Atlantic Bottling

Imagine this, you’re in the year 1958, working at the Atlantic Bottling plant. You’re bottling 2,400 cases per day. That’s 58,000 bottles per day. Suddenly it’s 1960 and you’re putting Coca-Cola in cans. The popularity is incredible. Now back to today, 2015, you’re at the Atlantic Bottling plant producing 18,000 cases of Coca-Cola cans per … Continue reading My How Things Change

Everyone knows that Iowa weather is unpredictable, but everyone also knows that the summer is most likely going to be brutal. High heat and high humidity. That’s what’s expected and 9 times out of 10 that’s what we get. The Iowa State Fair is right around the corner and attendee’s know this heat far too … Continue reading Beat the Heat

#Throwback Thursday – On June 15, 1989, Atlantic Bottling Company moved into its current location on the corner of Alice’s Road and Hickman Road. Did you know that Atlantic Bottling Company provided their own water lines and propane heating system? When Atlantic Bottling Company built the Waukee facility they also didn’t use any city, county, … Continue reading Danger- Private Enterprise at Work!

During WWII, bottlers had to find a new way to cap their beverages because all of the metal was being used in the war effort. Henry F. Tyler was the man who figured out a new way to cap bottles . In 1943, Henry created a new piece of machinery to cap bottles using tin bottle … Continue reading #WayBackWednesday

Seventy five years ago, Atlantic Bottling Company opened a new more modern facility in Atlantic, Iowa. With open arms we welcomed everyone to visit the facility, encouraging families to bring their kids along as well. Check out the advertisement we used to invite community members of not only Atlantic, but all of the territories we served … Continue reading “We Want You to Feel That it is Your Plant”