Cott Corporation
Encyclopedia
The Cott Corporation is a leading supplier of private label
carbonated soft drink
s distributing to Canada
, the United States
, Mexico
, the United Kingdom
, and Europe
. In addition to producing many private-label beverages for retailers, Cott also has a large and growing portfolio of its own brands. These brands include Cott, RC (excluding North America, where it is part of Dr Pepper Snapple Group
), Ben Shaws, Stars & Stripes
, Vintage and Vess
soft drinks. Recently, Cott has been expanding its product line into ready-to-drink teas, sparkling and flavoured waters, sports and energy drink
s, juice drinks and smoothie
s. These newer Cott brands include Orient Emporium, GL-7, Red Rain Energy and After Shock Energy.
. Harry Pencer, a clothier from Montreal, Canada, began to import Cott soda
s into Quebec
, Canada, in 1952. In 1955 Pencer acquired the Canadian rights to the Cott label and established Cott Beverages (Canada) Ltd., to bottle the Cott line of sodas. From 1976 to 1991, Cott expanded its distribution throughout Canada and back into the United States and into Europe. During the 1960s and 1970s, labels for its products were printed with the punning slogan "It's Cott to be good". Vess Beverage assets and its division, Vess Specialty Packaging Company, was purchased in 1994. In 1969, the name was changed to Cott Beverages Ltd., and in 1991 to Cott Corporation.
From 1992 to 1996, Cott was headed by Heather Reisman
, founder of Indigo Books & Music.
In October 2000, Concord Beverages, with its Vintage brand seltzer water, was acquired from Honickman Group.
In April 2007, Cott was said to be considering a bid for Cadbury Schweppes
soft drinks business.
In 2007, in conjunction with the premiere of the The Simpsons Movie
, Cott partnered with 7-Eleven
to produce "Buzz Cola", a fictional soda found in the The Simpsons
television series. In late February 2008, Cott was served notice by its key customer, Wal-Mart, that shelf space for some soft drinks made by Cott for the world's largest retailer would be cut back. Nearly a year later in January 2009, Wal-Mart informed Cott it was terminating a 10-year-old pact under which Cott had been supplying the company with store-branded soft drinks.
In July 2010, Cott announced its acquisition of Cliffstar
Corporation, a U.S. supplier of store-branded beverages.
brand aimed at the same market sector as Red Bull
. It is packaged in slim 250 ml (2.250022500225E-08 imp fl oz) cans or in 1 litre bottles. It is available for purchase in the United Kingdom
(UK) in Morrisons
, Iceland
, Total S.A.
, Farmfoods
, Asda and the Co-op UK
, in Mace
, Dunnes Stores
in Ireland
, and in Match supermarkets in Hungary
. Asda originally launched it under the in-house brand name of Blue Charge.
Cott's 24, The Series is the name given to the 440 and 500 ml (3.960039600396E-08 and 4.50004500045E-08 ) can version of the product. It is sold mostly in UK discount stores. The name of the drink comes from the American
television series 24
. The drink's advertising slogan is "Every second counts!", which ties into the real-time nature of the television series. It is formulated with 32 milligram (0.00112876678736358 oz) of caffeine per 100 millilitre (9.00009000090001E-09 imp fl oz). A diet version is now being introduced in some UK stores.
Blue Charge is the brand
name of an energy drink
, produced in the UK by Cott for Asda
as an alternative to such products as Red Bull
and Powerade
. Marketed as an energy drink
to combat mental and physical fatigue
, it contains, per 250 ml (8.3 U.S. fl. oz.
) serving, about 27 g of sugar
(glucose
, sucrose
), 1000 mg of taurine, 600 mg of glucuronolactone
, B-complex vitamin
s and 80 mg of caffeine
. The caffeine in one serving is less than that found in an average cup of coffee
(typically 100 mg/250 ml cup) or twice as much as found in a can of Coke (40 mg/330-ml can) - around 80 mg per can. A diet version has been available since the beginning of 2003. Diet Blue Charge is sweetened with aspartame
, as opposed to sucrose
and glucose
, as found in original Blue Charge. The drink is described as tasting of 'fruit flavours' and an alternative cranberry flavour is available. It is commonly used by the British
youth and student
culture as mixer in alcoholic drinks, such as with vodka
. The ingredients in Blue Charge, similar to those used in Red Bull, are: carbonated water
, sugar
, glucose-fructose syrup, citric acid
, taurine (0.4%), natural flavourings, acidity regulator
(sodium citrate
s), fruit and vegetable concentrates (apple
, carrot
, hibiscus
), glucuronolactone
, caffeine
, inositol
, vitamins (niacin
, pantothenic acid
, vitamin B6
, riboflavin
, vitamin B12
), preservative
(potassium sorbate
). The drink has a high caffeine content (30mg/100ml).
