INNOBEV GLOBAL SOFT DRINKS CONGRESS: IN PICTURES
Sumol+Compal: Surviving and thriving in Portugal
Duarte Pinto, CEO of Sumol+Compal, Portugal's largest soft drinks manufacturer and a PepsiCo bottler, told delegates.
"The economic crisis changed Portugal a lot. Consumers cut spending levels significantly, companies had no choice to follow suit. It was not easy, believe me," Pinto said.
"But despite all the problems all the problems, we didn't die. In fact we survived the toughest period in the history of the Portuguese economy," he added.
