Cott
Primo Water Corporation (formerly Cott Corporation) is an American-Canadian water company offering multi-gallon bottled water, water dispensers, self-service refill water machines, and water filtration appliances. The company is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, and services residential and commercial customers across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Israel. Founding Cott Beverage Corporation was founded in 1923 by Solomon Cott, a Polish immigrant, with his sons Harry, Barney, Jack and Albert in Port Chester, New York. Harry Pencer, a clothier from Montreal, Quebec, began to import Cott Soft drink, sodas into Quebec in 1952. In 1955, Pencer acquired the Canadian rights to the Cott label and established Cott Beverages (Canada) Ltd., to bottle the Cott line of sodas. From 1976 to 1991, Cott expanded its distribution throughout Canada and back into the U.S. and into Europe. In 1969, the name was changed to Cott Beverages Ltd., and in 1991 to Cott Corporation. Acquisitions In ...
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Cliffstar
Cliffstar Corporation is a Dunkirk, New York headquartered maker of juices, sports drinks, teas, and private-label beverages. Cliffstar provides products to grocery, mass merchandisers, and food service companies. Cliffstar operates manufacturing facilities in Dunkirk, New York, Joplin, Missouri, Greer, South Carolina, Fontana, California, and Walla Walla, Washington. In addition to manufacturing locations Cliffstar also maintains processing plants in Fredonia, New York, Warrens, Wisconsin, North East, Pennsylvania and East Freetown, Massachusetts. The company was co-founded by Stanley A. Star in 1970. He served as Chairman of the company at the time of its acquisition. In a deal announced on July 7, 2010, Cliffstar Corporation has agreed to be purchased by Cott Corporation.
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