Most products produced by Cott are certified Kosher. Any certified product in the US or Canada carries a kosher symbol
on the label.
Private label
Private label products or services are typically those manufactured or provided by one company for offer under another company's brand. Private label goods and services are available in a wide range of industries from food to cosmetics to web hosting...
carbonated soft drink
Soft drink
A soft drink is a non-alcoholic beverage that typically contains water , a sweetener, and a flavoring agent...
s distributing to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. In addition to producing many private-label beverages for retailers, Cott also has a large and growing portfolio of its own brands. These brands include Cott, RC (excluding North America, where it is part of Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. is an American soft drink company, based in Plano, Texas.It was spun off from Britain's Cadbury Schweppes, on May 5, 2008, with trading in its shares starting on May 7, 2008...
), Ben Shaws, Stars & Stripes
Stars & Stripes (soft drink)
Stars & Stripes is a brand of soda manufactured by Cott Beverages. It is available in the United States and Mexico.Stars & Stripes comes in a cola flavor, but is also available in such flavors as grape, root beer, orange and Loopy Limon ....
, Vintage and Vess
Vess
Vess Soda is a brand of soft drink manufactured and distributed primarily in the St. Louis, Missouri, USA, metropolitan area. The company was founded in 1916. At the height of its popularity, Vess had bottling plants in several locations including Asheville, Lafayette, Anderson and Cincinnati...
soft drinks. Recently, Cott has been expanding its product line into ready-to-drink teas, sparkling and flavoured waters, sports and energy drink
Energy drink
Energy drinks are beverages whose producers advertise that they "boost energy." These advertisements usually do not emphasize energy derived from the sugar and caffeine they contain but rather increased energy release due to a variety of stimulants and vitamins....
s, juice drinks and smoothie
Smoothie
A smoothie is a blended and sometimes sweetened beverage made from fresh fruit and in special cases can contain chocolate or peanut butter. In addition to fruit, many smoothies include crushed ice, frozen fruit, honey or contain syrup and ice ingredients...
s. These newer Cott brands include Orient Emporium, GL-7, Red Rain Energy and After Shock Energy.
History
The history of Cott goes back to 1923, when Cott Beverage Corporation was founded by Solomon Cott, a Polish immigrant, and his son Harry, in Port Chester, New YorkPort Chester, New York
Port Chester is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The village is part of the town of Rye. As of the 2010 census, Port Chester had a population of 28,967...
. Harry Pencer, a clothier from Montreal, Canada, began to import Cott soda
Soft drink
A soft drink is a non-alcoholic beverage that typically contains water , a sweetener, and a flavoring agent...
s into Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada, in 1952. In 1955 Pencer acquired the Canadian rights to the Cott label and established Cott Beverages (Canada) Ltd., to bottle the Cott line of sodas. From 1976 to 1991, Cott expanded its distribution throughout Canada and back into the United States and into Europe. During the 1960s and 1970s, labels for its products were printed with the punning slogan "It's Cott to be good". Vess Beverage assets and its division, Vess Specialty Packaging Company, was purchased in 1994. In 1969, the name was changed to Cott Beverages Ltd., and in 1991 to Cott Corporation.
From 1992 to 1996, Cott was headed by Heather Reisman
Heather Reisman
Heather Reisman is a Canadian businesswoman. Reisman is the founder and chief executive of the Canadian retail chain Indigo Books and Music. Previously, she was president of Cott Corporation, a leading supplier of private label carbonated soft drinks.Reisman is married to Gerald Schwartz,...
, founder of Indigo Books & Music.
In October 2000, Concord Beverages, with its Vintage brand seltzer water, was acquired from Honickman Group.
