Buffalo Rock Company is an independent

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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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, and

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. A complete listing of markets that carry Dr. Wham is on the Buffalo Rock website.

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Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale
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