Buffalo Rock Company

With 13 distribution centers that serve more than 5 million people, Buffalo Rock Company is the United States largest family-owned Pepsi-Cola bottler. The Gadsden, Ala., facility, which employs approximately 140 people, distributes soft drinks, coffee and vending maching food to seven counties in northeastern Alabama. Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Dr Pepper, 7Up, Sunkist, Canada Dry, Tropicana, SoBe, Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale, Cadbury Schweppes and Sunny Delight are among the beverages distributed by Buffalo Rock Company. The organization distributes beverage and food products to clients throughout Alabama, northwestern Florida and eastern Georgia. Other distribution products include Hershey, Nestle, Wrigley, Nabisco, Frito-Lay, Dole, Little Debbie and Kellogg foods. Buffalo Rock was founded in the late 1890s and is headquartered in Birmingham, Ala. The company has received awards from the Paperboard Packaging Council, United Way and U.S. Department of Labor.

Operational for more than 100 years, Buffalo Rock Company is one of the largest, privately owned Pepsi-Cola bottlers in the United States. The company operates over 10 distribution centers in Alabama, Florida and Georgia and serves a population of nearly 6 million people. With a staff of approximately 300 employees, it produces more than 40 million cases of beverages annually. Buffalo Rock Company bottles the Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale, Grapico, Dr. Wham, Cadbury Schweppes and PepsiCo brands of carbonated products. The company s logistics department assists with various distribution operations. In addition, it operates and services cafeterias, food lines and snack bars, as well as offers catering solutions. Buffalo Rock Company has received the 2006 Alabama Quality Award.