Buffalo Rock

Type: Private
On the web: http://buffalorock.com

You might say this company has a solid place in the soft drink market. Buffalo Rock is a leading bottling and distribution company that supplies soft drinks and other beverages from PepsiCo, including such brands as AquaFina, Mountain Dew, Pepsi, and Tropicana. The company also bottles beverages from Dr Pepper Snapple Group and Kraft Foods, as well as its own brands Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale and Dr. Wham. In addition to beverages, Buffalo Rock distributes food products and other supplies to customers in the foodservice industry, and it operates a food-vending distribution business. The family-owned company has more than a dozen distribution facilities serving customers in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.

Officers:
President and CEO: James C. (Jimmy) Lee III
EVP and COO: Matthew Dent
SVP and CFO: Roger Barker

Competitors:
Coca-Cola Bottling Consolidated
Georgia Crown
National Beverage

Buffalo Rock Company

Type	Private
Founded	1901
Headquarters	Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Key people	James C. Lee III, President and Chief Executive Officer Roger Barker, Chief Financial Officer
Industry	Beverages
Products	PepsiCo Products Food services
Revenue	$575 million USD (2005)
Employees	2,700 (2005)
Website	http://www.buffalorock.com/

Buffalo Rock Company is an independent Pepsi bottler based in Birmingham, Alabama and founded in 1901. In addition to bottling Pepsi products, the company produced Grapico in 1981, a grape tasting soft drink, and a ginger ale under its own brand name.

Buffalo Rock ginger ale is considerably darker in color and has a stronger ginger content than is customary. Some customers use the term "ginger cola" to describe the taste. Buffalo Rock and Grapico are sold throughout Alabama, parts of Georgia and the panhandle of Florida.

In 2005, Buffalo Rock came out with Dr. Wham, a Dr Pepper clone. Dr. Wham is sold in Buffalo Rock markets where the company does not have the territorial rights to sell Dr Pepper, including markets such as Montgomery, Alabama; Columbus, Georgia; and Pensacola, Florida. A complete listing of markets that carry Dr. Wham is on the Buffalo Rock website.

Classic logo of the Buffalo Rock Company

External links

• Buffalo Rock website
• Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale on BhamWiki.com

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