SERVING SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS FOR 113+YEARS!
BELOVED PLANT MANAGER RETIRES
We celebrated long-term employee James Jamison's 42 years of service with an intimate gathering of employees, friends and family to commemorate the momentous milestone. James - you will be greatly missed!
THE PLANT'S CENTENNIAL
In 2011, we celebrated 100 years! From a local bottling works to a bottler of a Coca-Cola to a distributor of a wide range of Coke and Dr Pepper products throughout Southwest Arkansas. It's been an incredible journey!
THE ROBBERY OF 1938
Did you know that in 1938 our plant was robbed by Floyd Hamilton and Huron "Terrible Ted" Walters? These former partners in crime of Bonnie and Clyde stormed into the plant on a hot August day and held our owner, Forrest Wilson, at gunpoint...
TASTES LIKE A PEACH
A significant chapter in our history was when our founder, W.W. Wilson, developed Orchard Beverages, a line of beverage drinks in honor of the once thriving peach industry in Nashville. Between 1930-2000, we bottled 8 flavors including; Orange, Peach, Grape, Strawberry, Black Cherry, Root Beer, Lemon Lime and Lemonade. The Wilson family even had peach orchard at one time. Those were the days!
I'M A PEPPER, WE'RE A PEPPER
Wouldn't you like to be a Pepper too? Hard to fathom we were the #1 Dr Pepper bottler per capita in the world between 1998-2005! I guess you can say that our southwest Arkansas territory likes to drink their Dr Pepper. at 10, 2 and 4!