SPRINGFIELD, MO, JUNE 15, 2026 – Ozarks Coca‑Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company has appointed Lori Nickerson as its new senior manager of commercial marketing.

Nickerson brings more than 25 years of marketing and leadership experience across the consumer-packaged goods, beverage, food, and restaurant sectors. Most recently, she spent seven years with Keurig Dr Pepper, serving as CASO system bottler activation/commercial/shopper, where she focused on commercial strategy and bottler engagement.

About Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company

Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company is a fourth-generation, family-owned Bottler operating in Missouri for over 100 years. Founded by the Rice family in 1920, Coca-Cola and Dr Pepper products are manufactured in Springfield, with sales and distribution branches in Springfield, Bolivar, Joplin, Rolla, West Plains, and Northwest Arkansas. The company distributes over 650 Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper products across Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma, and employs more than 900 associates.