Bottling & Distribution Industry Overview

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Industry Description

Companies that bottle and/or distribute a variety of beverage products, including alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

Industry Trends

Consolidation

With overall growth of the beverage market slow, national companies have grown through overseas sales and acquisitions. Coca-Cola now owns 20 major beverage brands, PepsiCo 15. Cott, the largest private-label soda maker, has grown in recent years through the acquisition of local bottlers.

Industry Competitors

Industry Codes

Hoover's has developed its own industry classifications to better serve its customers. These classifications are mapped to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and the older U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The Bottling & Distribution maps to a number of NAICS codes including:

NAICS
NAICS Title
Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers
Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers

Industry Associations & Organizations

Related Industries

Industry Financials

Using the 2002 Census Bureau Economic Census, Hoover's has generated an industry financial summary for the Bottling & Distribution industry.

Indicator
Total
NAICS Codes
3
Establishments
4,848
Sales, receipts or shipments ($1,000)
$119,898,419
Annual Payroll ($1,000)
$9,746,835
Paid Employees
226,205

Industry People



Industry Jobs

Niagara Bottling, LLC - Ontario.CA
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Kaiser Permanente - Atlanta.GA
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