Coca-Cola Bottling Company United
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{{Infobox company
| name = Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.
| logo = CC United Co Logo.png
| type = Private
| foundation = 1902
| location = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
| key_people = Mike Suco, chief executive officer
Hafiz Chandiwala, chief financial officer
| industry = Beverage bottling
| products = Coca-Cola products, Dr Pepper
| revenue = {{profit}}$4.10 billion USD
| revenue_year = 2023
| num_employees = ≈ 10,000
| num_employees_year = 2023
| homepage = {{URL|https://cocacolaunited.com/}}
}}
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc. is a private Coca-Cola bottling company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.{{Cite web |title=Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United, Inc. Company Profile |url=http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/52/52863.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031024005452/http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/52/52863.html |archive-date=2003-10-24 |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=Yahoo! Finance |language=en-US}} Coca-Cola United is the second-largest privately held Coca-Cola bottler in the United States and in which the Coca-Cola Company does not own an interest.{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://cocacolaunited.com/about-us/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=Coca-Cola UNITED |language=en-US}}
Coca-Cola United is a direct store delivery bottler. The finished product is delivered to customers within a geographic area. Therefore, they are considered the brand's local Coca-Cola bottler distributors.{{cite magazine | url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1048370-5,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080416235822/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1048370-5,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 16, 2008 | title=Coca-Cola's Big Fizzle | magazine=Time | date=April 12, 2005 | accessdate=September 27, 2012 | author=Greenwald, John}}
History
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc., founded in 1902 and headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is the third-largest bottler of Coca-Cola products in the United States and the largest privately held Coca-Cola bottler employing roughly 10,000 people. Coca-Cola United is principally engaged in the production, marketing, and distribution of over 750 non-alcoholic beverages, which include over 200 no or low-calorie options. Starting in 2013 United has acquired several territories across the SouthEast region, including the Savanna River Division and the Atlanta Division.{{Cite web|url=https://cocacolaunited.com/blog/2017/10/02/coca-cola-united-acquires-10-new-territories-production-facility-southeast-us-sof-21st-century-beverage-model-2/|title = Coca-Cola UNITED Acquires 10 New Territories, and Production Facility, throughout the Southeast|date = 2 October 2017}} The Atlanta Division covers The Coca-Cola Company's headquarter in Atlanta.
Among the brands are Coca-Cola, Coke Zero, Diet Coke, Sprite, Dr Pepper, Fanta, Dasani, Powerade, Minute Maid, vitaminwater and many more under exclusive franchise agreements with the Coca-Cola Company and other soft drink manufacturers.
On 28 May 2024, Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc. announced a $330 million investment in a new facility in Birmingham's Kingston community. The development, set to create up to 50 new jobs and retain over 750 positions, will feature a 150,000-square-foot office complex and a 300,000-square-foot warehouse, and will serve as a major operational hub for the company.{{Cite web |title=Coca-Cola Bottling Company United to invest $330M in new Alabama facility|url=https://huntsvillebusinessjournal.com/news/2024/05/28/coca-cola-bottling-company-united-to-invest-330m-in-new-alabama-facility/ |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=huntsvillebusinessjournal.com|date=28 May 2024 }}