Union Beverage Packers

What Union Beverage Packers does

Union Beverage Packers, LLC is a privately held contract beverage manufacturer (copacker) founded in 2003 and headquartered at a 45-acre, 485,000-square-foot facility in Hillside, New Jersey. The company operates five production lines plus one variety pack line on a 24-hour, 7-day schedule, producing still beverages, carbonated water, hot-fill beverages, cold-fill beverages, and purified water packaged in cans and PET bottles for distribution under customer brands. Its stated customer base consists of some of the world's largest beverage companies, served through direct B2B enterprise sales relationships with no consumer-facing brand of its own.

The production technology stack is conventional but modern industrial beverage equipment, including multi-stage water purification systems that use no artificial additives, energy-efficient LED facility lighting, rebuilt bottle fillers, and reverse-osmosis-capable heat exchangers supporting roughly 6+ million gallons of annual liquid savings. Union Beverage holds Kosher certification and SQF Level 3 (the highest tier) food safety certification, and operates an active Pollution Prevention partnership with the NJ DEP Bureau of Sustainability funded by the EPA.

The business model is a transaction-fee contract manufacturing arrangement: Union Beverage produces and packages beverages on a per-unit basis for large brand owners, who then distribute finished products through their own networks. Revenue is generated per production run with no publicly disclosed pricing. Geographic reach is regional, centered on the Northeast United States, with logistics leverage from the Hillside site's proximity to major highways and transportation networks. The company employs 101-250 people and is led by CEO Yaron Gohar; it has no disclosed parent company, funding rounds, or M&A activity.

Name

Union Beverage Packers

Legal name

Union Beverage Packers, LLC

Website

https://unionbevnj.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Union Beverage Packers is a privately held contract beverage manufacturer operating five production lines and a variety pack line at a 45-acre, 24/7 Hillside, New Jersey facility, producing still, carbonated, hot-fill, cold-fill, and purified water beverages in cans and PET bottles for some of the world's largest beverage brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Beverage Manufacturing

NAICS

Beverage Manufacturing (3121), Bottled Water Manufacturing (312112), Soft Drink Manufacturing (312111)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters (2086)

akta.pro primary industry

Non-Alcoholic Beverage Contract Manufacturing & Co-Packing (AFAFABAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Non-Alcoholic Beverage Co-Packing (Soft Drinks, Juice, RTD) (AFAFAIAB), Carbonated Beverage Contract Manufacturing (CSD, Seltzer, Sparkling) (AFAFAIAK)

Keywords

• Contract beverage manufacturing
• Beverage copacking services
• Bottled water production
• Hot-fill beverage packaging
• Carbonated water manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Hillside

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Contract Beverage Manufacturing (Copacker): Contract manufacturing solutions for beverage brands. The company manufactures and packages beverages including water, carbonated water, cold-fill beverages, and hot-fill beverages for large beverage companies on a per-unit production basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Union Beverage Packers is a contract beverage manufacturer (copacker) that produces and packages still beverages, carbonated water, cold-fill beverages, hot-fill beverages, and purified water for some of the world's largest beverage brands. The company operates 5 production lines plus 1 variety pack line at its 45-acre, 485,000 sq ft Hillside, NJ facility, packaging products in cans and PET bottles on a 24/7 basis, and delivers finished goods directly into its customers' distribution networks.

Product overview

Union Beverage Packers operates as a single unified contract beverage manufacturing platform offering production services for still beverages, carbonated water, hot-fill beverages, and purified water. The company runs 5 production lines plus 1 variety pack line, packaging products in both cans and PET bottles. The portfolio centers on cold-fill and hot-fill beverage production capabilities with a focus on water purification and multi-stage quality control. State-of-the-art beverage production and packaging technology underpins all product offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Contract Beverage Manufacturing Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Truck drivers report checkout times as fast as 30 minutes for unload operations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NJ DEP Bureau of SustainabilitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Sustainability for a comprehensive Pollution Prevention (P2) Study. The voluntary program, funded by the EPA, evaluates all operations with a focus on reducing hazardous chemicals. DEP provides assistance with environmental permits, programs, and plans, including coordinating meetings, tracking permitting requests, completing forms, and understanding regulatory requirements.
• PSE&G (Public Service Electric and Gas)minorOthersPSE&G provided funding for LED replacement bulbs installed in four facility locations, contributing to the company's energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Primo Brands (formerly Cott Corporation): A leading North American producer and copacker of bottled water, water dispensers, and filtration services, with significant copack contract manufacturing. Comparable to UBP for water and beverage production capacity serving large retail and brand customers.
• TalkingRain Beverage Co. A Pacific Northwest-based beverage manufacturer producing flavored sparkling water and contract beverages for major brands. Comparable to UBP as a regional contract beverage manufacturer with multi-format packaging and brand-owner customers.
• Refresco: The world's largest independent beverage contract manufacturer, operating multiple production lines for water, carbonated soft drinks, juice, and RTD products. Directly comparable to UBP as both are non-alcoholic beverage copackers serving large CPG brands with multi-format (cans/PET) capabilities.
• Niagara Bottling: One of the largest private-label bottled water and beverage producers in the U.S., serving major retailers and brands. Comparable to UBP as a large-scale contract water/beverage manufacturer operating significant facilities and production lines.
• Crystal Geyser Water Company: An independent U.S. bottled water and beverage manufacturer producing spring water and flavored beverages at multiple sites. Comparable to UBP as a privately held copacker of water and beverages using PET and can packaging.
• White Rock Beverage Company: A U.S. contract beverage manufacturer producing bottled water, carbonated soft drinks, and other beverages for retailer and brand owners. Directly comparable to UBP in operating model and customer base despite smaller scale.

Broad incumbents

• BlueTriton Brands (formerly Nestle Waters North America): A leading North American bottled water producer operating multiple production sites with PET and can packaging. Comparable to UBP for bottled water production scale, multi-format packaging, and major-brand customer contracts.
• Keurig Dr Pepper: A major North American beverage company with significant owned manufacturing and contract production capabilities across water, soft drinks, and RTD beverages. Comparable as a broad incumbent in beverage manufacturing with overlapping customer relationships to large CPG brands.
• Coca-Cola Consolidated: The largest Coca-Cola bottler in the U.S., operating production lines for water, carbonated soft drinks, and other beverages. Comparable to UBP as a large-scale beverage producer with a regional production footprint and brand-owner customer relationship.
• Pepsi Bottling Ventures: A major Pepsi bottler and beverage producer operating across the Eastern U.S. producing water, carbonated, and still beverages. Comparable to UBP for production capability, multi-format output, and brand-owner co-packing relationships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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