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Forcum Lannom appreciates the opportunity to provide our design and construction services for Coca-Cola’s new facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Retired Baton Rouge Coca-Cola President Gary Sligar cut the ribbon at the Grand Opening as state, local and Coke officials looked on.

WITH

Like bubbles fizzing in an

most modern and efficient

Beyond sustainability,

icy glass of Coke, hundreds

production and distribution

Coca-Cola’s investment in

of community, business and

capabilities in America.”

the new plant means Baton

civic leaders joined Baton

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal

Rouge will become a regional

Rouge Coca-Cola Bottling

and Baton Rouge Mayor Kip

production and distribution

Co. employees in April to

Holden joined with Coca-Cola

hub for the Coca-Cola system.

celebrate the opening of

leadership, including Chustz,

With 113 new jobs added

FANFARE,

the company’s world-class

Coca-Cola President and CEO

over the next three years, the

production and distribution

Muhtar Kent and Coca-Cola

company’s local employment

facility. Excitement permeated

Bottling Co. United Chairman

will increase to more than 600

COKE

the warm day as Southern

and CEO Claude B. Nielsen, to

people. “We’re excited about

University’s Human Jukebox

officially open the new facility.

Coca-Cola’s investment,” said

band played “It’s the Real

The emphasis was on the

Jindal. “It creates good-paying

Thing,” and the crowd clapped

company’s commitment to both

jobs, strengthens the local

in rhythm as they sipped ice-

economic development and

economy and improves the

cold beverages from shiny

environmental sustainability.

quality of life for the people

BUBBLES AND

OPENS NEW HOME

of this community.”

aluminum bottles. The new facility was It was the beginning of a

constructed with recycled

“What you really see here

new chapter in the century-

materials, incorporates energy

is sustainable community-

old legacy of Coca-Cola

conservation and has an on-

building at its best,” added

in Baton Rouge.

site recycling center. Based on

Kent. “When leaders from

these features, John Anderson,

government, business and

“It was another historic day

chair of the U.S. Green

civil society can come together

for our company,” said Darian

Building Council-Louisiana,

to help create real economic,

Chustz, President of the Gulf

announced the plant was the

environmental and social

Coast Region of Coca-Cola

first Louisiana manufacturing

benefit, then everyone wins.

Bottling Co. “We produced

facility and the first

We believe this new facility

the first bottle of Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola bottler to achieve

will be beneficial to the long-

in this city in 1906, and here

LEED (Leadership in Energy

term health of Baton Rouge

we are 103 years later opening

and Environmental Design)

and Coca-Cola.”

our fifth bottling plant in

certification, a national

this community with the

standard for green building. “Coca-Cola” and the contour bottle are registered trademarks of The Coca-Cola Co.

A WORLD-CLASS FACILITY WITH A SALUTE TO ALL THINGS COKE Four production lines bottle the drinks listed on page 7. Two more lines will be operating by 2012.

Rouge Coca-Cola invested

“Baton Rouge is perfectly

some $178 million to build a

positioned to be a

modern, 781,000-square-

Southeastern regional hub for

foot office building and

the Coca-Cola system, and we

bottling and distribution

are excited to play a key role in

plant that sits on 112 acres in

the expansion of our industry

North Baton Rouge.

as well as serve as a driver of economic growth to our

The massive facility, which

community,” said Chustz.

was constructed using

“When designing this new

environmentally sustainable

Completion of the LEED-

materials, is now a regional

certified project, located

production and distribution

across from Baton Rouge

center for the Coca-Cola

Metropolitan Airport on

system. The expanded

Plank Road, required the

production also includes

coordination, collaboration

POWERade and Vitamin Water,

and planning of more than 100

which will supply Coca-Cola

different firms and contractors

bottlers throughout Louisiana

including Forcum Lannom’s

and into neighboring states.

general contracting, the

plant, we used words like

The new Baton Rouge Coca-Cola production facility generates up to 1,800 cans of beverages each minute and up to 4,500 cases each hour.

Chustz credits many

management, Grace & Hebert

and ‘iconic,’ ” says President

local public partners for

Architects, Eduardo Jenkins

Darian Chustz of his company’s

Coca-Cola’s ability to bring

Landscape Architect—and

fifth bottling and distribution

the project to Baton Rouge.

