American Beverage

The beverage aisle looks very different than it did 20 years ago - and that's not by accident. Today, you'll find an every-growing range of products with different ingredient mixes, flavors and functions. Everything from sparkling, naturally flavored and enhanced waters. zero-sugar sports drinks, teas, prebiotic sodas and protein enhanced beverages, as well as your favorite sodas. That's what innovation looks like: giving people more options than ever before. Learn more at BalanceUS.org.

In 1902, a man picked up his family, moved to Birmingham with a reasonably unknown product and a lot of dept and started a business. Today, that business is Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, Inc., and they just welcomed their 30th sixth-generation family member. “My mom always had this saying: do right and go with the good people.” – Crawford Jones With 10,000 associates today, one of their top priorities is to make sure their people can grow, achieve their goals and move up in the world. This is our fifth video in our series as we continue to mark the nation’s 250th year by spotlighting the family-owned and operated companies behind the beverage industry. WeDeliverforAmerica.org #WeDeliverforAmerica

In 1963, a milkman-turned-waterman in Southern California decided to start his own business. Today, that business is Niagara Bottling — one of the largest bottled water manufacturers in the country, still family-owned, now led by the founder's son. "There's a narrative out there that you can't build things in America anymore, that you can't compete, that the economics don't work. We are living evidence that that is just completely wrong." — Andy Peykoff II Every Niagara plant means local jobs, local suppliers, and local tax dollars funding schools and infrastructure. It's American manufacturing, built by an American family, serving American families. Follow along as we continue to mark the nation's 250th year by spotlighting the family-owned and operated companies behind the beverage industry. WeDeliverforAmerica.org #WeDeliverforAmerica

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In 1908, a small farmer in southern Virginia started a business with himself, a couple of helpers, a donkey and a wagon. Today, that business — the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Central Virginia — holds the very first franchise agreement PepsiCo ever wrote. And more than a century later, it's still family-owned, now led by siblings Jay Jessup and Suzanne Brooks. "I don't think I could have done it without her." — Jay "I couldn't have done this by myself." — Suzanne Our third video in our series as we mark the nation's 250th year by spotlighting the family-owned and operated companies behind the beverage industry. WeDeliverforAmerica.org #WeDeliverforAmerica

In Levy County, Florida, our Every Bottle Back investment in a new permanent recycling drop-off location is making recycling more accessible for 55,000 residents. By investing in Levy County's local recycling infrastructure with The Recycling Partnership and the Florida Beverage Association, we’re helping keep an estimated 390k pounds of PET plastic and 130k pounds of aluminum out of landfills and the environment. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ejjDtx5j

ICYMI: GoodToKnowFacts.org can now be accessed by scanning the QR code directly on the beverage. Clear, easy-to-access information, so that you can feel confident when making decisions in the beverage aisle. Scan one today!

100 years ago, a young man from a farm in Spirit Lake, Iowa, went to work for the local Coca-Cola bottler. Humble beginnings, a lot of hard work, and a love for the industry that never let up is the story of Coca-Cola Bottling Company High Country. "Being part of a family-owned business means everything. We are rooted in family. We consider ourselves stewards of the business." — Tura Synhorst. Today, the plan is as simple as it was at the beginning: keep stewarding it forward — fourth, fifth, sixth generation and beyond — while staying true to the values originally set: do the little things right and give back as much as you can. This is our second video in a series marking the nation's 250th year by spotlighting the family-owned and operated companies behind the beverage industry. WeDeliverforAmerica.org #WeDeliverforAmerica

How are you fueling your summer? America’s beverage companies are providing more choices than ever, including many that go beyond quenching your thirst! Explore many of the choices at BalanceUS.org.