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Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryBeverage bottling
Founded1902
HeadquartersBirmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Key peopleMike Suco, chief executive officer
Hafiz Chandiwala, chief financial officer
ProductsCoca-Cola products, Dr Pepper
RevenueIncrease$4.10 billion USD (2023)
Number of employees≈ 10,000 (2023)
Websitecocacolaunited.com

Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc. is a private Coca-Cola bottling company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. Coca-Cola United is the second-largest privately held Coca-Cola bottler in the United States and in which the Coca-Cola Company does not own an interest.

Coca-Cola United is a direct store delivery bottler. The finished product is delivered to customers within a geographic area. Therefore, they are considered the brand's local Coca-Cola bottler distributors.

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 roughly 10,000 people. 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. Starting in 2013 United has acquired several territories across the SouthEast region, including the Savanna River Division and the Atlanta Division. The Atlanta Division covers The Coca-Cola Company's headquarter in Atlanta.

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.

On 28 May 2024, Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc. announced a $330 million investment in a new facility in Birmingham's Kingston community. The development, set to create up to 50 new jobs and retain over 750 positions, will feature a 150,000-square-foot office complex and a 300,000-square-foot warehouse, and will serve as a major operational hub for the company.

References

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  2. "About Us". Coca-Cola UNITED. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  3. Greenwald, John (April 12, 2005). "Coca-Cola's Big Fizzle". Time. Archived from the original on April 16, 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  4. "Coca-Cola UNITED Acquires 10 New Territories, and Production Facility, throughout the Southeast". 2 October 2017.
  5. "Coca-Cola Bottling Company United to invest $330M in new Alabama facility". huntsvillebusinessjournal.com. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
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