Coca Cola Amatil's NZ business boosts earnings in 2016 on higher volumes

Coca Cola Amatil's NZ business boosts earnings in 2016 on higher volumes
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Feb. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Coca-Cola Amatil's New Zealand business generated bigger annual earnings in 2016 as the local bottler of Coke-branded drinks ramped up sales volumes with skinnier margins as part of a strategy launched three years ago.  Sydney-based Coca-Cola Amatil said New Zealand and Fiji, which are bundled into a single division, reported strong growth in 2016 contributing 15 percent of the group's earnings for the year. Earnings before interest and tax rose 6.9 percent to A$105.6 million in calendar 2016 on a 7...