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bottler based in
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. It was founded in 1901. In addition to bottling Pepsi products, the company produced
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in 1981, a grape-flavored soft drink, and a ginger ale 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
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, parts of Georgia 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
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. A complete listing of markets that carry Dr. Wham is on the Buffalo Rock website.


See also

* List of bottling companies


References


External links


Buffalo Rock websiteGrapico
Official Website
Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale
Official Site
Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale
on 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 {{soft-drink-stub