Fayetteville High School student named 2025 Coca-Cola Scholar Nation’s premiere scholarship program awards $20,000 for college SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, FEB. 18, 2025 – Katherine (Kate) Hinton, an exceptional senior at Fayetteville High School, has been recognized as one of the country’s most outstanding high school leaders by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation and has been awarded a […]
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Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company Announces New Leadership Roles at Northwest Arkansas Branch
SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, FEB. 4, 2025 – Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company announces new leadership roles at its Northwest Arkansas branch located in Lowell. James Baumgardner has moved into the position of account executive II, Walmart and Sam’s Club lead. He has worked for Coca-Cola for 14 years. Other positions have included route driver, merchandising supervisor, […]
Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company Announces New Leadership Roles at West Plains Branch
SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, JAN. 27, 2025 – Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company announces new leadership roles at its West Plains branch. Bryan Webers has moved into the position of account executive II, food service on premise (FSOP) at Ozark’s corporate headquarters in Springfield, Missouri. He has worked for Coca-Cola for 15 years. Other positions have included […]
Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company Announces Promotions at Rolla Branch
SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, JAN. 28, 2025 – Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company announces the promotion of three employees at its Rolla branch. Dana Manjarrez has been appointed regional sales manager over the Rolla and West Plains regions. She has been with Ozarks since 2006 and has served as a Walmart key account manager and district sales […]
Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company Welcomes Zackary Butler to New Role
SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, JAN. 24, 2025 – Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company has promoted Zackary Butler, from Joplin, to the position of account executive II at the organization’s headquarters in Springfield, Missouri. Butler has been employed at Ozarks Coca-Cola for over 16 years, having started with the company during his senior year of high school. His […]
Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company Announces Promotions
SPRINGFIELD, MO, JAN. 13, 2025 – Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company announces the promotion of Jeff Addington and Michael Miner to senior leadership roles within the organization. Jeff Addington has been appointed as the senior director of operations. He has spent 19 years with Ozarks Coca-Cola, beginning his career as a utility driver. Over the […]
Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company Welcomes New Leaders
SPRINGFIELD, MO, NOV. 26, 2024 – Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company announces the appointment of Candice Chang, Wren Hall, and Jon Marshall to leadership roles within the organization. Candice Chang has been named vice president of sales and serves on the executive leadership team. Chang has more than 15 years of experience in the consumer-packaged […]
Matthew Howard Named District Sales Manager at Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company
SPRINGFIELD, MO, NOV. 22, 2024 – Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company announces the appointment of Matthew Howard as the new District Sales Manager for the Bolivar district area. Howard has been with Ozarks Coca-Cola for almost 25 years and has worked as a full service driver and most recently served as an account manager. He […]
Clint Lightle named Regional Sales Manager at Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Wren Hall, Director of Public Affairs & Communications 417-865-9900 x213 whall@cocacolaozarks.com cocacolaozarks.com Clint Lightle named Regional Sales Manager at Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company SPRINGFIELD, MO, OCT. 18, 2024 – Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company announces the appointment of Clint Lightle as the new Regional Sales Manager for the Bolivar […]
Ozarks Coca-Cola Board of Directors Elects Bruce Long as CEO
Contact: Sally Hargis, Ozarks Coca-Cola Bottling Company shargis@cocacolaozarks.com 417-865-9900 ext. 256 For Immediate Release Ozarks Coca-Cola Board of Directors Elects Bruce Long as CEO Springfield, Mo. (May 10, 2023) – The Board of Directors of Ozarks Coca-Cola Bottling Company has elected Bruce Long as its next Chief Executive Officer. Long, who currently serves as President […]