Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. is one of the leading producers of flavored beverages in North America and the Caribbean. The firm carries more than 50 brands of carbonated soft drinks, juices, ready-to-drink teas, mixers and other premium beverages across the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. The company's portfolio includes Dr Pepper, Snapple, 7UP, Mott's, A&W, Sunkist Soda, Canada Dry, Hawaiian Punch, Schweppes, Squirt, Clamato, Mr & Mrs T Mixers, Rose's, Yoo-hoo and other consumer products.
Established in 2006, A&M Cheese provides custom-blend, shred, dice, slice and block cheeses. A&M Cheese is a brand operated by Sofo Foods, which is one of the largest ethnic food distributors in the Midwest. Founded in 1940, Sofo Foods delivers products to restaurants and pizzerias in more than five U.S. states and has a staff of over 300 employees. Its products include catfish fillets, roasted chicken wings, Mama Ranne Italian meatballs, Fontanini cooked beef topping, sandwich sauce and Alfalfa sprouts. The company offers products under brand names, such as Frito-Lay, Saputo, DART, Leprino Foods, Tyson, Escalon, Nestle FoodServices, ORLANDO, LA NOVA and Campbell s. Sofo Foods maintains one of its locations in Toledo, Ohio.
PepsiAmericas is the second largest Pepsi bottler, with operations in the United States, central Europe and the Caribbean. The company manufactures, distributes and markets a broad portfolio of Pepsi-Cola core brands, Cadbury beverages and other national and regional brands in 19 U.S. locations, as well as Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and the Republic of Slovakia. In total, the company serves a population of more than 122 million people. PepsiCo holds a 41.1 percent equity interest in PepsiAmericas. PepsiAmericas is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PAS. The company is based in Minneapolis, and it has an additional location in Toledo, Ohio.
