Jacksonville, Florida Soft Drink Bottling Plants and
Brand Name: "Royal Crown"



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 |Jacksonville Soft Drink Bottling Plants and Brand Names: "Royal Crown"          17-Apr-2006    URL address for the Jacksonville Softdrink Home Page:   http://www.ca-yd.com/html/jaxcomp/jaxcomps.htm                           Prepared by Chris Weide       |
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 |Year        Company                              Address                  City                 Prop.                            Phone                  Remarks                                                                  Existing Bottles              |
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 |    Royal Crown Bottling Co. (1933 - 1999):                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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 |1933-47   | Royal Crown Bottling Co. of        | N/A                    | Jacksonville, FL   | N/A                            | N/A                  | The 1947 edition of the United Beverage Bureau Book lists this         | Royal Crown Cola; 12 oz.;     |
 |          | Jacksonville                       |                        |                    |                                |                      | company as Royal Crown Bottling Co. of Jacksonville, Inc. and          | Yellow and White; Light Green |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      | indicates a start-up date of 1933, however, other sources would        | glass; Royal Crown Bottling   |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      | indicate prior to 1938 the company was operated as under the name      | Co., Jacksonville, Fla.       |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      | of Nehi Bottling Co. or Nehi Corp.                                     | (pyramid style bottle)        |
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 |1938      | Royal Crown                        | 1235 San Marco Blvd    | Jacksonville, FL   | N/A                            | N/A                  | Listed under "Bottlers-Carbonated Beverages" in the City Dir. from     |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      | 1939-1948.                                                             |                               |
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 |1939-40   | Royal Crown Bott. Co.              | 1235 San Marco Blvd    | Jacksonville, FL   | 1939-1940:  Herbert A. Lee,    | 5-2183               | Listed under "Bottlers-Carbonated Beverages" in the City Dir. from     |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    | Pres.                          |                      | 1939-1948.                                                             |                               |
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 |1941      | Royal Crown Bott. Co.              | 1235 San Marco Blvd    | Jacksonville, FL   | 1941: Gilbert J. Schneider,    | 5-2183               | Listed under "Bottlers-Carbonated Beverages" in the City Dir. from     |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    | Mgr.                           |                      | 1939-1948.                                                             |                               |
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 |1942      | Royal Crown Bott. Co.              | 1235 San Marco Blvd    | Jacksonville, FL   | 1942: Benjamin C. McCoy Jr.,   | 5-2183               | Listed under "Bottlers-Carbonated Beverages" in the City Dir. from     |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    | Mgr.                           |                      | 1939-1948.                                                             |                               |
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 |1943      | Royal Crown Bott. Co.              | 1235 San Marco Blvd    | Jacksonville, FL   | 1943: Walter K. Hatcher,       | 5-2183               | Listed under "Bottlers-Carbonated Beverages" in the City Dir. from     |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    | Pres.                          |                      | 1939-1948.                                                             |                               |
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 |1944      | Royal Crown Bott. Co.              | 1235 San Marco Blvd    | Jacksonville, FL   | 1944: GG & Glen Marshall Jr.   | 5-2183               | Listed under "Bottlers-Carbonated Beverages" in the City Dir. from     |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      | 1939-1948.                                                             |                               |
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 |1946      | Royal Crown Bott. Co.              | 1235 San Marco Blvd    | Jacksonville, FL   | 1946: Paul O. Shields,         | 5-2183               | Listed under "Bottlers-Carbonated Beverages" in the City Dir. from     | Royal Crown Cola; 12 oz.;     |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    | Vice Pres. & Mgr.              |                      | 1939-1948.                                                             | Red and Yellow; Light Green   |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        | glass; Royal Crown Bottling   |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        | Co., Jacksonville, Fla.;      |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        | date appears to be 1946;      |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        | (non-pyramid style bottle)    |
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 |1947      | Royal Crown Bottling Co. of        | 1235 San Marco Blvd    | Jacksonville,  FL  | George C. Buchanan, Pres.      | N/A                  | Listed in the 1947 Edition of the United Beverage Bureau Book.         |                               |
 |          | Jacksonville                       |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |                               |
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 |1947-54   | Royal Crown Bott. Co.              | 1235 San Marco Blvd    | Jacksonville, FL   | 1947-65: Geo. C. Buchanan,     | 1950-54:  9-4488     | Listed under "Bottlers-Carbonated Beverages" in the City Dir.          |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    | Pres.                          |                      | Ad lists Royal Crown Cola, Nehi, Par-T-Pak.                            |                               |