The Coca-Cola Co. itself.

plant in Baton Rouge. In

From site selection and GO

spring 2009, that ambitious

Zone Bond financing to

vision became the real

infrastructure development,

Production powerhouse

thing for Baton Rouge

Chustz says the Louisiana

The bright, sleek,

Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

state government, Louisiana

389,000-square-foot

Economic Development, Mayor

production facility at the new

After three years of planning

Kip Holden’s office, the Baton

Coca-Cola plant hums with

and major collaboration with

Rouge Airport Commission

bottles and cans zooming

The Coca-Cola Co., local

and the Baton Rouge Area

along four high-speed lines,

government and several

Chamber all worked together.

with each line capable of

business partners, Baton

Stahlman Group’s project

‘world-class,’ ‘sustainable’

producing up to 800 plastic

55,000-square-foot, state-of-

configuration and even how to

the-art office building.

merchandise a cold vault using a real, walk-in cooler. A warm

The exterior contours of Coca-Cola’s new office building were designed by Sean Johnson of Grace & Hebert Architects to resemble the curves of a Coca-Cola bottle lying on its side.

bottles and 1,800 cans of

Inside this high-tech lab,

beverage a minute.

employees treat incoming

Walk down the main office

beverage aisle replicates a

hallway at Coca-Cola’s new

supermarket, where employees

building and you’ll discover

learn how to properly market

retro Coke artwork, a myriad

Coca-Cola brands.

of product displays and even doors. There’s a full-service

Bubbly space

employee cafeteria that seats

Coca-Cola means

64, with more seating on

smiles, refreshment and

an outdoor patio. There’s a

effervescence, and you can

room filled with hand-held

find it all at the company’s

computers that are used

new location—especially in

by the route sales staff

the office building. Greeting

to record sales and

employees and guests in the

transaction information.

spacious lobby are bubbles—

And one door opens to a

the carbonated kind that float

meticulously re-created

to the top of your glass and

a surprise or two behind the

water with six sanitation With the most modern,

units that use nanofiltration

efficient equipment in the

and reverse osmosis. With a

country, the production facility

storage capacity of 100,000

is staffed with nearly 100

gallons, 15 syrup tanks are

employees and can churn out

ready for mixing with the

4.5 million 8-ounce servings

purified water and CO2 to

of Coca-Cola products each

create the bubbly drinks folks

day. By 2012, two additional

crave. Two 60,000-gallon

production lines will be added.

sweetener tanks also make up this key area of the facility,

Adjacent to production

where each batch of sparkling

sits a 278,000-square-foot

beverage is made perfect.

warehouse where filled bottles and cans—packaged,

Sophisticated equipment in

shrink-wrapped and stacked

the lab helps technicians

on pallets—can be stored

check everything from water

while awaiting distribution. In

purity to pH and carbonation

addition, nearly 100 loading

levels to syrup content.

docks service a fleet of more

Technicians carefully sample,

than 340 vehicles ready

check and record the blend

to carry millions of drinks

of each batch of syrup. Strict

throughout southern

quality control ensures perfect

convenience store, named the

cling to your ice as you sip on a

Louisiana and Mississippi.

taste for each beverage and,

Red Stick Stop-in-Geaux. Its

Coke, Dr Pepper or Sprite. It’s

of course, just the right level of

purpose is to train Coca-Cola’s

subtle, but at second glance

bubbliness for every Coke.

product account managers,

you’ll find bubbles reflected

fountain drink technicians

in the design of the floor, the

and merchandisers onsite,

pattern on the ceiling, the

saving fuel costs and time.

furniture fabrics, the wall

Also inside the production plant, a team of quality measure and taste to

Offices for everything

ensure that soft drinks,

Baton Rouge Coca-Cola’s

sports drinks and bottled

new facility also houses the

Trainees learn proper

water are mixed with just

company’s administrative,

merchandising tools such

the right ingredients and

accounting, marketing

as brand flow, pricing

Every element of the office

the best quality.

and sales operations in a

points, point-of-sale display

design is a salute to the

assurance employees test,

panels, and even on the lobby’s tiered chandelier.

The building’s interior is a salute to the Coke tradition.

vintage soft drink machines

“The natural light gives

that flank today’s modern

employees a sense of time,

machines,” says Rigby.

a feel of the season, and a chance to stay connected to

In the lobby, streamlined,

the world,” says Rigby.

built-in display cases tell the company’s history with stacks

It’s just another secret behind

of old, glass bottles marked

the success of the company

with the different stamps of

that likes to make folks smile.