In April 2007, Cott was said to be considering a bid for Cadbury Schweppes
Cadbury Schweppes
Cadbury is a confectionery company owned by Kraft Foods and is the industry's second-largest globally after Mars, Incorporated. Headquartered in Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom, the company operates in more than 50 countries worldwide....
soft drinks business.
In 2007, in conjunction with the premiere of the The Simpsons Movie
The Simpsons Movie
The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated comedy film based on the animated television series The Simpsons. The film was directed by David Silverman, and stars the regular television cast of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Tress...
, Cott partnered with 7-Eleven
7-Eleven
7-Eleven is part of an international chain of convenience stores, operating under Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd, which in turn is owned by Seven & I Holdings Co...
to produce "Buzz Cola", a fictional soda found in the The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
television series. In late February 2008, Cott was served notice by its key customer, Wal-Mart, that shelf space for some soft drinks made by Cott for the world's largest retailer would be cut back. Nearly a year later in January 2009, Wal-Mart informed Cott it was terminating a 10-year-old pact under which Cott had been supplying the company with store-branded soft drinks.
In July 2010, Cott announced its acquisition of Cliffstar
Cliffstar
Cliffstar Corporation is a Dunkirk, New York headquartered maker of juices, sports drinks, teas, and private-label beverages. Cliffstar provides products to customers in the United States and Canada including leading grocery, mass merchandisers, and food service companies...
Corporation, a U.S. supplier of store-branded beverages.
Products
Red Rooster is a mixed fruit flavour energy drinkEnergy drink
Energy drinks are beverages whose producers advertise that they "boost energy." These advertisements usually do not emphasize energy derived from the sugar and caffeine they contain but rather increased energy release due to a variety of stimulants and vitamins....
brand aimed at the same market sector as Red Bull
Red Bull
Red Bull is an energy drink sold by the Austrian Red Bull GmbH, created in 1987 by the Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz. In terms of market share, Red Bull is the most popular energy drink in the world, with 3 billion cans sold each year. Dietrich Mateschitz was inspired by an already...
. It is packaged in slim 250 ml (2.250022500225E-08 imp fl oz) cans or in 1 litre bottles. It is available for purchase in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
(UK) in Morrisons
Morrisons
Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc is the fourth largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, headquartered in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The company is usually referred to and is branded as Morrisons formerly Morrison's, and it is part of the FTSE 100 Index of companies...
, Iceland
Iceland (supermarket)
Iceland is a supermarket chain in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Iceland's primary product lines include frozen foods, such as frozen prepared meals and frozen vegetables - hence the name of the company...
, Total S.A.
Total S.A.
Total S.A. is a French multinational oil company and one of the six "Supermajor" oil companies in the world.Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and production to power generation, transportation, refining, petroleum product marketing, and...
, Farmfoods
Farmfoods
Farmfoods is a Scottish supermarket chain operating throughout the United Kingdom. Farmfoods predominately sells frozen food and also grocery items.- History :...
, Asda and the Co-op UK
Co-op UK
The United Kingdom is home to a widespread and diverse co-operative movement, with over 3 million individual members. Modern co-operation started with the Rochdale Pioneers' shop in the northern English town of Rochdale in 1844....
, in Mace
Mace (store)
Mace is a convenience store symbol group operated in the UK and Ireland. The stores are independently owned and join the group, paying a fee for marketing and branding support and purchasing their stock from the brand owner. -Great Britain:...
, Dunnes Stores
Dunnes Stores
Dunnes Stores, also known as Dunnes, is a supermarket and clothing retail chain, that is based in Dublin, Ireland.The chain primarily sells food, clothes and household wares. In addition to its main customer base in Ireland, the chain has operations in Great Britain and Spain...
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, and in Match supermarkets in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. Asda originally launched it under the in-house brand name of Blue Charge.
Cott's 24, The Series is the name given to the 440 and 500 ml (3.960039600396E-08 and 4.50004500045E-08 ) can version of the product. It is sold mostly in UK discount stores. The name of the drink comes from the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television series 24
24 (TV series)
24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...
. The drink's advertising slogan is "Every second counts!", which ties into the real-time nature of the television series. It is formulated with 32 milligram (0.00112876678736358 oz) of caffeine per 100 millilitre (9.00009000090001E-09 imp fl oz). A diet version is now being introduced in some UK stores.
