Niagara Bottling, LLC is a family owned manufacturer of

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and soft drinks based in

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. They produce

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bottled water for a number of companies including

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(Great Value),

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(Signature Select),

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(Kirkland Signature),

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(Member's Mark), and BJ's (Wellsley Farms). . They operate numerous bottling plants in both the

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and

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. As of 2017, Niagara was the largest supplier of private label bottled water in North America.

Company history

The company was founded in 1963 in

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by Andrew Peykoff Sr. and is currently run by Andy Peykoff II. Niagara began producing private label bottled water in the 1990s and has since gone national. Their private label clients include big box retailers, grocery stores, and convenience stores including Walmart and Costco. In 2017, Niagara bought the bottling component of

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based First Quality Water & Beverage. They subsequently closed the bottling plant, but retained the distribution network and private label bottling contracts.

Bottling plants

Mesa, Arizona

Niagara operates a 450,000 sq ft bottling plant in Mesa, Arizona. The plant will have access to 40 million gallons of water a year, the plant can draw water from the

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, Salt River Project, and local

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Phoenix, Arizona

Niagara operates a 252,000 sq ft bottling plant in

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Bloomfield, Connecticut

Niagara operates a 400,000 sq ft bottling plant in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The facility receives water from the Metropolitan District Commission and the project has encountered public protest and opposition due to the secrecy with which the deal was brokered and a feeling that water is a public trust that shouldn’t be sold without public consultation.

Groveland, Florida

Jupiter, Florida

Middleburg, Florida

Opened in 2022, located in

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, just outside of

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Jeffersonville, Indiana

In 2018 Niagara began construction of a $56 million, 469,000 square foot bottling plant in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

Plainfield, Indiana

Niagara operates a bottling plant in Plainfield, Indiana. In 2018, they spent $62 million to expand the facility.

Byhalia, Mississippi

Opened in 2018, located in

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, just outside of

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Kansas City, Missouri

In 2019, Niagara invested $68 million to build a 420,000 sq ft bottling plant in Kansas City, Missouri, bringing 50 jobs to the metro area.

Los Lunas, New Mexico

A Niagara bottling plant was opened in

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in 2016. A 2021 request for more water to expand the plant sparked protests. The request was withdrawn and later renewed in 2022, causing new opposition.

Mooresville, North Carolina

Niagara announced a bottling plant in

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in 2011, for which they received a grant of $200,000 from the One North Carolina fund.

Findlay Township, Pennsylvania

In 2018, Niagara announced plans to build a $64 million bottling plant in

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outside of

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Florence, South Carolina

In February 2020, Niagara announced plans to build a $70 million bottling plant in the Pee Dee Touchstone Energy Commerce Park northeast of Florence, South Carolina. Operations are expected to be online by the first quarter of 2021.

Seguin, Texas

In 2019, Niagara add additional infrastructure to their current output. Current Address:1730 8th St, Seguin, TX 78155

Chesterfield County, Virginia

In 2017, Niagara completed a large bottling and warehouse facility in

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. The facility has 557,000 sq ft on 62 acres and uses 900,000gal of water a day.

Frederickson, Washington

311,000-square-foot bottling facility opened in

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in 2014.

References

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External links

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