Coca-Cola’s bottling plants. Further along, in the large, Coca-Cola brand and products.

foot traffic demands darker

pre-function foyer, wall

For instance, in the building’s

hues. Kriste Rigby, principal

niches display today’s

main corridor, curvy aluminum

and head of interior design

hundreds of products and

ceiling panels reflect the

at Grace & Hebert Architects,

information about the

Coca- Cola “wave,” and

created the sparkling interior

building’s LEED certification.

columns are wrapped with

while focusing on intertwining

Employees can refuel and

aluminum reminiscent of a

the company’s historic past

relax in the office’s outdoor

drink can. Sprite’s green,

with contemporary features.

courtyard graced with greenery and a soothing

Coca-Cola’s red and the warm yellow of a cream soda make

“We wanted a design that

waterfall. Natural light

up the color palette of the

reflected this century, but

permeates inside the

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To celebrate the grand opening and Coke’s partnership with the local bottler, Coca-Cola President and CEO Muhtar Kent presented the Baton Rouge plant with a 12-foot, rotating Coke bottle that will be on display at the front entrance of the new facility.

building as well, flooding

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WHAT GETS BOTTLED ON PLANK ROAD: SPARKLING BEVERAGES Coca-Cola Classic Caffeine Free Classic Cherry Coke Diet Cherry Coke Cherry Coke Zero Diet Coke Diet Coke w/ Lime Caffeine Free Diet Coke Diet Coke Plus Diet Coke w/ Splenda Coke Zero Vanilla Coke Sprite Sprite Zero Vault Vault Zero Vault Red Blitz Barq’s Rootbeer Diet Barq’s Barq’s French Vanilla Barq’s Red Crème Soda Fanta Orange Fanta Orange Zero Fanta Strawberry Fanta Grape Fanta Pineapple Fanta Apple Big Red Big Peach Big Blue Dr Pepper Caffeine Free Dr Pepper Diet Dr Pepper Cherry Dr Pepper Diet Cherry Dr Pepper Caffeine Free Diet Dr Pepper Tab Fresca Delaware Punch Schweppes Club Soda Schweppes Tonic Schweppes Diet Tonic POWERADE ION 4 Lemon Lime Fruit Punch Mountain Blast Orange Grape Sour Melon Arctic Shatter Strawberry Lemonade POWERade - Strawberry Zero POWERade - Grape Zero POWERade - Mixed Berry Zero WATER Dasani Dasani Lemon Dasani Strawberry Dasani Grape Dasani Essence VITAMINWATER Power C – Dragon Fruit XXX – Acai/Berry/Pomegran. Revive – Fruit Punch Energy – Tropical Citrus Essential – Orange Focus – Kiwi/Strawberry Multi V – Lemonade Formula 50 – Grape Defence – Raspberry Apple Rescue – Green Tea

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“Best In Class” Leadership Giving forFirst Companies Under 500 Employees LEED-certified Coca-Cola 6 years in aStates row. and first bottler infor the United LEED-certified manufacturer in Louisiana ~

Now that’s something to celebrate.

Now that’s something to cheer about!

Thank you Coca-Cola for investing in Baton Rouge!

ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY Carpoolers or those with a fuel-efficient car get premium parking spots. Office lights automatically turn off when employees leave. The freon and motor oil from fleet trucks are recycled. And nearly every element from the ceiling tiles and carpet to the steel and cement foundation contains recycled content. “We designed our new plant with environmental sustainability in mind. With this building, we are focused on driving energy efficiency, conserving water and

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Congratulations to Coca-Cola on the successful completion of your facility. Beard Construction Group is proud to be a part of the project.

recycling,” explains Baton Rouge Coca-Cola President Darian Chustz. Two years ago, the company’s leadership committed to environmental sustainability during the planning of their new building. They followed through by using recycled materials during construction and incorporating energy conservation initiatives wherever possible. The effort to be sustainable began with the building’s foundation. White concrete, which reflects solar energy and keeps surface temperatures cool, was mixed on site to reduce vehicle emissions. Asphalt was recycled from a local highway project. Foundation components like reinforcing steel, anchor bolts, metal studs and gypsum board all contain recycled content, with the building’s steel columns accounting for the largest amount of

Environmental and Industrial Construction • Excavation/Embankment • Site Preparation • Storm-Water Drainage

• Concrete Foundations • Landfill Construction/Caps • Levee Construction

recycled material onsite. (See graphic.) The ceiling, flooring and even the toilets and toilet room accessories are made of recycled matter. And an on-site recycling center is available for reclaiming plastic, cardboard, aluminum and shrink-wrap. To control indoor air quality and increase energy efficiency, elements like the carpet and wall paint contain very low levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), exhaust fans keep workspace air clean, and electric lighting is controlled or reduced. The plant’s sustainable design makes it the first Louisiana manufacturing facility and the first Coca-Cola bottler to achieve LEED certification. LEED, or Leadership

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in Energy and Environmental Design, is an internationally recognized certification granted by the U.S. Green Building Council.

