The Bottling Blog
High School Seniors: Be a Coca-Cola Scholar!
We’re giving $20,000 college scholarships to 150 change agents across the country. Since its inception, the Coca-Cola Scholars Program has awarded more than 6,600 students with over $78 million total in scholarships. These eminent learners and leaders make up the ranks of Coke Scholars, with 150 graduating high school seniors selected to join their […]
Celebrating Continued Growth
Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company is pleased to announce that our new warehouse and production line in Springfield, MO is officially in operation! To celebrate this occasion, we held a ceremony on May 15, 2021, dedicating the new facility and recognizing the efforts of those who have made our growth possible. Our senior leadership led […]
A Century of Family
Since 1920, Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company has been proud to provide refreshment to the communities of the Ozarks. From our humble beginnings with the Rice family’s purchase of Electric Bottling Company/Farmer’s Beverages in Springfield, we now operate five additional facilities throughout the Midwest. We produce and distribute over 650 products, including Coca-Cola and Dr […]
Honoring our Frontline Heroes
As part of our continuing salute to those individuals in our community who keep working during tough times, The Coca-Cola Company has released this video tribute to the company’s Front Line Heroes. And here at Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company, we couldn’t agree more! From our local production and warehouse employees to distribution […]
College-Bound Seniors: 2021 Scholarship Applications Are Open!
Are you the total academic package? Great grades, president of all the clubs, and a community-minded champion? If so, Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company encourages you to apply for the $20,000 Coca-Cola Scholars program no later than October 31, 2020. For more than 30 years, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation has distributed annual scholarship awards to […]
Tennis, Anyone?
Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company is excited to announce that BODYARMOR LYTE has been selected as the Official Sports Drink of the US Open Tennis Championships. This year’s event will take place at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows in Queens, New York from August 31 – September 3, 2020. […]
Thank You to Our First Responders
Thanking our First Responders during the COVID-19 crisis was important to us. That’s why Ozarks Coca-Cola Dr Pepper Bottling Company recently sent out a special order of more than 800 cases of assorted beverages, totaling over 19,000 bottles and cans. Along with a handwritten thank-you note, our staff delivered a variety of products to 194 fire […]
Happiness Starts With a Smile
When you think of riding the subway, laughter and joy aren’t the first words that spring to mind. It’s a cramped place full of grumpy people either coming home from a bad day at work or who are just generally upset. Many are glued to their cell phones or “wired up” and have no time […]
OZARKS COCA-COLA/DR PEPPER BOTTLING COMPANY ANNOUNCES THREE EXECUTIVE PROMOTIONS
SPRINGFIELD, MO – Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company is pleased to announce the promotions of Michelle Heidt to Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer, Steve Williams to Vice President of Operations, and John Richardson to Vice President of Sales. The promotions of Williams and Richardson became official earlier in 2019, and Heidt’s was authorized at the […]