Coca Cola Israel owner Moshe Wertheim dies
Moshe “Muzi, ” Wertheim, the controlling shareholder in the Central Bottling Co. Group, The Coca Cola Israel, has died at 86 after a long illness.
Wertheim was born to an Orthodox Jewish family in Jerusalem. Wertheim was Attorney and holds a Master of Law degreeand was specializing in Accounting from Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
Wertheim started his career under Avraham Feinberg, founder of Central Bottling Co. He moved up through the ranks and used dividends to finance the acquisition the company in 2001.
Beside Coca Cola Israel he was also fully owned the Neviot mineral water, Pri Gat fruit juices, the Israel Beer Brewery and Tara dairy, and which among other brands brews Carlsberg for the domestic market. He also owned 22 percent of Mizrahi Tefahot and 23.1 percent of real estate company Alony Hetz Property and Investments Ltd. and 51 percent of TV Channel 2 franchisee Keshet.
In recent years he has handed over the reins to his children: David and Drorit.
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