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 |1955-58   | Royal Crown Bott. Co.              | 1235 San Marco Blvd    | Jacksonville, FL   | 1947-65: Geo. C. Buchanan,     | FL-9-4488            | Listed in the City Dir.   Ad Lists Royal Crown Cola, Nehi Flavors,     | Nehi, 12 oz., Red and Yellow, |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    | Pres.                          |                      | Par-T-Pak.                                                             | Clear Glass, 1955, Royal      |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        | Crown Bottling Co.,           |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        | Jacksonville, Fla.            |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        | Par-T-Pak Sparkling Water     |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        | Club Soda; Owens-Illinois,    |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        | '1954; Paper label; Clear     |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        | glass;  Royal Crown Bottling  |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        | Company, Jacksonville, Fla.   |
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 |1959-63   | Royal Crown Bott. Co.              | 1235 San Marco Blvd    | Jacksonville, FL   | 1947-65: Geo. C. Buchanan,     | FLANDERS 9-4488      | Listed in the City Dir.   Ad Lists Royal Crown Cola, Nehi Flavors,     |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    | Pres.                          |                      | Par-T-Pak.                                                             |                               |
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 |1964      | Royal Crown Bott. Co.              | 1235 San Marco Blvd    | Jacksonville, FL   | 1947-65: Geo. C. Buchanan,     | FLANDERS 9-4488      | Ad Lists Royal Crown Cola, Nehi Flavors, Diet Rite Cola.               |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    | Pres.                          |                      |                                                                        |                               |
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 |1965      | Royal Crown Bott. Co.              | 1235 San Marco Blvd    | Jacksonville, FL   | 1947-65: Geo. C. Buchanan,     | 359-4488             | Listed in the City Dir.   Ad Lists Royal Crown Cola, Nehi Flavors,     |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    | Pres.                          |                      | Diet Rite Cola.                                                        |                               |
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 |1966-71   | Royal Crown Bott. Co.              | 1235 San Marco Blvd    | Jacksonville, FL   | 1966-1971:  Ralph C. Colbert,  | 359-4488             | Listed in the City Dir.   Ad Lists Royal Crown Cola, Nehi Flavors,     |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    | Pres. and Plant Mgr.           |                      | Diet Rite Cola.                                                        |                               |
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 |1967      | Royal Crown Bottling Co. of        | 1235 San Marco Blvd    | Jacksonville, FL   | 1967:  Ralph C. Colbert,       | N/A                  | Listed in the 1967 ed. of the Directory of Florida Industries.         |                               |
 |          | Jacksonville Inc.                  |                        |                    | Pres. and Plant Mgr.           |                      | Listing indicates Nehi, RC Cola and Diet Rite.                         |                               |
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 |1970-72   | Royal Crown Bott. Co. Inc.         | 1262 Kings Ave.        | Jacksonville, FL   | N/A                            | 398-5185             | Listed in the Phone Book (this is the only source that indicates       |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      | this address.)                                                         |                               |
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 |1972-80   | Royal Crown Bott. Co. of           | 1235 San Marco Blvd    | Jacksonville, FL   | Walter G. Tucker,              | 396-4488             | Listed under "Bottlers-Carbonated Beverages" in the City Dir.          |                               |
 |          | Jacksonville Inc.                  |                        |                    | Pres. & Gen. Mgr.              |                      | Ad lists Royal Crown Cola, Nehi Fruit Flavors, Diet-Rite Cola          |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      | and Gatorade.                                                          |                               |
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 |1981-83   | Royal Crown Bottling Co. of        | 1235 San Marco Blvd    | Jacksonville, FL   | Walter E. Tucker, Gen. Mgr.    | 396-4488             | Listed in the Directory of Florida Industries.                         |                               |
 |          | Florida                            |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |                               |
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 |1986      | Royal Crown Cola of Chicago,       | 1235 San Marco Blvd    | Jacksonville, FL   | Gene Raley, Gen. Mgr.          | 396-4488             | Listed in the Directory of Florida Industries.                         |                               |
 |          | Jacksonville Division              |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |                               |
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 |1992-95   | Royal Crown Bott. Co.              | 400 Hammond Blvd.      | Jacksonville, FL   | N/A                            | 781-8500             | Listed in the phone book.                                              |                               |
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 |1996-98   | Royal Crown Bott. Co.              | 240 Hammond Blvd.      | Jacksonville, FL   | N/A                            | 781-8500             | Listed in the phone book.                                              |                               |
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 |1999      | Royal Crown Bottling Co.           | N/A                    | Jacksonville,  FL  | N/A                            | N/A                  | A news release dated 2/5/1999, states that Southeast-Atlantic          |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      | Beverage has purchased Royal Crown Bottling Co. including rights       |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      | to Hawaiian Punch, Vernors and Mistic drinks adding to                 |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      | Canada Dry's already existing Seven-Up and Sunkist lines.              |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      | This seems to effectively end the independent operations of            |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      | Royal Crown in Jacksonville.                                           |                               |
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 |2001      | RC Cola                            | N/A                    | Jacksonville,  FL  | N/A                            | N/A                  | See 2001 listing for Southeast-Atlantic Beverage (Seabev).             |                               |
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