Grupo Continental SA is a holding company of bottling companies, whose main activity is to manufacture, purchase and sell soft drinks, purified water and other non-carbonated drinks, all under the brands owned by The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC). These entities operate the franchise granted by TCCC, distributed in seven states of Mexico. The Company produces, distributes and sells soft drinks under the brands owned by TCCC, such as Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Light, Coca-Cola Light Caffeine Free, Coca-Cola Zero, Fanta, Fanta Zero, Sprite, Sprite Zero, Fresca, Fresca Zero, Lift, Lift Zero, Senzao, Delaware Punch, Nestea, Nestea Light, Powerade, Minute Maid Revita, Minute Maid Forte, Ciel, Ciel Saborizada Plus, Ciel Saborizada Fine Bubbles, Aquarius, Ciel Mineralizada, Burn, TaB, Gladiator and Seagram’s.

Heidelberg Distributing Company's offices in that state are located in the cities of in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and Toledo. It also serves parts of and has offices in northern Kentucky. The company is primarily a wholesaler of major brands of both domestic and imported beer and wine, including Anheuser-Busch, Heineken, Labatt, Samuel Adams, Corona, and Tsingtao, as well as Fetzer, Gallo, Robert Mondavi and Sebastiani wines. Heidelberg also handles a full line of spirits and bottled water.

Heineken was first imported into the US in 1880. The US operation offers Heineken, Amstel Light, Buckler (nonalcoholic), Murphy's Irish Stout, and Irish Amber. Not content with only a foam mustache, Heineken scored a hit with Amstel Light, one of the US's best-selling imported light beers; and as a result of its parent's 2008 acquisition (along with Carlsberg) of the former Scottish & Newcastle, Heineken USA owns the import rights for Newcastle Brown Ale. It is also the sole US importer and seller of FEMSA's beer brands, including Tecate, Dos Equis, Sol, Carta Blanca, Bohemia.

J.J. Taylor Companies, Inc. was founded in 1958 by John J. "Joe" Taylor, originally a Knickerbocker Beer distributor servicing the greater Brockton area of Massachusetts. J.J. Taylor Companies distributes beer in Florida through its Ft. Myers and Tampa locations, as well as in Minnesota, where it owns the former East Side Beverage Company. Now named the J.J. Taylor Distributing Company of Minnesota, it serves the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. The company, which has some 10,800 retail customers, sells MillerCoors brands, in addition to a mix of imported and microbrewed beers.

Johnson Brothers Liquor Company was founded in 1953 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Johnson Brothers Liquor is one of the country's top wine and liquor distributors. The company distributes mainly domestic brands of wines and distilled spirits throughout 13 US states, mostly in the Midwest and South, as well as in Nevada in the West, Rhode Island and New York in the East, and in Hawaii. Johnson Brothers is owned by the Johnson brothers -- CEO Lynn Johnson and president Mitchell Johnson. Its customers include beverage retailers, bars, and foodservice operators (restaurants).

Jordano's, Inc. company started in 1915 as a family-owned grocery store in Santa Barbara. Jordano's believes in food and drink. The Santa Barbara, California, company owns both the Jordano's Foodservice and Pacific Beverage companies. Pacific Beverage distributes some 500 products, including Anheuser products as well as sodas, bottled water, and smaller beer labels on the California coast in Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties. Jordano's Foodservice delivers a variety of fresh and frozen foods to restaurants, hotels, and other eateries in Kern, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties.

Kalil Bottling has been all in the family since 1948. President George Kalil grew up learning the business from his father and grandfather. Today, Kalil oversees a company that serves Arizona and parts of Colorado, New Mexico, and west Texas, supplying retail customers with a variety of beverages. Among its offerings are thirst-quenchers such as AriZona teas, Arrowhead water, and Vernors ginger ale, along with more widely known brands, including Gatorade, Big Red, 7UP, Snapple, and Sunkist. The company operates out of its production facility in Tucson, Arizona, and operates four distribution warehouses -- one each in Tucson, Phoenix, and Flagstaff, Arizona, and El Paso, Texas.

Liquid Investments supplies beer, malt beverages, soda, energy drinks, and water to customers in parts of California and Colorado. The company owns the Mesa Beverage Co. in Santa Rosa, California, from which it handles some 1,500 accounts in Sonoma and Marin counties. It also serves 475 accounts in the western slope area of Colorado through Colorado Beverage Distribution, which has locations in Grand Junction and Montrose. Liquid distributes imported and domestic beers, including Heineken, Labatt, and Miller. It also ships regional beers from brewers like Samuel Adams, Mendocino Brewing, and Anchor Brewing. Its soda labels include Thomas Kemper and Henry Weinhard; waters include Crystal Geyser and Water Plus.

Luxco company was founded in 1958 by David Sherman, Sr., and Paul A. Lux. Luxco (formerly David Sherman Corporation) markets, distributes, and bottles wines, rums, bourbons, tequilas, vodkas, and other alcoholic beverages. Among the nearly 20 regional brands in its portfolio of potent potables are Admiral Nelson's rum; Ezra Brooks bourbon, Inferno vodka, and Saint Brendan's Irish Cream Liqueur. Luxco does business throughout the US as well as some international markets.

Major Brands has the distribution spirit. As one of Missouri's largest suppliers of wine and spirits, Major Brands markets and distributes more than 500 different brands of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage products, including Jose Cuervo, Bacardi, Heineken, and Red Bull; it also carries imported and domestic wine from both small and large vineyards. The company delivers about 7 million bottles and 5 million cases of product annually to grocery stores, restaurants, and other retailers in Missouri. Major Brands, which traces its roots back to the 1930s, is owned and operated by the Epsten family and company employees.

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