The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) GB has been announced a the Official Soft Drinks Partner to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games and an Official Partner of Team Scotland.
The partnership between Commonwealth Games, Team Scotland, Coca-Cola and CCEP was announced at CCEP’s East Kilbride manufacturing site, where Phil Batty OBE, CEO at Glasgow 2026, Team Scotland’s chief executive, Jon Doig OBE, and Scottish gymnast Eilidh Gorrell, who represented Team Scotland at Birmingham 2022, took a tour of local operations with CCEP’s site director for East Kilbride, Seamus Kerrigan as the Games return to Scotland for the first time since 2014.
Glasgow 2026 will take place from the 23 July to 2 August across four iconic venues in Glasgow, with 3,000 athletes from across 74 nations and territories competing in ten sports and six Para sports. CCEP is a returning Games sponsor, after taking on the same role for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
In Glasgow, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Powerade and Smartwater will be the Official Soft Drink, Sports Drink and Water providers, respectively.
CCEP is also partnering with environmental charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful, on a project to clean up the riverbanks closest to the Commonwealth Games sports venues near to the River Clyde. CCEP will provide funding and volunteer support to the project, as well as working closely with the venue waste management teams to support recycling efforts throughout the Games.
Stephen Moorhouse, general manager at CCEP GB, said: “Supporting the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow feels particularly special for us, because we have strong roots through our local operations in East Kilbride. Working with our partners on the ground, we’re focused on creating a positive impact for communities across Glasgow, and an enjoyable experience for the thousands of people set to attend the Games.”
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