Pepsi-Cola Bottling

What Pepsi-Cola Bottling does

Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of New York, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned beverage manufacturing and distribution company that holds exclusive rights to manufacture and distribute Pepsi-Cola branded products and a portfolio of more than 30 licensed and proprietary beverage brands across the New York metropolitan area. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in the Bronx, the company operates production and distribution facilities in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County, making it one of the only consumer packaged goods manufacturers that produces products within New York City itself. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Honickman Companies, a family-owned conglomerate established in 1957 by Harold Honickman that now encompasses five companies and 17 warehouse and production facilities stretching from New York to the North Carolina border.

The company's distributed portfolio spans carbonated soft drinks (Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Starry, Bubly, Crush, Mug, Dr. Brown's, Schweppes, Polar, Pennsylvania Dutch), sports drinks and water (Gatorade, Propel, Aquafina, Evian, Life Wtr, Eternal Water, TRU), energy and functional beverages (Rockstar, GFUEL, Bucked Up, AminoLean, BUBBL'R, LeanBody), ready-to-drink coffee and tea (Starbucks Frappuccino, Lipton Brisk, Pure Leaf), juices (Dole, Ocean Spray, SunnyD, Good2Grow), and fountain beverage service for foodservice. It sells exclusively to enterprise B2B accounts — supermarket chains, convenience stores, drugstores, club stores, restaurants, sporting venues, healthcare facilities, schools, and movie theaters — via a direct-to-retail model backed by a company-owned delivery fleet that has run propane-powered vehicles since 2018.

Revenue is generated entirely through B2B supply contracts with retail and foodservice accounts at undisclosed pricing. The company maintains a minimal external marketing footprint, limited to a corporate website (pepsi-ny.com), an active careers portal, and basic social media presence focused on employer branding and sustainability messaging, with no consumer app, e-commerce platform, or API-driven digital channel. There is no public revenue disclosure, no institutional investment, and no M&A activity referenced in the available material.

Name

Pepsi-Cola Bottling

Legal name

Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of New York, Inc.

Website

https://pepsi-ny.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of New York is a privately held, family-owned manufacturer and distributor of more than 30 Pepsi-affiliated and licensed beverage brands to supermarkets, convenience stores, restaurants, schools, and healthcare facilities across the New York metropolitan area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Beverage Bottling and Distribution

NAICS

Soft Drink Manufacturing (312111), Beverage Manufacturing (3121), Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing (31211)

SIC

Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters (2086), Beverages (2080), Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro primary industry

Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSD) (CRADAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sports Drinks & Hydration Beverages (CRADAHAK), Non-Carbonated Soft Drinks (Juice Drinks, Lemonades, Fruit Drinks) (CRADAHAB), Functional Beverages (Vitamins, Probiotics, Nootropics, etc.) (CRADAHAL), Beverage & Alcohol Distribution Centers (TLALAEAK)

Keywords

• Beverage bottling services
• Beverage distribution services
• Carbonated soft drinks
• Sports and energy drinks
• CPG beverage manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bronx

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Beverage Manufacturing and Distribution: Manufactures and distributes Pepsi-Cola branded beverages and other consumer packaged goods to retail accounts across New York metropolitan area

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of New York manufactures and distributes Pepsi-Cola branded beverages and other consumer packaged goods to retail accounts across the New York metropolitan area. The company operates production and distribution facilities in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County, and is one of the only CPG companies that produces products within New York City. It delivers a comprehensive beverage portfolio including Pepsi, Gatorade, Mountain Dew, Aquafina, Bubly, Starbucks RTD, and specialty brands directly to supermarkets, convenience stores, restaurants, sporting venues, healthcare facilities, and schools.

Product overview

Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of New York is a locally owned beverage manufacturing and distribution company operating as part of The Honickman Companies. The company operates as a single unified distribution and bottling operation rather than a software platform. Their product portfolio consists of multiple beverage brands across categories including carbonated soft drinks (Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Starry, Crush, Mug, Dr. Brown's, Bubly, Bubbl'R, ARTICA, Polar, Schweppes, Pennsylvania Dutch), sports drinks (Gatorade, Propel), bottled waters (Aquafina, Evian, Life Wtr, Eternal Water, TRU), energy drinks (Rockstar, Bucked Up, GFUEL, AminoLean), teas and coffee (Lipton Brisk, Pure Leaf, Starbucks Frappuccino), juices (Dole, Ocean Spray, SunnyD, Good2Grow), and fountain beverages for foodservice. The company manufactures and distributes these products to supermarkets, convenience stores, restaurants, sporting venues, healthcare facilities, and schools across New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County, with facilities including one of the only consumer packaged goods manufacturing operations within New York City.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Carbonated Soft Drinks Portfolio
• Sports and Fitness Beverages
• Bottled and Sparkling Water Portfolio
• Energy Drinks Portfolio
• Tea and Coffee Beverages
• Juices and Kids Beverages
• Fountain Beverage Dispensing Service
• Protein and Functional Beverages

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tim Trant (G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottler)minorOthers · 1 April 2026Tim Trant, CEO of G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottler, was appointed to Barfresh Food Group Inc. board of directors, replacing Justin Borus. This represents a board-level connection between Pepsi-Cola bottlers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers: Independent Pepsi bottling network directly referenced in the data (Tim Trant, CEO of G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottler, sits on a related board). Operates the same contractual Pepsi-bottling business model in adjacent territories and shares customer categories, fleet operations, and brand portfolio.
• Reyes Beverage Group: One of the largest independent Pepsi bottlers and beer wholesalers in the U.S. Operates the same manufacturer-distributor model across multi-state territories and serves the same supermarket, c-store, and foodservice accounts with comparable carbonated and non-carbonated portfolios.
• Coca-Cola Consolidated: Large publicly traded Coca-Cola bottler that shares the analogous Coca-Cola-side bottling/distribution business model. Most direct functional analog for understanding bottling economics, fleet operations, and account-level distribution in a major U.S. territory.
• Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United: Large independent Coca-Cola bottler operating across the Southeastern U.S. Shares the contract-bottling model, multi-category beverage portfolio, and direct-to-retail distribution approach that defines Pepsi-Cola Bottling's operations.
• Refresco: Global independent contract beverage manufacturer producing carbonated soft drinks, juices, water, energy drinks, and functional beverages for retailers and brand owners—comparable manufacturing scale, multi-category footprint, and B2B commercial model.
• Cott Corporation: Beverage contract manufacturer serving retailers with private-label and branded carbonated soft drinks, waters, and juices—closely comparable to Pepsi-Cola Bottling's manufacturing-and-distribution business model and multi-category portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• PepsiCo (PEP internal bottling arm): Brand owner and largest participant in PepsiCo bottling through its internal bottling operations and large affiliated networks like Pepsi Beverages Company. Sets brand strategy, pricing, and territorial allocations that directly govern Pepsi-Cola Bottling's economics.
• Keurig Dr Pepper: Large multi-category beverage conglomerate combining Keurig brewing systems with Dr Pepper, Snapple, Hawaiian Punch, and Mott's brands. Operates as both brand owner and distributor—comparable at the multi-category, route-to-market, and account-management level.

Regional players

• Polar Beverages: Family-owned regional beverage producer and distributor based in New England that shares a similar family-run CSD and seltzer manufacturing model and is also part of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling portfolio of distributed brands.

Emerging players

• National Beverage Corp. Specialty beverage producer (LaCroix, Shasta, Ritz) with a comparable focus on carbonated and functional beverages and a similarly distributed model that targets the same retail and foodservice accounts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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