Uberlândia Refrescos wins first place at the 2019 Coca-Cola Brasil Quality Award

In February 13th, 2020, Uberlândia Refrescos was awarded with the first place at the Coca-Cola Brasil Quality Awards.

The win is directly linked to the commitment and dedication of the company’s senior managment, that is supported by a multidisciplinary team focused on the constant improvement of the Integrated Management System. This was Uberlândia Refrescos’ fourth win in the last seven years of the award.

The Coca-Cola Brasil Quality Award is one of the most significant events powered by the Coca-Cola Company. It shows the engagement of the franchise with the management systems and with the Goals and Targets set by the Company. The award is an honorable mention that motivates and acknowledges the bottlers in Quality, Environment and Labor and Food Safety perfomance.

To be a part of the award it is necessary that the franchise be selected by a process that measures many criteria, such as accredited standards (ISOS), application of The Coca-Coca Company requirements (with positive results in the GAO audit), a well established Crises and Incident Resolution Management (IMCR) and applicable legal requirements – avoid penalties and notifications, have a special care for people, aiming for their health and integrity, making sure the company is not responsible for any fatality.

After the approval in this selective process it is necessary that the franchise has the Management System metrics in Labor Safety, Environment (water and energy consumption) and Quality (CMU and FRESGNESS) – showing evolution and a constant improve in the results.