COMPANYHISTORIES
NAIC 312112

Bottled Water Manufacturing

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

21companies1878–1999founding years20still active1no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedKarlsberg Brauerei GmbH & Co KG
1878
FoundedQuilmes Industrial (QUINSA) S.A.
1888
FoundedThe Coca-Cola Company
1892
FoundedThe Quaker Oats Company
1901
FoundedCompania Cervecerias Unidas S.A.FoundedDr. August Oetker KG
1902
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
FoundedSan Miguel Corporation
1913
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedViña Concha y Toro S.A.
1923
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
FoundedPenaflor S.A.
1941
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
FoundedEmbotelladora Andina S.A.
1946
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
FoundedSapporo Breweries Limited
1949
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
FoundedParmalat Finanziaria SpA
1961
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedGroupe Danone
1966
FoundedCarlsberg A/S
1970
FoundedConstellation Brands, Inc.
1972
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
FoundedOdwalla, Inc.
1985
FoundedClearly Canadian Beverage Corporation
1987
FoundedWeider Nutrition International, Inc.
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Karlsberg Brauerei GmbH & Co KG →
Active · founded 1878 · Germany
Karlsberg Brauerei GmbH & Co KG is one of Germany's top ten beer and beverage producers.
Quilmes Industrial (QUINSA) S.A. →
Active · founded 1888 · Argentina
Quilmes Industrial (QUINSA) S.A.
The Coca-Cola Company →
Active · founded 1892
The Coca-Cola Company is the world's number one maker of soft drinks, selling 1.3 billion beverage servings every day.
The Quaker Oats Company →
Active · founded 1901
The product of a rocky union between three 19th-century millers, The Quaker Oats Company maintains a portfolio of…
Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. →
Active · founded 1902 · Chile
Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A.
Dr. August Oetker KG →
Active · founded 1902 · Germany
Dr.
Kirin Brewery Company, Limited →
Active · founded 1907 · Japan
Longtime leader of the Japanese beer market, Kirin Brewery Company, Limited in the early 2000s was overtaken by its…
San Miguel Corporation →
Active · founded 1913 · Philippines
Best known for its internationally distributed beer, San Miguel Corporation can only be described in superlatives.
Viña Concha y Toro S.A. →
Active · founded 1923 · Chile
Viña Concha y Toro S.A.
Penaflor S.A. →
Active · founded 1941 · Argentina
Penaflor S.A., together with its sister company, Bodegas Trapiche S.A.I.C.A., is Latin America's largest wine producer…
Embotelladora Andina S.A. →
Active · founded 1946 · Chile
Embotelladora Andina S.A.
Sapporo Breweries Limited →
Active · founded 1949 · Japan
Over the course of its more than 120-year history, Sapporo Breweries Limited has evolved from a government-owned beer…
Parmalat Finanziaria SpA →
Active · founded 1961 · Italy
Parma, Italy, is not only the home of fine Italian cheese and ham, but also Parmalat Finanziaria SpA, a diversified,…
PepsiCo, Inc. →
Active · founded 1965
PepsiCo, Inc.
Groupe Danone →
Active · founded 1966 · France
Known until 1994 as BSN Groupe S.A., Groupe Danone is one of the largest food companies in the world.
Carlsberg A/S →
Active · founded 1970 · Denmark
Carlsberg A/S is one of the world's largest brewing companies.
Constellation Brands, Inc. →
Active · founded 1972
Constellation Brands, Inc., is the only alcoholic beverage company in the United States involved in all three…
Odwalla, Inc. →
Defunct · founded 1985
Youthful, hip, and fresh, Odwalla, Inc.
Clearly Canadian Beverage Corporation →
Active · founded 1987 · Canada
Clearly Canadian Beverage Corporation is a British Columbia-based maker of so-called "new age" or "alternative"…
Weider Nutrition International, Inc. →
Active · founded 1989
One of the companies founded by Joe Weider to promote health and physical fitness, Weider Nutrition International,…
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1999
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
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