Coca-Cola Bottling Company United

Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, Inc.

Type	Private
Industry	Beverages
Founded	1902
Headquarters	Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Key people	John H. Sherman, Chief Executive Officer Hafiz Chandiwala, Chief Financial Officer
Products	Coca-Cola products, Dr Pepper
Revenue	$1.16 billion USD (2015)
Number of employees	4,900 (2016)
Website	cocacolaunited.com

Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, Inc. is a private Coca-Cola bottling company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. 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 4,900 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, and vitaminwater and many more under exclusive franchise agreements with The Coca-Cola Company and other soft drink manufacturers.

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