The American Bottling Company facts for kids
| Industry | Bottling and distributing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Plano, Texas |
| Products | Beverages |
| Parent | Keurig Dr Pepper |
The American Bottling Company is a big company that bottles and distributes drinks for Keurig Dr Pepper. It's like the companies that bottle Pepsi or Coca-Cola drinks. This company is fully owned by Keurig Dr Pepper.
The company has had a few different names over the years. It was once called the Dr Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group (from 1999 to 2006). Then it became the Cadbury Schweppes Bottling Group (from 2006 to 2008). After that, it was known as the Dr Pepper Snapple Bottling Group in 2008. Finally, it returned to its current name, The American Bottling Company.
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How the Company Started
Early Challenges for Dr Pepper
Back in 1998, the company that owned Dr Pepper and Seven Up, called Dr Pepper/Seven Up, had a problem. They didn't have their own factories to bottle their drinks. They had to rely on other companies, including those owned by their big rivals, Coca-Cola and Pepsi. This made it hard for them to get their drinks to stores and restaurants.
Forming The American Bottling Company
To fix this, Dr Pepper/Seven Up teamed up with a company called Carlyle Group in February 1998. They created a new company together, which they named The American Bottling Company. This new company started by combining two other bottling groups in the Midwest.
Growing and Changing Names
In 1999, The American Bottling Company joined with the Dr Pepper Bottling Company. This bigger company was then renamed the Dr Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group. This change helped Dr Pepper/Seven Up have more control over how its drinks were distributed. Over the next few years, this group bought several other smaller bottling companies.
By 2006, the company that owned Dr Pepper, Cadbury Schweppes, bought out the Carlyle Group's share. This meant Cadbury Schweppes fully owned the bottling group. They renamed it the Cadbury Schweppes Bottling Group. This allowed them to build their own network for bottling and distributing popular drinks like Dr Pepper and Snapple.
In 2008, the drink parts of Cadbury Schweppes became a new company called Dr Pepper Snapple Group. Because of this, the bottling company changed its name again to Dr Pepper Snapple Bottling Group. Later in 2008, this bottling group merged with its own smaller company, which was called The American Bottling Company. After this merger, they decided to use the name The American Bottling Company once more.
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