1.   Another troubled anchor bottler is Coca-Cola Amatil, in Sydney, Australia.

2.   Coca-Cola designated it an anchor bottler, meaning it has the first chance to buy regional Coke franchises that come up for sale.

3.   Coke is spending freely to build its network of bottlers and sales people, both on its own and through its anchor bottler, Coca-Cola Sabco.

4.   The added consolidation gives Coca-Cola more control of the sale of its drinks, because it owns equity interests in the anchor bottlers.

5.   The added consolidation gives Coca-Cola more control of the sale of its soft drinks, because it owns equity interests in its anchor bottlers.

6.   The company may be designated a so-called anchor bottler by Coca-Cola, giving it priority in making new acquisitions in the region.

7.   There is no more than one anchor bottler in any country, and most cover several nations.