A Coca-Cola cheers to a New Year!

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Happy 2012 Everyone! We are looking forward to another great year of working with all of our wonderful customers and employees alike! In 2011, Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company celebrated the anniversaries of 21 employees in the company ranging from 20 years to 50 years of service! And that’s not even including the impressive number of employees who received 5-15 year service awards.  We hope that the dedication in years of service speaks volumes for the atmosphere of this company. We are proud to work with such great people in our Bolivar, Lebanon, Rolla, & Springfield branches, and look forward to continuing to work with them in the many years to come!

This year is already filled with many exciting promotions and events! Don’t miss the ACM Awards this April, when Dr Pepper 10 teams up with country star, Blake Shelton as he co-hosts the popular Academy of Country Music Awards show.  Coca-Cola & Dr Pepper will also be teaming up with some awesome movies this coming May 2012 that you will definitely want to watch! Coke Zero has joined with the new movie Battleship, an action-packed thriller based on the actual board game, Battleship.  Dr Pepper will soon be featuring The Avengers on its product packaging. This movie is a collaboration of all your favorite Marvel superheroes in one movie that will be a true ‘must see’.

Again, we are looking forward to a great year ahead! Stay tuned!

 

Click below for an inside preview…

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Coca-Cola Holiday Commercials

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Coca-Cola is joining with Natasha Bedingfield this holiday season! Click on the links below to read more about the story and to view the new 2011 Christmas commercials!

http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/dynamic/press_center/2011/11/global-holiday-campaign.html

Coca-Cola Holiday Ads – Snow Globe 2011

Coca-Cola Holiday Ads – Snow Globe 2011 — Toys

 

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2011 Holiday Parades

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Are you looking forward to the holiday season? Gather the whole family and head out to a local Christmas Parade near you, and you will be sure to get into the Christmas spirit! Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper is delighted to partake in many local Christmas parades this year. If you missed us at the Lebanon Christmas Parade, there is still time to come out for the others!

Rolla Christmas Parade – Saturday, December 3, 2011 @ 10 AM

Theme: Christmas in Whoville
Ozarks Coke employees and their families will be there handing out samples of Coke products!

Bolivar Christmas Parade – Saturday, December 10, 2011 @ 2 PM

Theme: Frosty in the Ozarks
Ozarks Coke employees and their families will be there handing out samples of Coke products!

Buffalo Christmas Parade – Saturday, December 10, 2011 @ 10 AM

Ozarks Coke employees and their families will be there handing out samples of Coke products!

Springfield Christmas Parade – Saturday, December 10, 2011 @ 1 PM

A route truck will be featured with Coke & Dr Pepper TEN samples!

 

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News for NOVEMBER

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“Text, Give, Protect”

This month you can look forward to the introduction of the Polar Bear White cans! Coca-Cola is partnering with the World Wildlife Federation (WWF) to raise awareness and generate public support/funding to create an arctic polar bear refuge. This holiday season, Coca-Cola invites consumers and our retail partners to join us in protecting one of our beloved holiday icons, the polar bear.  Consumers can simply text the code found on all sparkling packages to make a $1 donation, and Coca-Cola will match up to $1Million. Coca-Cola cans will change from traditional red, to white for the holiday season as a symbolic gesture of our commitment and support of polar bear plight.

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October Refresher!

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Saturday, October 15th, Coca-Cola celebrated its 125th Birthday! Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company opened its doors and invited customers, friends, and Coke enthusiasts alike to come and celebrate as it commemorated 125 amazing years of refreshing the world with the delicious taste of Coca-Cola! The open house included plant tours, awesome giveaways with great prizes, and FREE refreshing Coke products to sample, including the NEW Dr Pepper TEN! It was a great turnout drawing nearly 1,500 guests! While waiting in line, OCCDP Chairman and CEO, Edwin Rice kept the crowd entertained with interesting Coca-Cola history! During the tour, each person was treated to a cold Coca-Cola fresh off the line as it was being bottled. Check out the photos from this event on our Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/ozarkscokedp

Throughout the month of October, Ozarks Coke also spent time focusing on fundraisers to benefit the United Way, such as a cookout and offering a casual Friday every week. With the help of these fundraisers and the pledges that came in from employees and the company itself, we were able to raise a total of $21,649 for the United Way! Ozarks Coca-Cola strives to help make a difference for those living in the Ozarks!

High Point Elementary’s 4th grade class in Nixa received a special visit from a couple Ozarks Coke employees during their creative writing class. They were assigned to give a persuasive speech about promoting a new product, which happened to be the NEW Dr Pepper TEN! Five groups of 3-4 students created a billboard promoting Dr Pepper 10 and gave a persuasive speech along with it. Some groups went a step further and even came up with jingles for their presentations, including a rap jingle!  Coke representatives critiqued the presentations and gave positive feedback to each group. The creative class was rewarded with Coke water bottles, Coke wristbands, and of course, samples of Dr Pepper TEN for everyone! The billboard pictures that the children created were given to Ozarks as a keepsake and will be displayed in our break room!

7th Annual Red Tuesday Blood Drive

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Springfield Red Tuesday Blood Drive

The Springfield Cardinals want you to give your red for the Redbirds during the 7th annual Red Tuesday Blood Drive, July 26th at Community Blood Center of the Ozarks’ Campbell Donor Center. Participants at the drive receive two free Cardinals tickets, an event t-shirt with team logo, and free food from Hardee’s. There will be drawings for Cardinals gear… the Spirit Team and Louie will be visiting… and the best thing of all is what you provide for area hospital patients… the gift of life. It’s Red Tuesday. July 26th. And on behalf of (station name), thanks for giving life to your community.

Our Interview with CNBC’s Melissa Lee to Discuss Coke’s Global Impact

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Our company President, Edwin “Cookie” Rice, recently appeared on the CNBC Original “ Coca-Cola: The Real Story Behind the Real Thing.” He discussed the rich history of Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company and the importance of brand loyalty with interviewer Michelle Lee. As one of only 72 remaining independent Coca-Cola bottlers, Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper is acutely aware of the pressures Coca-Cola faces from its competition. The documentary details our superb customer service and close coordination with Coca-Cola’s corporate offices.

See the article and video below for a brief overview of the special news report.

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Coca-Cola & Father Christmas, A Cherished Holiday Icon

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In 1931, The Coca-Cola Company commissioned Swedish American artist Haddon Sundblom to lend his artistic genius to its holiday campaign. The artist’s depiction of Saint Nicholas evolved into the picture perfect look of “Father Christmas” – the man in the red and white suit with the big brass belt buckle, rosy cheeks, handsome white beard and twinkling eyes. Still cherished today, Sundblom’s image of the Coca-Cola Santa Claus has become one of the most recognizable emblems of the holiday season around the world.