By dpa | TIN24 Editor: AMIT ALHAT
12.11.2025, 15:43
Credit: Uli Deck/dpa
Coca-Cola employees in Germany will receive a pay rise and a one-off payment following recent strike actions, after a new collective agreement was reached between the Food, Beverages and Catering Union (NGG) and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Germany (CCEP DE).
The agreement, concluded in Hamburg, grants all employees and trainees a one-off payment of €400 ($463) in 2025. In addition, wages will rise by 2.9% in January 2026 and by a further 2.4% in January 2027. The employer’s contribution to the company pension scheme will also increase from 2027 onward. The new collective bargaining agreement will run for 28 months.
NGG deputy chairman and chief negotiator Freddy Adjan said the result was “acceptable” but acknowledged it as a compromise, adding that the union had hoped for greater concessions from the employer side.
Kathrin Flohr, CCEP’s Director of Labour Relations, called the settlement “a fair and comprehensive collective bargaining package that ensures long-term planning security.”
The deal follows weeks of strikes at various Coca-Cola sites across Germany, where workers had pushed for higher wages. CCEP DE, which produces, distributes, and sells Coca-Cola beverages in the country, operates 24 locations—including 13 production facilities—and employs around 6,500 people.
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