Blue Charge is the brand
Brand
The American Marketing Association defines a brand as a "Name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's good or service as distinct from those of other sellers."...
name of an energy drink
Energy drink
Energy drinks are beverages whose producers advertise that they "boost energy." These advertisements usually do not emphasize energy derived from the sugar and caffeine they contain but rather increased energy release due to a variety of stimulants and vitamins....
, produced in the UK by Cott for Asda
Asda
Asda Stores Ltd is a British supermarket chain which retails food, clothing, general merchandise, toys and financial services. It also has a mobile telephone network, , Asda Mobile...
as an alternative to such products as Red Bull
Red Bull
Red Bull is an energy drink sold by the Austrian Red Bull GmbH, created in 1987 by the Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz. In terms of market share, Red Bull is the most popular energy drink in the world, with 3 billion cans sold each year. Dietrich Mateschitz was inspired by an already...
and Powerade
Powerade
Powerade is a sports drink manufactured and marketed by The Coca-Cola Company. First introduced in 1988, its primary competitor is PepsiCo's Gatorade...
. Marketed as an energy drink
Energy drink
Energy drinks are beverages whose producers advertise that they "boost energy." These advertisements usually do not emphasize energy derived from the sugar and caffeine they contain but rather increased energy release due to a variety of stimulants and vitamins....
to combat mental and physical fatigue
Fatigue (physical)
Fatigue is a state of awareness describing a range of afflictions, usually associated with physical and/or mental weakness, though varying from a general state of lethargy to a specific work-induced burning sensation within one's muscles...
, it contains, per 250 ml (8.3 U.S. fl. oz.
Fluid ounce
A fluid ounce is a unit of volume equal to about 28.4 mL in the imperial system or about 29.6 mL in the US system. The fluid ounce is distinct from the ounce, which measures mass...
) serving, about 27 g of sugar
Sugar
Sugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.Sucrose in its refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet...
(glucose
Glucose
Glucose is a simple sugar and an important carbohydrate in biology. Cells use it as the primary source of energy and a metabolic intermediate...
, sucrose
Sucrose
Sucrose is the organic compound commonly known as table sugar and sometimes called saccharose. A white, odorless, crystalline powder with a sweet taste, it is best known for its role in human nutrition. The molecule is a disaccharide composed of glucose and fructose with the molecular formula...
), 1000 mg of taurine, 600 mg of glucuronolactone
Glucuronolactone
Glucuronolactone is a naturally occurring chemical that is an important structural component of nearly all connective tissues. Glucuronolactone is also found in many plant gums.- Physical and chemical properties :...
, B-complex vitamin
Vitamin
A vitamin is an organic compound required as a nutrient in tiny amounts by an organism. In other words, an organic chemical compound is called a vitamin when it cannot be synthesized in sufficient quantities by an organism, and must be obtained from the diet. Thus, the term is conditional both on...
s and 80 mg of caffeine
Caffeine
Caffeine is a bitter, white crystalline xanthine alkaloid that acts as a stimulant drug. Caffeine is found in varying quantities in the seeds, leaves, and fruit of some plants, where it acts as a natural pesticide that paralyzes and kills certain insects feeding on the plants...
. The caffeine in one serving is less than that found in an average cup of coffee
Coffee
Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
(typically 100 mg/250 ml cup) or twice as much as found in a can of Coke (40 mg/330-ml can) - around 80 mg per can. A diet version has been available since the beginning of 2003. Diet Blue Charge is sweetened with aspartame
Aspartame
Aspartame is an artificial, non-saccharide sweetener used as a sugar substitute in some foods and beverages. In the European Union, it is codified as E951. Aspartame is a methyl ester of the aspartic acid/phenylalanine dipeptide. It was first sold under the brand name NutraSweet; since 2009 it...
, as opposed to sucrose
Sucrose
Sucrose is the organic compound commonly known as table sugar and sometimes called saccharose. A white, odorless, crystalline powder with a sweet taste, it is best known for its role in human nutrition. The molecule is a disaccharide composed of glucose and fructose with the molecular formula...
and glucose
Glucose
Glucose is a simple sugar and an important carbohydrate in biology. Cells use it as the primary source of energy and a metabolic intermediate...
