MEXICO CITY, March 25 (Reuters) - Mexico's Arca

Continental, the second-largest Coca-Cola bottler in

Latin America, said on Tuesday it would invest 18 billion

Mexican pesos ($896 million) in 2025 to strengthen its

operations in Mexico, the United States and South America.

"Approximately 50% of these total resources will be invested

in its operations in Mexico, while the remaining 50% will be

allocated to the United States and South America," the company

said in a statement filed to Mexico's stock exchange.

($1 = 20.0860 Mexican pesos)