“Baton Rouge Coca-Cola’s LEED certification demonstrates tremendous green-building leadership. While climate change is a global problem, resourceful companies like Coca-Cola are addressing it through local solutions.” Rick Fedrizzi, U.S. Green Building Council

GREEN POINTS

LEED certification at Baton Rouge Coca-Cola was achieved by earning points for a variety of sustainability components. Examples: 1

Concrete foundations.

Contain recycled fly-ash

Metal joists and girders.

Outside: Expansive grass

Contain recycled material.

areas reduce pollution of

from Big Cajun No. 2 power

stormwater runoff; reject Steel. Steel stairs,

process water is saved

handrails, guardrails and

and used for landscape

Lighting. High-output, high-

other steel components

irrigation; preferred parking

efficiency lighting was used

contain a high degree of

spaces are set aside for

in all areas; lighting levels

recycled content.

low-emitting/fuel-efficient

plant near New Roads.

vehicles and carpoolers;

were reduced in warehouse areas where task efficiency would not be compromised. 3

6 Recycling bins. Recycling

encourage employees

production plant for

to bike to work.

Roof. White roof material

cardboard and shrink film

contains recycled content

and in office areas for

and reflects solar energy,

aluminum and plastic.

keeping inside temperatures cooler with less impact on surrounding environment.

bike racks and showers

bins are provided in the

hiring. On his first day, Sydney

CONGRATULATIONS to Coca-Cola on your first-class facility.

Hotard, production supervisor

We are proud to be a part of your continued success.

he was asked to work the

at the time, asked him to stack full bottles and remove empty ones. He did that for one day. On the second day, “soaker,” cleaning bottles for reuse. By the next month, he had been promoted to “filler.”

PROUD TO BE WITH COKE

Over the years, in addition to drinking a lot of Coke (which he still does), Young was steadily promoted.

All together, five long-

“Automation has changed the

serving Baton Rouge

way we work and helped make

Coca-Cola employees

it faster. I’m glad we got rid of

make up about 200 years

the bottle washing,” he smiles.

worth of service. They began their careers at the third local

As a young boy growing up

Marchand Construction, Inc. is a family owned business that was built on integrity and honor.

Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

in Natchez, Jimmie Dunigan

location in downtown Baton

remembers Coca-Cola

Rouge, where glass bottles

employees coming to talk to

were filled with a simple

the students at his school,

selection of sparkling

inspiring his dreams about one

Trucking and construction services:

sodas—Tab, Fresca, Fanta

day working at the company. In

Orange, Sprite and, of

1970, Dunigan moved to Baton

• Specialized hauling • Lowboys, flatbeds and more • Crane rental

course, Coca-Cola.

Rouge and was hired as a route sales relief driver for Baton

Excavating contractor services: • Commercial & industrial • Site preparation • Land clearing • Stabilization • Drainage work

JIMMIE DUNIGAN CHARLES YOUNG

Employees Jimmie Downs,

Rouge Coca-Cola. Nine months

Jimmie Dunigan, Lionel

later, he got the downtown

Lemoine, Alfred McCray and

route and was later promoted

Charles Young average about

to positions on larger routes,

40 years of experience each.

in merchandising and in pre-

They’re the longest serving

selling. Now he supervises

Baton Rouge employees

the telephone sales and

and have been part of the

dispatching staff at Coca-Cola.

company’s growth as it moved from downtown to

“I’ve gotten close to the

Airline Highway, and then to

people in every department

the new facility on Plank Road.

that I’ve worked in during

Their experiences are examples

the years,” says Dunigan.

of the quality careers that

“It’s a family here.”

Coca-Cola provides. He says the modernized

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“You have to like the people

equipment and expanded

you work with, and you have

product lines of today help

to enjoy what you do,” says

the company keep pace

Young, who manages the

with the competitive

maintenance for Coca-Cola’s

beverage market, but he

production plant.

remembers his early career when things were simpler.

Young’s career began in 1968, when he drove by a friend

“In those days, you could buy a

stacking Coke pallets and

case of 6-1/2 oz. Coca-Cola for

asked if the company was

just a $1.50,” recalls Dunigan.