, as found in original Blue Charge. The drink is described as tasting of 'fruit flavours' and an alternative cranberry flavour is available. It is commonly used by the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
youth and student
Student
A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a pupil in English...
culture as mixer in alcoholic drinks, such as with vodka
Vodka
Vodka , is a distilled beverage. It is composed primarily of water and ethanol with traces of impurities and flavorings. Vodka is made by the distillation of fermented substances such as grains, potatoes, or sometimes fruits....
. The ingredients in Blue Charge, similar to those used in Red Bull, are: carbonated water
Carbonated water
Carbonated water is water into which carbon dioxide gas under pressure has been dissolved, a process that causes the water to become effervescent....
, sugar
Sugar
Sugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.Sucrose in its refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet...
, glucose-fructose syrup, citric acid
Citric acid
Citric acid is a weak organic acid. It is a natural preservative/conservative and is also used to add an acidic, or sour, taste to foods and soft drinks...
, taurine (0.4%), natural flavourings, acidity regulator
Acidity regulator
Acidity regulators, or pH control agents, are food additives added to change or maintain pH . They can be organic or mineral acids, bases, neutralizing agents, or buffering agents....
(sodium citrate
Sodium citrate
Trisodium citrate has the chemical formula of Na3C6H5O7. It is sometimes referred to simply as sodium citrate, though sodium citrate can refer to any of the three sodium salts of citric acid. It possesses a saline, mildly tart flavor. For this reason, citrates of certain alkaline and alkaline earth...
s), fruit and vegetable concentrates (apple
Apple
The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family . It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apple grow on small, deciduous trees that blossom in the spring...
, carrot
Carrot
The carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, red, white, and yellow varieties exist. It has a crisp texture when fresh...
, hibiscus
Hibiscus
Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is quite large, containing several hundred species that are native to warm-temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world...
), glucuronolactone
Glucuronolactone
Glucuronolactone is a naturally occurring chemical that is an important structural component of nearly all connective tissues. Glucuronolactone is also found in many plant gums.- Physical and chemical properties :...
, caffeine
Caffeine
Caffeine is a bitter, white crystalline xanthine alkaloid that acts as a stimulant drug. Caffeine is found in varying quantities in the seeds, leaves, and fruit of some plants, where it acts as a natural pesticide that paralyzes and kills certain insects feeding on the plants...
, inositol
Inositol
Inositol or cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol is a chemical compound with formula 6126 or 6, a sixfold alcohol of cyclohexane. It exists in nine possible stereoisomers, of which the most prominent form, widely occurring in nature, is cis-1,2,3,5-trans-4,6-cyclohexanehexol, or myo-inositol...
, vitamins (niacin
Niacin
"Niacin" redirects here. For the neo-fusion band, see Niacin .Niacin is an organic compound with the formula and, depending on the definition used, one of the forty to eighty essential human nutrients.Niacin is one of five vitamins associated with a pandemic deficiency disease: niacin deficiency...
, pantothenic acid
Pantothenic acid
Pantothenic acid, also called pantothenate or vitamin B5 , is a water-soluble vitamin. For many animals, pantothenic acid is an essential nutrient. Animals require pantothenic acid to synthesize coenzyme-A , as well as to synthesize and metabolize proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.Pantothenic acid...
, vitamin B6
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin and is part of the vitamin B complex group. Several forms of the vitamin are known, but pyridoxal phosphate is the active form and is a cofactor in many reactions of amino acid metabolism, including transamination, deamination, and decarboxylation...
, riboflavin
Riboflavin
Riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2 or additive E101, is an easily absorbed micronutrient with a key role in maintaining health in humans and animals. It is the central component of the cofactors FAD and FMN, and is therefore required by all flavoproteins. As such, vitamin B2 is required for a...
, vitamin B12
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12, vitamin B12 or vitamin B-12, also called cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin with a key role in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system, and for the formation of blood. It is one of the eight B vitamins...
), preservative
Preservative
A preservative is a naturally occurring or synthetically produced substance that is added to products such as foods, pharmaceuticals, paints, biological samples, wood, etc. to prevent decomposition by microbial growth or by undesirable chemical changes....
(potassium sorbate
Potassium sorbate
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid, chemical formula C6H7KO2. Its primary use is as a food preservative . Potassium sorbate is effective in a variety of applications including food, wine, and personal care products....
). The drink has a high caffeine content (30mg/100ml).
