Masaomi Gomi
IR Manager
Good evening. This is Gomi, Head of Investor Relations at Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings. Thank you for joining our second quarter 2026 earnings presentation for analysts and investors. Today, we are joined by President, Calin Dragan; and Vice President and CFO, Bjorn Ulgenes. Also with us are Vice President, President of the Food Service Company and Chief Business Strategy Officer, Maki Kado; Executive Officer and President of the Retail Company, Alex Gonzalez; and Executive Officer, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Chief Sustainability Officer, Andrew Ferrett; and Executive Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer, Yuki Higashi.
Following the prepared remarks, we will be happy to take your questions. Simultaneous interpretation in Japanese and English is available for both today’s presentation and the Q&A. Before we begin, please note that today’s presentation contains forward-looking statements and should be considered together with cautionary statements contained in our presentation materials.
With that, I’d like to turn the call over to Calin Dragan. Calin-san, please.
Calin Dragan
President & Representative Director
Good evening, everyone. This is Calin Dragan. Thank you for joining our earnings call. Before the presentation today, I would like to express our deepest sympathies to all those affected
