Jacksonville, Florida Soft Drink Bottling Plants and
Brand Name: "Seven-Up"



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 |Jacksonville Soft Drink Bottling Plants and Brand Names: "Seven Up"             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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 |    Seven-Up  (1936 - 2000):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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 |1936-37   | Seven-Up Bott. Co. of              | 2070 Edison Ave.       | Jacksonville, FL   | 1936-37: W.P. Toms, Pres.;     | 1937: 7-7077         | Listed under "Bottlers-Carbonated Beverages" in the 1937 City Dir.     |                               |
 |          | Jacksonville, Inc.                 |                        |                    | 1937: Albert T. White,         |                      | and listed in the 1947 edition of the United Beverage Bureau Book      |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    | Sec./Treas.                    |                      | with a start up date of 1936.                                          |                               |
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 |1938-55   | Seven-Up Bott. Co. of              | 2070 Edison Ave.       | Jacksonville, FL   | 1938-1955:  Raymond McCarthy,  | 1938-41: none;       | Listed under "Bottlers-Carbonated Beverages" in the City Dir.          | Gator Beverages:              |
 |          | Jacksonville, Inc.                 |                        |                    | Mgr. (except 1939);            | 1942-1954: 7-7077;   | The 1947 edition of the United Beverage Bureau Book lists W.P.         |   (see listing under Gator)   |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    | 1936-1947 W.P Toms Pres.;      | 1955: 5-5477         | Toms as President since 1936, however this conflicts with the City     | 1945: Seven-Up, 7 oz.,        |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    | 1939: Asa Lockwood is          |                      | Directory listings and is likely in error.  Also listed as bottlers    |   Orange/White, Dark Green    |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    | listed as secretary, and       |                      | of Dr. Swett's Root Beer in the 1947 and 1950 editions of the United   |   Glass, 7-Up Bottling Co.,   |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    | no other manager is listed.    |                      | Beverage Bureau Book.  Raymond McCarthy and Charles Hilty from         |   Jax.(swimmer label)         |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    | 1955: Pleasant E. Still,       |                      | Sun Crest Beverages co-founded the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville.         | 1950: Seven-Up, 7 oz.,        |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |       salesman                 |                      | From 1948-1961, the Seven-Up and/or Frostie Bottling Companies of      |   Orange and White, Dark      |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    | 1954: Ray A. McCarthy Jr.,     |                      | Jacksonville Florida bottled Gator Beverages (see listings for Gator   |   Green glass,                |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |       Sales Supervisor         |                      | under "G".)                                                            |   Seven-Up Bott. Co.,         |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   Jacksonville/Lake City/     |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   Daytona Beach, Fla.         |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   (swimmer label)             |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        | 1954: Seven-Up, 7 oz.,        |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   Orange and White, Dark      |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   Green glass,                |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   Seven-Up Bott. Co.,         |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   Jacksonville/Lake City/     |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   Daytona Beach, Fla.         |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   (non-swimmer label)         |
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 |1956-58   | Seven-Up Bott. Co. of              | 2070 Edison Ave.       | Jacksonville, FL   | Raymond McCarthy               | EL-5-5479 &          | Listed under "Bottlers-Carbonated Beverages" in the City Dir.          | Gator Beverages:              |
 |          | Jacksonville, Inc.                 |                        |                    |                                | EL-5-5477            |                                                                        |   (see listing under Gator)   |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        | 1957: Sunny Isles Quinnine    |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   Water, 7 oz.,               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   Black/Blue/Orange, Clear    |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   glass, Seven-Up Bott. Co.,  |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   Jacksonville/Lake City/     |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   Daytona Beach, Fla.         |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        | 1959: Country Club Sparkling  |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   Water, 7 oz, Blue and       |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   White, Clear Glass,         |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   Seven-Up Bottling Co.,      |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   Jacksonville/Lake City/     |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   Daytona Beach, Fla.         |
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 |1959-65   | Seven-Up Bott. Co. of              | 2070 Edison Ave.       | Jacksonville, FL   | Raymond McCarthy               | 1959-61:             | Listed in the City Directories and in the 1965 ed. of the Directory    | 1962: Dr. Herring's Ginger    |
 |          | Jacksonville, Inc.                 |                        |                    |                                |   ELGIN 5-5477;      | of Florida Industries.  Ad lists Frostie Root Beer, Dr. Pepper, 7up,   |   Ale, 6 oz., Yellow and      |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                | 1962-65: 355-5476    | Ginger Ale, Sparkling Water, Topp-Cola, White Rock.                    |   White, Dark Green glass,    |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   Seven-Up Bott. Co.,         |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   Jacksonville, Fla./         |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   Waycross, Ga.               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        | 1963: White Rock, 28 oz.,     |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   Blue and White, Clear       |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   glass, Seven-Up Bott.       |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      |                                                                        |   Co., Jacksonville, Fla.     |
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 |1966-69   | Seven-Up Bott. Co. of              | 2070 Edison Ave.       | Jacksonville, FL   | Raymond McCarthy               | 1966-69:  355-5476   | Ad lists Frostie Root Beer, Dr. Pepper, 7up, White Rock Mixes.         |                               |
 |          | Jacksonville, Inc.                 |                        |                    |                                |    & 355-5475        |                                                                        |                               |
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 |1975-80   | Seven-Up Bott. Co. of              | 4840 Dignan (Dienan)   | Jacksonville, FL   | N/A                            | 387-4477             | Listed in the Phone Book from 1975-1980.  Listings for two of          |                               |
 |          | Jacksonville, Inc.                 |                        |                    |                                |                      | the years indicate the address is Dienan St.   Also See listings       |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      | for Pepsi-Cola Seven-Up Bottling Co. from 1969-1983.                   |                               |
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 |1976      | Seven-Up                           | N/A                    | Jacksonville, FL   | N/A                            | N/A                  | See listings for Pepsi-Cola Seven-Up Bottling Co. from 1969-1983.      |                               |
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 |1989-00   | Seven-Up                           | N/A                    | Jacksonville, FL   | N/A                            | N/A                  | See listings for Pepsi-Cola Bottlers/Pepsi-Cola Seven-Up Bottling      |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      | Co. from 1989-2000.  Also see the 1999 listing for Southeast           |                               |
 |          |                                    |                        |                    |                                |                      | Atlantic Beverage.                                                     |                               |
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