Most products produced by Cott are certified Kosher. Any certified product in the US or Canada carries a kosher symbol
Hechsher
A hechsher is the special certification marking found on the packages of products that have been certified as kosher . In Halakha , the dietary laws of kashrut specify food items that may be eaten and others that are prohibited as set out in the commandments of the Torah...
on the label.
Key executives
- Jerry Fowden, President & CEO
- Neal Cravens, Chief Financial Officer
- Gregory Leiter, Chief Accounting Officer, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Assistant Secretary
- William Reis, Chief Procurement Officer, Senior Vice President
- Marni Morgan Poe, Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
- Edmund O'Keeffe, Vice President - Strategy and Investor Relations
Board of Directors
- David T. Gibbons, Chairman of the Board
- Jerry Fowden, President & CEO
- Colin J. Adair, First Vice President, Investment Advisor, CIBC World Markets Inc.CIBC World MarketsCIBC World Markets is the investment banking subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The firm operates as an investment bank both in the domestic and international equity and debt capital markets...
- W. John Bennett, Chairman and Trustee, Benvest New Look Income Fund
- George A. Burnett, Chief Executive Officer, Alta Colleges Inc.Alta Colleges Inc.Alta College, Inc., headquartered in Denver, is a company which owns three for-profit schools - Westwood College, Westwood College Online, and Redstone College. The college was founded in 1953, as Radio and Television Repair Institute and became the Denver Institute of Technology in 1974...
- Serge Gouin, Chairman, Quebecor Media Inc.Quebecor Media Inc.Quebecor Media Inc. is a Canadian media company. Quebecor Inc. owns the controlling interest with 54.72% while CDP Capital d’Amérique Investissements Inc. owns the remaining 45.28%...
- Stephen H. Halperin, Partner, Goodmans LLPGoodmans LLPGoodmans LLP is a Canadian corporate law firm with offices in Toronto and Vancouver. It is one of the seven sisters; a collection of seven leading Canadian law firms with offices in Toronto. First established in Toronto in 1917 by David Bertram Goodman, Goodmans LLP now has approximately 200 lawyers...
- Betty Jane (Scheihing) Hess, Corporate Director
- Christine MageeChristine MageeChristine Magee is a well known spokesperson for and President of Sleep Country Canada. In October 1994, she co-founded the company with Steven Gunn and Gordon Lownds. By 2004, the company had expanded to 89 stores, with over 600 employees and operations in three provinces...
, President, Sleep Country CanadaSleep Country CanadaSleep Country Canada is a major mattress retailer in Canada, with over 140 stores operating in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.The company was ranked one of the top 50 companies to work for in Canada by the Globe and Mail...
Inc. - Andrew Prozes, Global Chief Executive Officer, LexisNexisLexisNexisLexisNexis Group is a company providing computer-assisted legal research services. In 2006 it had the world's largest electronic database for legal and public-records related information...
Group - Donald G. Watt, Chairman & CEO, DW + Partners Inc.
- Frank E. Weise III, Operating Partner & Managing Director, J.W. Childs AssociatesJ.W. Childs AssociatesJ.W. Childs Associates is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout and recapitalization transactions for middle-market growth companies. JWC places particular emphasis on consumer products, healthcare and specialty retail companies....
, L.P - Cameron J. Poustie, Admin of Cott cola Facebook page
Subsidiaries
| Subsidiary | state of incorporation | holdings |
|---|---|---|
| Cott Holdings Inc. | Delaware & Nova Scotia | 100% |
| Cott USA Corp. | Georgia | 100% |
| Cott Beverages Inc.* | Georgia | 100% |
| Northeast Retailer Brands LLC | Delaware | 51% |
| Cott Vending Inc. | Delaware | 100% |
| Cott International Trading, Ltd. | Barbados | 100% |
| BCB International Holdings | Cayman Islands | 100% |
| BCB European Holdings | Cayman Islands | 100% |
| Cott Retail Brands Limited | United Kingdom | 100% |
| Cott Europe Trading Limited | United Kingdom | 100% |
| Cott Beverages Limited | United Kingdom | 100% |
Cott Beverages Inc.
| Subsidiary | state of incorporation | holdings |
|---|---|---|
| Interim BCB, LLC | Delaware | 100% |
| Northeast Retailer Brands LLC | Delaware | 51% |
| Cott Vending Inc. | Delaware | 100% |