THE COCA-COLA WAY Ask employees at Baton

is expected of everyone who

Rouge Coca-Cola about their

does. For example: “Our team

work, and you’ll hear words

is here to provide the finest of

like “committed,” “helping

all things for our community.

Larry Baillio:

Polar Bears.

my co-workers,” and “family.”

There are no unimportant

Role at Coca-Cola: As the

Favorite Coca-Cola

It’s not just a coincidence

people or jobs here, only

area sales manager, I sell

combination:

that there’s a collective

people doing important

and supervise 10 major

A Sprite—anytime.

optimism throughout the

jobs united in the goals

accounts on a route.

What color POWERade are

500+ employees. In most

of customer satisfaction,

Length of service: 28 years

you? Sour melon.

employees’ pocket or purse,

employee happiness and

Favorite spot in new facility:

It’s dark green.

you’ll find a small, foldout

company success.”

I’m just glad to get back to

Glass bottle, plastic bottle or

the office at the end of a

can? Can.

Each year, the company

day on the road.

How do you portray the

names one employee who

Best part about working at

Coca-Cola Way? I try to

Written by employees,

exemplifies The Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola: It’s a great job. I

get all my team to work as

The Coca-Cola Way outlines

Way, from teamwork to

enjoy meeting new people

a whole unit. There are no

what it means to work at Baton

community involvement.

and staying on the move.

unimportant jobs here,

Rouge Coca-Cola and what

Meet the 2008 winner:

Polar Bears or Santa Claus?

just important people.

card, which explains The Coca-Cola Way.

Turn the page to meet more Coca-Cola people!

Vision. Planning. Presence. Baton Rouge’s new Coca-Cola Bottling Facility is the first Coca-Cola bottling facility worldwide to be LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environment Design: United States Green Building Council) certified. GHA is proud to have partnered with Coca-Cola in designing a facility that is committed to the sustainability of our environment.

Design Quality Spaces that Enhance the Human Spirit

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501 Gover nment Street, Suite 200 • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 • www.graceandhebert.com

LUDA

MANDY

SHANE

TERRY

EDWARD

COCA-COLA PEOPLE

especially with customers,

Luda Francis

the line, cut off plastic straps

The water treatment room is

and try to be knowledgeable

from the bottle manufacturer,

spacious and computerized. In

about our product when

Role at Coca-Cola: I’m the

send the bottles to be rinsed

there, we take city water, filter

talking to the public.

administrative assistant for

and then to be filled

it through reverse osmosis,

the cold drink manager. I help

up with product.

remove certain minerals

coordinate special events and

Length of service:

and add in additives until we

Edward Miles

corporate donations.

Ten years this June.

get it to the right pH needed.

Role at Coca-Cola: I’m a

Length of service: I began in

Favorite spot in new facility:

Best part about working at

fountain service technician and

the accounting department

The courtyard, where

Coca-Cola: Mixing the syrups.

perform maintenance on

and have worked here for

you get to enjoy fresh air

I like what I do.

Coca-Cola fountain drink

eight years. For four years,

and the waterfall.

Favorite Coca-Cola

machines in convenience

I worked for the Quality

Best part about working at

combination: I drink five to six

stores, fast food restaurants,

Control Lab, ensuring

Coca-Cola: I love working a

Coke Classics each day.

gas stations and more all

sanitation, taste, bottling

10-hour shift. There are great

How do you portray the

around the area.

specifications and other quality

benefits, it’s flexible and it’s a

Coca-Cola Way? I try to get

Length of service: 24 years.

conditions of our products.

family atmosphere here.

as much done at work as

Favorite spot in new facility:

Santa Claus or Polar Bears?

possible so the person coming

Even though I’m out on

The courtyard is so relaxing.

Santa Claus.

in behind me doesn’t have

the road most of the time,

The fountain is soothing, and

Favorite Coca-Cola pairing:

to play catch-up.

I like the new cafeteria.

it’s nice to get outside and

Vanilla coke with salty chips.

enjoy the warm weather.

Coke Icee or Coke Float?

Best part about working at

Coke Icee.

Terry Hill

Coca-Cola: I enjoy the people

How do you portray The

Role at Coca-Cola: I’m the

Coca-Cola: I get a lot out

I work with each day. It’s

Coca-Cola Way? My favorite

shipping and loading lead.

of fixing things and helping

work, but it’s also fun.

part of our mission statement:

I get the trucks ready for

customers who I’ve formed

Santa Claus or Polar Bears?

