Coca-Cola Bottling Company United
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Type | Private |
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Industry | Beverages |
Founded | 1902 |
Headquarters | Birmingham, Alabama, US |
Key people | John H. Sherman, chief executive officer Hafiz Chandiwala, chief financial officer |
Products | Coca-Cola products, Dr Pepper |
Revenue | ![]() |
Number of employees | 10,000 (2017) |
Website | cocacolaunited |
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc. is a private Coca-Cola bottling company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, US. Coca-Cola United is the largest privately held Coca-Cola bottler in the United States and the second largest in which the Coca-Cola Company does not own an interest.[1]
Coca-Cola United is a direct store delivery bottler. Finished product is delivered to customers within a geographic area. Therefore, they are considered the brand's local Coca-Cola bottler distributors.[2]
History[]
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc., founded in 1902 and headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is the third largest bottler of Coca-Cola products in the United States and the largest privately held Coca-Cola bottler employing more than 10,000 employees. Coca-Cola United is principally engaged in the production, marketing, and distribution of over 750 non-alcoholic beverages, which include over 200 no or low-calorie options. Among the brands are Coca-Cola, Coke Zero, Diet Coke, Sprite, Dr Pepper, Fanta, Dasani, Powerade, Minute Maid, vitaminwater and many more under exclusive franchise agreements with the Coca-Cola Company and other soft drink manufacturers.
References[]
- ^ Yahoo
- ^ Greenwald, John (April 12, 2005). "Coca-Cola's Big Fizzle". Time. Archived from the original on April 16, 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- Coca-Cola bottlers
- Companies based in Birmingham, Alabama
- Privately held companies based in Alabama
- Privately held companies of the United States
- American companies established in 1902
- Food and drink companies established in 1902
- Drink companies of the United States