How to date a Coca cap
To see when a Belgian Coca-Cola cap dates from?
Two means are at our disposal: the name of the bottler with its address (city) and the
model of the cap .
1. The bottler's name
| Bruxelles | ||
| 1946 | The Coca-Cola Export Corporation, succursale belge | Coca-Cola |
| The Coca-Cola Export Corporation (filiale?) | Coca-Cola | |
| 1979 | Socodrink | Artois, Piedboeuf et Coca-Cola |
| 16/11/1993 | Sold to The Coca-Cola Company | |
| Socodrink | The Coca-Cola Company | |
| 1995 | The production plant is shut down | |
| 03/1996 | Coca-Cola Beverages Company | The Coca-Cola Company |
| 07/1996 | Sold to Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | Coca-Cola Enterprises |
| 07/1998 | Coca-Cola Enterprises Belgium SPRL | Coca-Cola Enterprises |
| Alost | ||
| 1958 | Vandenameele | Vandenameele |
| 1989 | The franchisee contract is not renewed. Business taken over by Codial | Coca-Cola ? |
| 12/1991 | The activity is stopped | |
| Antwerp | ||
| 1957 | Van Milders | Van Milders |
| Antwerpse Bottel Maatschappij | Van Milders | |
| Antwerpco | Van Milders | |
| 05/08/1994 | Sold to Socodrink | The Coca-Cola Company |
| 29/12/1995 | Antwerpco is absorbed by Socodrink, new caps from Socodrink, Antwerpen | The Coca-Cola Company |
| Barchon | ||
| 1960 | Compagnie Liégeoise de Boissons | ? |
| Colibo | ? | |
| Cobosud | ? | |
| 05/08/1994 | Coca-Cola Bottling (South and West Belgium) | Interbrew |
| 16/11/1993 | Acquired by Coca-Cola | The Coca-Cola Company |
| Bruges | ||
| 1949 | Sobrumo | |
| 1989/90 | The franchisee contract is not renewed and the activity is stopped | |
| Chaudfontaine | ||
| Chaudfontaine-Monopole Pour COLIBO (Compagnie Liégeoise de Boisson,Barchon) et CODEBO |
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| Chaudfontaine-Monopole Pour COBOSUD |
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| Gand | ||
| 1957 | Van Milders | Van Milders |
| Belbottling | Interbrew? | |
| 16/11/1993 | Racheté par Coca-Cola | Coca-Cola |
| Beverage Products Ltd (Belgian branch) | Coca-Cola | |
| Coca-Cola Beverages | The Coca-Cola Companya | |
| Socodrink | The Coca-Cola Company | |
| Hasselt | ||
| 1977 | Limobo | |
| 1989/90 | The franchisee contract is not renewed | |
| 1991 | Coca-Cola Beverages (1991) | The Coca-Cola Company |
| 1994 | Coca-Cola Beverages Belgium | The Coca-Cola Company |
| 1997 | L'activité est arrêtée | |
| Lier | ||
| 1977 | Lierco | Van Milders |
| The franchisee contract is not renewed and the activity is stopped | ||
| Louvain | ||
| 1952 | Solomo | |
| Malines | ||
| 1960 | Melibo | Van Milders? |
| 1977 | The activity is transferred to Lier | |
| Mons (Ghlin) | ||
| 1948 | Brasserie de Ghlin | |
| 1970 | Brewery bankruptcy | |
| 1977 | BRASSICO | Belbrew |
| CODEBO | Interbrew? | |
| 1985 | Stops its bottling activity for Coca-Cola | Interbrew |
| Saint-Nicolas | ||
| 1960 | Waasse Bottelmaatschappij | |
| Saint-Trond | ||
| 1948 | Saint-Trond Soutirage Moderne | |
| 1977 | The activity is transferred to Hasselt | |
| Roeselare | ||
| 1952 | Rodima | |
| 1990 | Interbrew stops activity in Roeselare | |
| Spontin | ||
| Eaux de Spontin | ||
| 11/1988 | The franchisee contract is not renewed and the activity is stopped | |
| Turnhout | ||
| 1952 | Van Milders | Van Milders |