Appendix A
Bottling Companies - Dates in Operation
© Bill Lockhart 2000
Numbers in brackets = number of years in operation 

Houck & Dieter 1881-1912 [31] 

Coffin &  Co.  1881 [1] 

G. Edward Angerstein 1884 [1] 

R. F. Johnson (El Paso Bottling Company) 1891-1898 [7] 

Henry Pfaff 1898-1907 [9] 

M. R. Sweeney Bottling Works 1905-1908 [2] 

Purity Bottling & Manufacturing Co. 1906-1912 [6] 

Magnolia Bottling Co. 1908-1914 [6] 

Southwestern Liquor Co. 1908-1914 [6] 

Woodlawn Bottling Co. 1909-1955 [46] 

Crystal Bottling Works 1911-1915 [4] 

Empire Bottling Works 1912-1924 [12] 

Magnolia Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Inc. 1915-present [81] 

Gallegos Bros. Bottling Works 1915 (only) [1] 

National Bottling Works 1915-1917 [2] 

Francisco Dominguez & Co. 1915 [1] 

Crown Bottling Works 1916-1921 [5] 

Carlos Gallegos Medina & Co. 1916 (only) [1] 

Union Bottling Works 1916-1935 [19] 

International Bottling Works 1917 (only) [1] 

La Mexicana (Mexican Bottling Works) 1917 (only) [1] 

Lone Star Bottling Works 1918-1929 [11] 

Texas Bottling Works 1918-1934 [16] 

Tri-State Beverage Co. 1919-1923 [4] 

Crombie & Co. (1920?) 

James A. Dick Co. (1920?) 

Border Beverage Co. 1920-1922 [2] 

Tickle Beverage & Mfg. Co. 1920 (only) [1] 

Victory Bottling Works 1920-1931 [11] 

Whistle Company of El Paso 1920 (only) [1] 

Antonio Patino 1922 [1] 

Francisco Gonzales 1923 (only) [1] 

Empire Products Corp. 1925-1956 [31] 

Nicholson Bottling Works 1925-1979 [54] 

Lone Star Bottling & Fuel Co. 1930-1934 [4] 

Mackin Brokerage Company 1931-1932 [1] 

Nehi Bottling Co. 1931-1941 [10] 

El Paso Beverage Co. 1935 (only) [1] 

T. R. Fye Products Co. 1936 (only) [1] 

Seven Up Bottling Co. of El Paso 1937-1969 [32] 

Barq's Bottling Co. 1939-1956 [17] 

Nehi-Royal Crown Bottling Co. 1941-1965 [24] 

Grapette Bottling Co. 1941-1969 [28] 

Wonder Beverage Co. 1946-1954 [8] (incl. Flores Bros. Bottling Co 1950-1954) 

Canada Dry Bottling Co. 1948-1974 [26] 

Nesbitt's Orange Bottling Co. 1948-1955 [7] 

Sun Spot Bottling Co. 1948 (only) [1] 

Trone Bottling Co. 1950-51 [2] 

Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. 1952-1956 [4] 

Duffy's Draft Beverage Company  1952-1995 

Double Cola Bottling Co. 1955-1956 [1] 

Jones & Pfafflin Mfg. Co. 1955-1958 [3] 

Lone Star Sparkling Beverages 1955 (only) [1] 

Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of El Paso 1955-present [40] 

Empire Bottling Co. 1956-1969 [13] 

Barq's Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. (was Barq's & Dr. Ppper) 1957-1976 [19] 

Vess Distributing Co. (Olaque Bottling Corp.) 1962 [1] 

Vess & Three V Cola 1963-1971 [8] 

Royal Crown Bottling Co. 1965-1969 [4] 

Seven Up Royal Crown Bottling Co. 1969-1986 [17] 

Shasta Beverages Division of Consolidated Foods Corp. 1972-1975 [3] 

Sky Vess and 3-V Cola Beverage, Inc. 1972 [1] 

Vess Beverage Co. 1973-1974 [1] 

Wes-Tex Custom Bottlers, Inc. 1974-1978 [5] 

Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. 1977-1980 [3] 

Kalil Bottling Co. 1984-present [11] 

62 Bottlers 
 

Chains of Bottlers 

R F Johnson --> Henry Pfaff --> Southwestern Liquor 1896-1914 [18] 

Houck & Dieter & Purity --> Empire 1881-1969 [88] 

M R Sweeney --> Woodlawn --> Pepsi Cola 1906-present [89] 

Union --> Nicholson 1916-1979 [63] 

National --> Texas    1915-1934 [19] 

Dr. Pepper --> Barq's Dr. Pepper --> Dr. Pepper 1952-1980 [28] 

Nehi --> Nehi - RC --> Royal Crown (1931-1969) [38] 

Seven Up --> Seven Up/RC (1937-1986) [49] 

Canada Dry --> Wes-Tex (1948-1978) [30]

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Appendix B - Soft Drinks Bottled and Distributed in El Paso