The founder of ABARTA, Rolland Adams, started his company in 1933. Employed as a bank examiner at the time, Adams acquired an interest in a bankrupt newspaper named the Bethlehem Globe. ABARTA is a private holding company with three main subsidiaries operating in the industries of soft drink beverages, newspaper publishing and oil and gas exploration and development. Today, ABARTA Beverage Group owns and operates four Coca-Cola bottling companies, located in Lehigh Valley and Coatesville, Pa., Cleveland and Buffalo, N.Y. The publishing division consists of South Jersey Publishing Company, home of The Press of Atlantic City, the eighth-largest daily and fourth-largest Sunday newspaper in New Jersey. ABARTA Oil & Gas now owns interests in more than 1,200 oil and natural gas wells, processing facilities, and natural gas pipelines in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Louisiana, Kentucky and Texas.
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Betsy Ann Chocolates is a manufacturer of chocolates, truffles and roasted and salted nuts. The company was founded in 1938 and has expanded into one of the leading confectionery chocolate suppliers. Betsy Ann Chocolates employs more than 50 workers at numerous locations throughout Pennsylvania. The company s products are popular items for occasions, such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, showers and parties. Betsy Ann Chocolates is headquartered in Pittsburgh.
Founded in 1927, Acosta Sales and Marketing Company specializes in providing various sales and marketing services for a variety of consumer product manufacturers. The firm has annual retail sales of more than $40 billion and has a work force of over 10,000. Acosta Sales and Marketing Company utilizes advanced technology, such as handhelds and tablets PCs and maintains various technology infrastructure throughout North America. It offers category management and product imaging solutions to various retail service providers. The firm s space and shelf technology experts assist clients in developing various strategies to attract customers and increase sales. Acosta Sales and Marketing Company maintains a location in Pittsburgh.
