Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Hartford - Specimen Check

Specimen Check printed by American Bank Note Company. Hartford, Connecticut. Rare!

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, is the largest independent Coca-Cola bottler in the United States. The company manufactures, sells, and distributes Coca-Cola products and other beverages, serving a market of 65 million people across 14 states. Coca-Cola Consolidated operates in the southeast, midwest, and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The company has 13 manufacturing facilities, 80 distribution and warehouse locations, and corporate offices in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The company’s roots can be traced back to 1902 when J. B. Harrison, the current chairman’s great-grandfather, founded the company that later became Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated. Over the years, the company underwent several mergers and acquisitions. In 1973, it merged with other bottlers to form Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated. The company was officially incorporated in 1980 and acquired Wometco in 1985. In 1991, it acquired Sunbelt Coca-Cola.

In 2018, Coca-Cola Bottling Consolidated announced a significant expansion into Kentucky. In October of that year, the company denied discontinuing Tab distribution, although it acknowledged a reduction in its distribution efforts.
As of January 1, 2017, The Coca-Cola Company owned approximately 35% of its total outstanding common stock, which represented about 5% of the company’s combined voting power. J. Frank Harrison III, the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, owned shares of Common Stock and Class B Common Stock that collectively held approximately 86% of the company’s voting power.

In June 2018, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin announced tax incentives of $3.5 million to encourage Consolidated to expand in Erlanger. These incentives were part of a larger deal for Consolidated’s expansion in the area. The company, which has unionized some of its locales through the Teamsters, has faced strike initiatives.

Coca-Cola Consolidated actively sponsors local events and numerous community organizations, including the YMCA. Since 2008, the company has partnered with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to promote sustainable water policies, including water reuse practices, to protect and restore aquatic diversity. Following the devastating October 2015 North American storm complex, Consolidated donated bottled water to flood victims. Additionally, the company supports public school teachers in Arkansas.

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