Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United is a privately-owned regional distributor of products made under license from the Coca-Cola Company. The company was founded in 1902 by Crawford Johnson as the Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling Company. It is headquartered at 4600 East Lake Boulevard, near Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport.
The company, headed by CEO Claude Nielsen, operates three production facilities and 20 distribution centers, employing more than 4,800 people and earning revenues of $889 million in 2014. After aggressive expansion in 2015, it has become the third-largest Coca-Cola bottling company in North America. The company distributes more than 750 products across most of Alabama, Louisiana and Georgia, and parts of Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee and South Carolina.
Locations
Alabama
- Birmingham Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Cullman Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Dothan Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Evergreen Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Montgomery Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Oxford Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Scottsboro Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Tuscaloosa Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- West Alabama Coca-Cola Bottling Company (Carbon Hill)
Florida
- Pensacola Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Valparaiso Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Georgia
- Augusta Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Brunswick Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- McRae Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Milledgeville Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Savannah Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Statesboro Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Waycross Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- West Point Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Louisiana
- Baton Rouge Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Lafayette Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Lake Charles Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Mississippi
- Gulfport Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Bottling Company
- McComb Coca-Cola Bottling Company
South Carolina
- Spartanburg Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Tennessee
- Chattanooga Coca-Cola Bottling Company
References
- Phillips, Ryan (December 9, 2015) "Behind the deal: What Coca-Cola Bottling Co.'s Georgia expansion means for Bham." Birmingham Business Journal
External links
- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United website