commissioners Cup and was known as the Swift Panthers for the first few games of the 2001 Governors Cup. Their first finals appearance came in 1991 All-Filipino, as Diet Sarsi, lost to corporate rival Purefoods TJ Hotdogs, 3 games to 2 in a Best of Five finals series. The team's first PBA title came in 1992 , when Swift defeated 7-Up four games-to-none to win
342-538: The world's second largest bottler of Coca-Cola , with operations across Central and South America. The all-cash transaction became effective January 25, 2013. The deal price represented a $ 1,350 million valuation of CCBPI. Coca-Cola FEMSA will have an option to acquire the remaining 49% of CCBPI at any time during the next 7 years and will have a put option to sell its ownership back to TCCC any time during year six. On August 17, 2018, The Coca-Cola Company announced that its Bottling Investments Group (BIG) agreed to acquire
361-586: Was founded in 1981 as Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. and renamed Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines, Inc. on January 25, 2013, after becoming jointly owned by Mexico-based Coca-Cola FEMSA , S.A. de C.V. and The Coca-Cola Company . The company was renamed Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. in December 2018, after being acquired by the Bottling Investments Group (BIG) of The Coca-Cola Company. In 1927, San Miguel Corporation (then known as
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