Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola Bottling Company is a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Enterprises, which distributed two billion cases of beverages in 2004. Coke Bottling is a nonalcoholic distributor of numerous beverages, including traditional carbonated soft drinks, to beverages such as sparkling waters, juices, isotonics, coffee based drinks and teas. Its offerings include five of North America s top 10 soft drink brands, including Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Dasani, Powerade, Dr. Pepper, Minute Maid fruit drinks and juices, Fanta, Dannon, Nestea, Barq s, Mello Yello and Fresca. The company operates in parts of more than 40 states, including Lansing, Mich.

Headquartered in Concord, Mass, Welch Foods is a leading marketer of Concord and Niagara grape-based consumer products, including grape juices, jellies, and other fruit-based items. It offers bottled, refrigerated, single-serve and frozen products under the brand names of Welch s and BAMA. The company develops and markets dried fruit items and carbonated soft drinks. Welch Foods serves the grocery and non-grocery stores and industrial and international divisions worldwide. It is the processing and marketing affiliate of the National Grape Cooperative Association. The company also provides a variety of coupons to its customers. It maintains packaging, engineering, storage, production, marketing and finance departments. Welch Foods maintains a plant in Lawton, Mich.