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• Embotelladora Andina is founded with a license to produce and distribute Coca-Cola products in Chile.
• From individual bottles, sales transition to cases of 24 bottles of 8 oz. (now called a "unit case").

Andina begins trading on the Santiago Stock Exchange.

• The San Joaquín Plant is inaugurated in Santiago.
• 45% of Embotelladora Concepción is acquired.

The company acquires an additional 46% of Embotelladora Concepción.

34% of Embotelladora Talca is acquired

• Termas Minerales de Chanqueahue and the Vital Mineral Water brand are purchased.
• The stake in Embotelladora Talca is increased to 80%.
• The Andina Journalism Award is established to recognize the journalist who has distinguished themselves through the ethical and professional quality of their work.

Activities of the Vital plant of Chanqueahue in Rengo and the Temuco plant of Embotelladora Concepción begin.

• The "plastishield" packaging, the most modern non-returnable container in the world, is introduced in Chile.
• The launch of the diet beverages TAB and Sprite Light takes place.

Andina sells its stockholding in Embotelladora Talca and Embotelladora Concepción to Sociedad de Inversiones Williamson.

The launch of Diet Coca-Cola takes place.

Inversiones Freire acquires control of Andina.

The bottling plant in Viña del Mar is sold.

Envases Multipack is founded, a company dedicated to the packaging business.

• Vital is founded, dedicated to the juice and mineral water business in Chile.
• Andina acquires a minority stake in INTI, a Coca-Cola bottler in Córdoba, Argentina.

• 7,076,700 American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) are issued on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), raising US$127 million.
• The entry into the Brazilian market begins with the acquisition of Rio de Janeiro Refrescos, a bottler in the city of Rio de Janeiro, with a plant in Jacarepaguá.

• Envases Central operations begin.
• The entry into the Argentine market continues with the acquisition of Embotelladora del Atlántico, the company controlling Coca-Cola bottlers in the Rosario and Mendoza territories.

• 49% of Vital is sold to The Coca-Cola Company, along with the brands Kapo, Andina, and Vital.
• Expansion in Argentina continues with the acquisition of an additional 36% of Embotelladora del Atlántico (EDASA), an additional 79% of INTI (now merged with EDASA), 100% of CIPET in Buenos Aires (dedicated to the packaging business), and 15% of Cican, a Coca-Cola products canning company.
• The Coca-Cola Company acquires an 11% stake in the company.

• The division of shares into Series A and B is carried out.
• An additional 5% of EDASA is acquired.
• The issuance of US$350 million in Yankee Bonds with maturities of 10, 30, and 100 years is carried out.

Andina repurchases the 49% of Vital from The Coca-Cola Company, with only the brands remaining under the ownership of The Coca-Cola Company.

The Montecristo production plant is inaugurated in Córdoba, Argentina.

• The company was recognized with third place in Latin America in the Coca-Cola system's total quality index.
• In Brazil, the Coca-Cola bottler for Niteroi, Vitoria, and Governador Valadares is acquired.

• Multipack partners with Crowpla to form Envases CMF in the packaging business.
• Andina issues UF7,000,000 in bonds with maturities of 7 and 25 years.
• A partial repurchase of the foreign bond issuance is carried out.

EDASA centralizes its production operations at the Córdoba plant, closing those in Mendoza and Rosario.

• EDASA absorbs CIPET.
• Andina receives the prestigious "Carlos Vial Espantoso" award, which recognizes the most outstanding Chilean company in the field of labor relations and with the greatest concern for human capital.

• The company receives the 2005 National Quality Award, granted annually by the Presidency of the Republic of Chile, becoming the first company in the mass consumption sector to receive this award.
• Functional and specific products were integrated into its large product family.

• Andina inaugurates the Maipú and Puente Alto Distribution Centers in Santiago.
• The joint venture Mais Indústria de Alimentos is formed between the bottlers in Brazil and The Coca-Cola Company to produce non-carbonated beverages for the entire system in the country.

• Andina incorporates the Benedictino brand into its water portfolio in Chile.
• In Brazil, through the joint venture Mais, the Sucos del Valle brand, a leader in the juice segment in this market, is acquired.

• Andina commemorates 15 years since the issuance of ADRs on the NYSE.
• In Argentina, the National Quality Award of the Republic of Argentina is received, the highest recognition granted to private companies and public organizations.

Andina makes significant expansions in production and distribution capacity across the three franchises.

• Andina commemorates 65 years, and the new plant in Chile begins operations. The juice business is restructured. Vital is renamed Vital Jugos, which becomes a joint venture with the other Coca-Cola bottlers in Chile.
• The construction of the new production plant in Renca is carried out, becoming the most emblematic investment.

• The merger with Embotelladoras Coca-Cola Polar is completed, and in Brazil, 40% of Sorocaba Refrescos is acquired.
• The corporate image is changed to Coca-Cola Andina.

• The acquisition of 100% of the shares of Companhia de Bebidas Ipiranga in Brazil is finalized.
• Additionally, Andina issues UF5,000,000 in bonds with 7 and 21-year maturities in the Chilean market, and another issuance of US$575 million in 10-year bonds in the U.S. market.

The company issues UF3,000,000 in 21-year bonds in the Chilean market.

• On January 28th, the joint venture Coca-Cola del Valle New Ventures S.A. is created, together with Coca-Cola de Chile S.A. and Embonor S.A.
• The company begins the distribution of Monster Energy products.

The Coca-Cola Company, along with its bottlers in Latin America, announces the completion of the acquisition of Unilever's plant-based protein beverage business, Ades.

• Andina Chile begins the distribution of alcoholic beverages owned by the Diageo group.
• The purchase of 100% of Comercializadora Novaverde S.A. is finalized, a company dedicated to the processing and marketing of fruits, ice creams, vegetables, and food in general, primarily under the Guallarauco brand.
• The company issues UF5,700,000 in 21-year bonds in the Chilean market, and a partial repurchase of the bonds issued by the company in 2013 in the U.S. market is carried out.

A new agreement is made to distribute Pisco Capel in Chile.

• A new agreement is made to sell, market, and distribute AB InBev Chile's main brands in certain regions of Chile.
• The Hurtado Berger family ceases to be part of the controlling group

• A new agreement is made to distribute Viña Santa Rita products in Chile and to distribute Estrella Galicia beers in Brazil.
• Publication of the Corporate Diversity Policy in the Board of Directors

• The purpose of Coca-Cola Andina is unveiled. Acquisition of the Therezópolis beer brand in Brazil, together with Femsa.
• Publication of the Corporate Environmental Management Policy.

• Coca-Cola Andina issues a bond in Switzerland.
• The Circular PET plant is inaugurated in Paraguay.

• The Re-Ciclar plant is launched in Chile.
• The returnable bottle plant in Mendoza is reopened.
• Signing of a commitment to a strategy against climate change based on SBTi science.