Niagara Bottling, LLC is an American manufacturer of bottled water and soft drinks based in Diamond Bar, California. They produce private label bottled water for a number of companies across North America. They operate more than 40 bottling plants in both the United States and Mexico, and employs more than 7,000 team members worldwide.[1][2] As of 2017, Niagara was the largest supplier of private label bottled water in North America.[3]
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Beverage |
| Founded | 1963 Irvine, California, U.S. |
| Founder | Andrew Peykoff Sr. II |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Key people | Andrew Peykoff Sr. Andrew Peykoff II |
| Products | Bottled water, sparkling water, sports drinks |
| Services | Private label bottling |
| Owner | Peykoff family |
Number of employees | 7,000 |
| Website | niagarawater.com |
Company history
editThe company was founded in 1963 in Irvine, California by Andrew Peykoff Sr. and is currently run by Andy Peykoff II. Niagara began producing private label bottled water in the 1990s and has since gone national.[4] Their private label clients include big box retailers, grocery stores, and convenience stores including Walmart, Costco and Mejier. In 2017, Niagara bought the bottling component of Pennsylvania based First Quality Water & Beverage.[1] They subsequently closed the bottling plant, but retained the distribution network and private label bottling contracts.[5]
Private Label Brands
edit- Great Value (Walmart)
- Nice! (Walgreens)
- Good & Gather (Target)
- Food Lion Drinking Water (Food Lion)
- Signature Select (Albertsons)
- 7 Select (7-Eleven)
- Kirkland Signature (Costco)
- Love’s Purified Drinking Water (Love's)
- Sunny Select (Save Mart Supermarkets)
- Members Mark (Sam's Club)
- Wellsley Farms (BJ's)
- Essential Everyday (UNFI)
- First Street (Smart & Final)
- Texas Spring Water (H-E-B)
- Kroger bottled water
- Dasani bottled water
- Nature’s Promise bottled water (Stop and Shop)
Bottling plants
editMesa, Arizona
editNiagara operates a 450,000 sq ft bottling plant in Mesa, Arizona. The plant will have access to 40 million gallons of water a year, the plant can draw water from the Central Arizona Project, Salt River Project, and local groundwater.[3]
Phoenix, Arizona
editNiagara operates a 252,000 sq ft bottling plant in Phoenix, Arizona.[7]
Bloomfield, Connecticut
editNiagara operates a 400,000 sq ft bottling plant in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The facility receives water from the Metropolitan District Commission and the project has encountered public protest and opposition due to the secrecy with which the deal was brokered and a feeling that water is a public trust that shouldn’t be sold without public consultation.[8]
Groveland, Florida
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Jupiter, Florida
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Middleburg, Florida
editOpened in 2022, located in Middleburg, Florida, just outside of Jacksonville, Florida.[9]
Jeffersonville, Indiana
editIn 2018, Niagara began construction of a $56 million, 469,000 square foot bottling plant in Jeffersonville, Indiana.[10]
Plainfield, Indiana
editNiagara operates a bottling plant in Plainfield, Indiana. In 2018, they spent $62 million to expand the facility.[11]
Byhalia, Mississippi
editOpened in 2018, located in Byhalia, Mississippi, just outside of Memphis, Tennessee.[12]
Kansas City, Missouri
editIn 2019, Niagara invested $68 million to build a 420,000 sq ft bottling plant in Kansas City, Missouri, bringing 50 jobs to the metro area.[13]
Los Lunas, New Mexico
editA Niagara bottling plant was opened in Los Lunas, New Mexico in 2016.[14] A 2021 request for more water to expand the plant sparked protests.[15] The request was withdrawn[16] and later renewed in 2022, causing new opposition.[17]
Mooresville, North Carolina
editNiagara announced a bottling plant in Mooresville, North Carolina in 2011, for which they received a grant of $200,000 from the One North Carolina fund.[18]
Findlay Township, Pennsylvania
editIn 2018, Niagara announced plans to build a $64 million bottling plant in Findlay Township, Pennsylvania outside of Pittsburgh.[19]
Florence, South Carolina
editIn February 2020, Niagara announced plans to build a $70 million bottling plant in the Pee Dee Touchstone Energy Commerce Park northeast of Florence, South Carolina. Operations are expected to be online by the first quarter of 2021.[citation needed]
Seguin, Texas
editIn 2019, Niagara added additional infrastructure to their current output.[citation needed]
Chesterfield County, Virginia
editIn 2017, Niagara completed building a large bottling and warehouse facility in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The facility has 557,000 sq ft on 62 acres and uses 900,000gal of water a day.[20]
Frederickson, Washington
editA 311,000-square-foot bottling facility opened in Frederickson, Washington in 2014.[21]
Hazle Township, Pennsylvania
editNiagara Bottling is constructing a 1,190,000-square-foot production facility in the Humboldt Industrial Park in Hazle Township. The facility, which is expected to be operational in Spring, 2022, will serve customers in Pennsylvania and the northeast U.S. 2[22]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Niagara Bottling Acquires Bottled Water Business From First Quality Water & Beverage". prnewswire.com (Press release). Niagara Bottling, LLC. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Whitmer Announces 50 New Jobs as Niagara Bottling Establishing New Operations in Shelby Township". www.michigan.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ a b Smouse, Becca. "Another water bottling operation to open in Arizona desert — this one in Mesa". azcentral.com. Arizona Central.
- ^ "ABOUT US". niagarawater.com. Niagara Water. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "First Quality Ending Bottled Water Business". therecord-online.com. The Record Online. 2017-09-14. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Company Overview of Niagara Bottling, LLC". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ Anderson, J. Craig. "Niagara Bottling to open plant in Phoenix". azcentral.com. Arizona Central. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ Polansky, Rob. "Niagara Bottling announces dozens of hires in Bloomfield". wfsb.com. WFSB. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Economic Development Corporation: Niagara to bring at least 55 new jobs to area". Clay Today. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ^ Dick, Gerry. "Sky's The Limit For River Ridge". insideindianabusiness.com. Inside Indiana Business. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ Brown, Alex. "Bottling Company Expanding in Indiana". insideindianabusiness.com. Inside Indiana Business. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Water-bottling plant set to open in Miss. amid aquifer debate". The Commercial Appeal. March 28, 2017. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ Garcia, Juliana. "'Project Ribeye' doesn't involve steaks, but it does mean nearly 50 jobs". bizjournals.com. Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ Fox, Deborah (2019-09-30). "Water bottler moving into Los Lunas factory". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ Grijalva, Makayla (2022-06-21). "Niagara seeks to increase water use at Los Lunas plant". Valencia County News-Bulletin. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ "Niagara Bottling plant pulls out of request for more water usage". KRQE News. 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ Lopez, Tommy (2022-07-29). "New Mexico residents oppose company's push to use more water". KOB4. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ "Niagara Bottling to create new jobs with new plant in Mooresville". WBTV. 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ News Desk (2018-10-23). "Niagara Bottling Expands Operations in Findlay Township, Pennsylvania". area development.com. Area Development. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Niagara Bottling's Manufacturing and Bottling Facility, Virginia". packaging-gate.com. packaging gate. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Frederickson, the manufacturing boom town | Tacoma Daily Index". 14 January 2019.
- ^ https://www.timesleader.com/news/1530985/niagara-bottling-to-openg-new-production-facility-in-hazle-township