The Pepsi Bottling Group is one of the world's largest manufacturers, sellers and distributors of Pepsi-Cola beverages. The company operates in the United States, Canada, Greece, Mexico, Russia, Spain and Turkey. Its product line includes Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Sierra Mist, Aquafina, Gatorade, Lipton, Mirinda, Starbucks, SoBe, Tropicana and Dole Juice. The company also markets its products by other brand names that include Power Punch, Manzanita Sol Verde, Tropicana Twister, 7UP, Dr Pepper and Aqua Minerale. It operates more than 50 plants and over 300 distribution centers in the United States and nearly 100 plants and approximately 550 distribution centers worldwide. The company has a sales force of more than 70,000 employees worldwide, including over 30,000 customer representatives. The Pepsi Bottling Group maintains a location in Knoxville, Tenn.
Since 1993, Bush Brothers & Company has gained brand recognition for its Bush s Baked Beans with widely aired commercials featuring company spokesman Jay and his golden retriever Duke who utters the catch phrase roll that beautiful bean footage in every commercial. Bush Brothers & Company manufactures and distributes a variety of canned bean, vegetable and kosher products. In 1908, A.J. Bush, along with his oldest sons Fred and Claude, started Bush Brothers & Company as a tomato cannery. In 1952, Bush Brothers introduced a new product line of other varieties of beans. In the late 1960s, the grandson of A.J. Bush, Condon Bush, along with his co-workers, recreated his mother s secret family recipe and began to package the flavorful baked beans. Nearly a century later, the company has developed more than 40 bean products including kidney, chili and baked beans. Its products became available nationally in 1994. The company s plants are located in Augusta, Wis., and Chestnut Hill, Tenn.
Located in Knoxville, Tenn., Dr Pepper Snapple Group is one of the largest beverage companies in America. The company manufactures markets and distributes 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. Its diverse portfolio includes Dr Pepper, Snapple, 7UP, Mott s, A&W, Sunkist Soda, Canada Dry, Hawaiian Punch, Schweppes, Pe afiel, Squirt, Clamato, Mr & Mrs T Mixers, Rose s, Yoo-hoo and other consumer favorites.
