Buffalo Rock Company is an independent
Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola in 1898, and then shortened to Pepsi in 1961.
History
Pepsi was ...
bottler based in
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2021 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 197,575, down 1% fr ...
. It was founded in 1901. In addition to bottling Pepsi products, the company produced
Grapico
Grapico is a caffeine, caffeine-free, Flavoring, artificially flavored carbonation, carbonated soft drink with a purple color and a grape taste that is sold in the Southern United States, Southeastern United States. When introduced in 1916, the p ...
in 1981, a grape-flavored soft drink, and a
ginger ale
Ginger ale is a carbonated soft drink flavoured with ginger. It is consumed on its own or used as a mixer, often with spirit-based drinks. There are two main types of ginger ale. The golden style is credited to the Irish doctor Thomas Joseph ...
under its own brand name.
Buffalo Rock ginger ale is considerably darker in color and has a stronger ginger content than is customary. Some customers use the term "ginger cola" to describe the taste. Buffalo Rock and Grapico are sold throughout
Alabama
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, LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...
, parts of
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
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and the panhandle of Florida.
In 2005, Buffalo Rock introduced a soft drink called Dr. Wham. Dr. Wham is sold in Buffalo Rock markets where the company does not have the territorial rights to sell Dr Pepper, including markets such as
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is a city in Madison County, Limestone County, and Morgan County, Alabama, United States. It is the county seat of Madison County. Located in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama, Huntsville is the most populous city in t ...
,
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. In the 202 ...
,
Columbus, Georgia
Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee County, with which it ...
,
Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principal ...
, and
Staunton, Virginia
Staunton ( ) is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 25,750. In Virginia, independent cities a ...
. A complete listing of markets that carry Dr. Wham is on the Buffalo Rock website.
See also
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List of bottling companies
This is a list of bottling companies. A bottling company is a commercial enterprise whose output is the bottling of beverages for distribution. A bottler is a company which mixes drink ingredients and fills up cans and bottles with the drink. ...
References
External links
Buffalo Rock websiteGrapicoOfficial Website
Buffalo Rock Ginger AleOfficial Site
Buffalo Rock Ginger Aleon BhamWiki.com
Companies based in Birmingham, Alabama
Privately held companies based in Alabama
Food and drink companies established in 1901
Ginger ale
PepsiCo bottlers
1901 establishments in Alabama
Drink companies of the United States
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