PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY

The Quality Orange Kist Company moves to 840 West Market Street sometime in February 1938 (2) and change their name to the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company with Samuel B. Tarver and Mrs. Adelia G. Tarver listed; however, their offices aren't mentioned.(1) Between 1944 and 1947-48 Frank A. Dial becomes president with his wife Mary O. Dial as Vice President.(1) The Tarvers must have sold the company. The Dials won't be running the company long as by 1950 L. L. Rice is president of the company.(1) Rice actually started out in the city as owner of the Rice Bottling Company which I have another page dedicated to. By 1968 their names have combined into the Rice / Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company in the City Directories.(1) They seem to have picked up the franchise for bottling Seven-Up and have moved to 905 East Lakeview Drive by 1972. In 1977 they have also picked up the Dr. Pepper franchise, and Mountain Dew is mentioned in connection with the company in 1983, they would continue to operate from this location until the present.

Early photo of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company with delivery trucks, as we can see they were bottling their Tarvers flavor line along with Hires Root Beer by this point.

This is 840 West Market Street home of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company as it stood in the late 1950's. Obviously by then they were Rice's Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company evidenced by the Grapette sign on the side of the building; however, what is with the Royal Crown Cola sign?

This is 840 West Market Street former home of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company. As you can see it is now home to a CVS drug store.

Two 12oz Pepsi-Cola bottles dated 1939

12oz Tarver's Beverages bottle dated 1940

A Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company ad from July 13, 1941

12oz Tarver's Beverages bottle dated 1943

Tarver Orange Soda cap

Two 12oz Tarver's bottles one dated 1944 and the other undated. These were most likely used for Pepsi-Cola paper labels as they already have acls for the actual Tarver's Beverages line.

12oz paper labeled Pepsi-Cola bottle dated 1945

An ad from a 1947 Kingsport City Directory from the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company. The interesting thing about this ad is the mention of their also bottling B-1, which was a lemon lime soda from the era.

12oz "2 full glasses" Pepsi-Cola bottle dated 1948

A Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company ad from April 23, 1949

10oz double dot Pepsi-Cola bottle dated 1951

10oz Pepsi-Cola bottle dated 1953

7oz Grapette bottle dated 1953

8oz "King Size" Grapette bottle date unknown

A Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company receipt

8oz Pepsi-Cola bottle dated 1958

8oz "King Size" Grapette bottle dated 1968

While not a bottle this item certainly is an interesting go with. It’s a Zippo type lighter with a Pepsi-Cola Cap and Johnson City Tenn. painted on it. It might have been something that was given to the workers at some point.

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