Alabama Grocery Co.[]
1901-1927[]
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The Alabama Grocery Company was founded in Birmingham, Alabama in 1901. Five years later, the company would launch its flagship beverage, Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale, formulated by local chemist Asby Coleman.
Buffalo Rock Company[]
1927-197?[]
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AGC changed its name in 1927 to reflect its most popular product. Buffalo Rock obtained a bottling franchise agreement from Pepsi-Cola in 1951, and in 1962 obtained the first Dr Pepper franchise. They also acquired the same for Mountain Dew in 1963, only for it to be acquired by Pepsi the next year. In 1967, Buffalo Rock acquired the bottling rights to 7Up (United States), making it the first plant in the country to bottle the products of three major beverage companies.
197?-1984[]
In September 1981, Buffalo Rock acquired the Grapico brand from a Pepsi bottler in Newnan, Georgia.
1984-2005[]
2005-2017[]
2017-present[]
