Rival Coca-Cola bottlers post higher profit, HBC sees faster growth

(Reuters) - Rival bottlers Coca Cola HBC and Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) reported solid rises in annual profit on Thursday, with HBC also forecasting a faster growth in volume across its segments in 2020.HBC, the smaller of the two semi-independent bottlers, which bottles and sells Coca-Cola Co drinks in 28 countries, said demand in emerging markets like Nigeria and Romania helped operating profit rise 11.9% to 715.3 million euros (£600.2 million) for the year ended Dec. 31."According..