Coca-Cola UNITED Search for: Company Community Locations Brands Careers News Contact Us Customer Solutions About Us Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, founded in 1902 and headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is the second largest privately held Coca-Cola bottler in North America and the third largest bottler of Coca-Cola products in the United States. Historically significant franchises within our Coca-Cola UNITED family include Columbus, Georgia, development site of the original Coca-Cola formula; Chattanooga, the world’s first Coca-Cola bottler; and Atlanta, home of the worldwide Coca-Cola System. We’re engaged in the production, marketing, sales and distribution of a diverse portfolio of leading “sparkling” brands such as Coca-Cola®, Diet Coke®, Coke Zero Sugar®, Dr Pepper®, Sprite®, Fanta® and AHA®, as well as “still” brands such as smartwater®, Dasani®, POWERADE®, Gold Peak®, Monster® and Minute Maid®, just to name a few of our non-alcoholic beverages under exclusive franchise agreements principally with The Coca-Cola Company® and Dr Pepper Snapple Group®. Our company is founded on four values: Quality, Excellence, Integrity and Respect. We live out these values for the benefit of our associates, consumers, customers, communities and owners. In the past few years, Coca-Cola UNITED has completed an epic transformation, tripling the size and scope of its business. We now have approximately 10,000 associates, located in 48 sales and distribution centers and eight production facilities throughout six southeastern states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. Read more about our epic transformation > Awards and Recognition: 2021 Susanne Hall, Vice President, West Region, recognized as a 2021 Influential Women in Business by the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report 2021 Coca-Cola UNITED named Beverage Industry’s 2021 Bottler of the Year 2021 Bo Taylor, Central Region Vice Present, awarded Vendor of the Year by the AL Grocers Association 2020 Coca-Cola UNITED received Walmart Customer Partnership Award 2020 Coca-Cola UNITED chosen as Candler Cup representative North America 2020 Coca-Cola UNITED Chattanooga recipient of the CRMA Supply Chain Award 2020 John Sherman honored by the Red Cross for Coca-Cola UNITED’s training services 2020 Hafiz Chandiwala named “Business Information Professional of the Year (Industry & Government)” by Beta Alpha Psi 2020 UNITED named “Company of the Decade” by Birmingham Business Journal 2020 Claude Nielsen named “Executive of the Decade” by Birmingham Business Journal 2020 Kate Nielsen named “Executive of the Decade” by Birmingham Business Journal 2020 John Sherman named “Executive to Watch for the Next Decade” by Birmingham Business Journal Highest Dr Pepper per capita Award in Louisiana for 24 consecutive years 2019 “Best in Minority Business Award” presented by Summit Media Group 2019 Diversity Leader Award – Pamela Cook, Director Multicultural Marketing, Central Region 2019 Kate Nielsen inducted into the Birmingham Business Hall of Fame 2018 John Sherman named “Top CEO” by Birmingham Business Journal 2018 “Highest Execution Bottler” in Coca-Cola North America’s Market Street Challenge 2018 #1 Supplier, Circle K, Southeastern Grocers Association and Food City 2018 Executive of Influence, John H. Sherman, President & CEO, Birmingham Business Journal 2017 Newcomen Society of Alabama Honoree 2017 Data Science & Analytics Innovation Award for Business Impact, Technology Association of Georgia 2017 Execution Excellence, Walmart 2016 Marietta Production won the top Coca-Cola Safety award for “10 years without incident” 2016 Claude Nielsen inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor 2016 Most Improved Share of Visual Inventory, The Coca-Cola Company 2016 ISO 14001 | OHSAS 18001 Certifications 2016 Inaugural Market Street Challenge Award, The Coca-Cola Company 2012 President’s Award for Quality & Excellence, The Coca-Cola Company 2012 First Coca-Cola bottler to achieve Powerade share leadership 2012 FSSC 22000 | ISO 9001 Certifications 2009 First LEED-certified plant in the United States, Baton Rouge Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2009 ISO 22000 | PAS220 Certifications 2005 The Coca-Cola Company – President’s Circle Award 2003 Beverage World’s Bottler of the Year Connect With Coca-Cola UNITED! Our Business Careers Community Core Values Locations Customer Solutions The Coca-Cola Company Copyright © 2021 Coca-Cola UNITED, all rights reserved Web Development By Infomedia EMPLOYEE RESOURCES LOGIN