“There are no unimportant

distribution for the night

longtime relationships with

I love the polar bears, but

people or jobs here, only those

crew. We ship some 65

over the last several years.

have to pick Santa Claus.

doing important jobs.”

trucks out each day.

Polar Bears or Santa Claus?

Length of service: 11 years.

The classic Coca-Cola Santa.

Favorite spot in new facility:

Favorite Coca-Cola

How do you portray The

Shane Matherne

The new lobby shows all

combination: Sprite while

Coca-Cola Way? Someone

Role at Coca-Cola: Syrup

the advancements of our

I barbecue. As a kid,

nominated me because I do

room attendant. I mix up the

company over the years.

Coke in a glass bottle

everything quickly, and I take

syrup and help sanitize the

Polar Bears or Santa Claus?

with salted peanuts.

pride in what I do. I help others

tanks. We mix up the syrup

Polar Bears.

What color POWERade are

out as much as possible.

that makes up the flavoring

Favorite Coca-Cola

you? Lemon-lime, the original.

with sugar and water in huge,

combination: Coke Zero

How do you portray the

Mandy Jackson

10-gallon tanks. Later, micro-

and Doritos.

Coca-Cola Way? I try to

blending machines add the

What color POWERade are

help customers out. If their

Role at Coca-Cola: I’m the

CO2 and more water.

you? Mountain Blast. It’s blue.

equipment isn’t working,

de-palletizer operator, which

Length of service: 16 years.

How do you portray the

they’re losing money…

means I load new bottles on

Favorite spot in new facility:

Coca-Cola Way? I try to work

and so is Coca-Cola.

Favorite Coca-Cola pairing: I love my Coke with crawfish.

as a team with everyone,

And the production facility is phenomenal. Best part about working at

From your friends at Dr Pepper!!

Congratulations Baton Rouge Coca-Cola Bottling Co., on the Opening of Your New Facility!

Congratulations Coca-Cola from your friends at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport!

flybtr.com

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American Eagle | Continental Airlines | Delta Air Lines | Northwest Airlines

Louisiana Glass, Inc. congratulates the team at Coca-Cola on over 100 years in Baton Rouge. We wish you many more successful years in your new location. Thanks for choosing us to install your glass work.

Serving the Baton Rouge community since 1954 10703 Cherry Hill Ave. Baton Rouge 225.293.3148 | www.laglassbr.com

• Commercial • Industrial • Fabrication • Historical renovation • Glass handrails

SERVING THE

DISTRIBUTION

BATON ROUGE

GULF COAST Beverages bottled at Baton

LOUISIANA MISSISSIPPI

Rouge Coca-Cola end up hundreds of miles from the Plank Road location, quenching thirsts all over the Gulf Coast and southern Mississippi. The Gulf Coast Region currently serves 23 parishes in Louisiana and 17 counties in Mississippi, with divisions located in Lake Charles, Lafayette, Gulfport, Hattiesburg and McComb. The territory has a population of 1.9 million.

Baton Rouge Coca-Cola has the highest market share of any Coke bottler in the United States. • Please respond by e-mail or fax with your approval or minor revisions.

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RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL WWW.ANGELOSLAWNSCAPE.COM • 225.753.LAWN

DESIGN • BUILD • MAINTAIN

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Lawn-Scape of Louisiana, Inc.

Angelo’s Lawn-Scape is proud to be the new Landscape Management provider for Coca-Cola, and we congratulate them for their contribution to Baton Rouge.

Hebert Blind Co. is proud to be the provider of custom window coverings for Coca-Cola. HEBERT BLIND CO. 4308 Government St. Baton Rouge, La

225-387-4308 We specialize in custom window coverings & canvas awnings.

For more information contact:

Mark Hebert mark@kurzhebert.com 225-925-0600

• Located at the Intersection of I-12 and Airline Hwy • 324,727 SF Gross Building Area on 27 Acres • Zoned C-2 • Visit Our Website at www.kurzhebert.com for Details

Baton Rouge Coca-Cola Bottling Company

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FORMER COCA-COLA BOTTLING FACILITY FOR SALE/LEASE

Thanks to Coca-Cola for building their world class facility in Baton Rouge.

Providing quality landscape services to the Greater Baton Rouge area for over 30 years 1119 North Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Phone: (225) 343-0571 • Fax (225) 344-3919 edjenkins@edjenkins.com • www.edjenkins.com

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CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK

Cheers

Baton Rouge Coca-Cola Bottling Company In recognition for leadership and commitment to refreshing our world, our community, our customers and our consumers with passion and excellence.

Cheers - 7.25” x 9.75”