Arcadia Beverage

Chart Energy & Chemicals is a leading global supplier of standard and custom-engineered products and systems serving a wide variety of low-temperature and cryogenic applications. Chart manufactures a broad line of cryogenic products for the purification, liquefaction, distribution, storage and application of gases such as helium, nitrogen, argon, oxygen, carbon dioxide, natural gas and other hydrocarbons for final use in a multitude of industrial, commercial and scientific applications. These applications serve many selected markets including biomedical, food, entertainment, aerospace, thermal testing, alternative fuels, vacuum systems and other industrial end users. Chart is the industry-leading manufacturer of bulk CO2 units for the carbonated beverage, beer systems and water treatment markets.

The Pepsi Bottling Group is a manufacturer, seller and distributor of Pepsi-Cola beverages. With nearly $11 billion in annual sales, the company delivers nearly 200 million eight-ounce servings of Pepsi-Cola beverages each day. In addition to carbonated beverages, the company also has a portfolio of non-carbonated drinks, including Aquafina, Tropicana juice drinks, Lipton Iced Tea, Starbucks Frappuccino and Doubleshot, the SoBe line of beverages and Dole single-serve juices and blends. Beginning in March 1999, The Pepsi Bottling Group became a publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PBG. It operates in the United States, Canada, Greece, Mexico, Russia, Spain and Turkey. The Pepsi Bottling Group maintains a location in Eau Claire, Wis.

Located in Whitehall, Wis., Whitehall Specialties is a manufacturer of cheese substitutes, non-dairy alternatives, process and hard grating cheeses and all types of blends. Whitehall has expanded from one plant with 25 employees to two manufacturing plants with nearly 200 employees. It has a recently updated on-site laboratory and has just added a second, state-of-the-art manufacturing plant located in Hillsboro, Wis.