UK court convicts Coca-Cola Enterprises manager and contractors of bribery

By Sara Lewis

A former UK-based Coca-Cola Enterprises manager has beenconvicted of accepting over UK£1.5 million (US$1.96 million) in bribes, betweenJanuary 2004 and August 2013, in return for leaking confidential and sensitiveinformation to potential electrical and engineering contractors –the Boulting Group (now WABGS Ltd), as well as Tritec Systems and ElectronSystems (both part of the Tritec Group) – giving them the edge over rivals inbidding for contracts.