Month: August 2022 Posts

Sale of SOBO to Coca-Cola to be completed in a few days

Aug 23, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

Castel Malawi Ltd says there are a few days left before the company hands over its soft-drink business, Southern Bottlers Limited (SOBO), to Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA). In a statement dated August 19, Castel has… ...

Coca-Cola’s Sobo takeover to be completed in June

May 27, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Castel Malawi says Coca-Cola Beverages Limited (CCBL), a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), is expected to complete the takeover of Southern Bottlers Limited — SOBO's soft drinks business in mid-June this year. In a… ...

SOBO “tippex” competition

Feb 27, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

SOBO (Southern Bottlers) allegedly tippexed results of social media competition against a candidate that had over 450 likes in favour of another entry with a handful of likes and comments. The company on December 30… ...

Sobo rips off online photos

Dec 11, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Sobo Malawi has come under fire from Malawians after the company downloaded photos from the internet and photoshopped them for its social media marketing compaign. The company took off the internet photos of people carrying… ...

MBS orders recall of SOBO Squash

Mar 20, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Castel risks losing its permit for SOBO if it fails to withdraw the drink from the market by March 29 as directed by the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS). The regulatory body has ordered Castel… ...