Cameron Coca-Cola
Cameron Coca-Cola logo
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| Industry | Beverage bottling |
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| Fate | Purchased by Coca-Cola Enterprises in 1998 |
| Successor | Cameron Family Glass Packaging LLC |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Headquarters | Washington, Pennsylvania |
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Area served
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Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio |
| Owner | The Cameron Family |
Cameron Coca-Cola Bottling Co. was a large Coca-Cola Bottling company in Washington, Pennsylvania.
The company was founded in 1889 as Cameron Flavorings. In the early 1900s, the company began a relationship with Coca-Cola. The company had plants in Washington, Pennsylvania, Houston, Pennsylvania, Wheeling, West Virginia, and Canton, Ohio.
In 1996, the company's facilities were converted to natural gas with a $124,000 grant by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
The company operated by purchasing the syrup from Coca-Cola, mixed it, and distributed it to the surrounding areas. By the late 1990s, Cameron Coca Cola was 10th largest Coke bottler and the second longest family-run Coke bottler in the nation.
The company had a number of deals with local school districts where they paid thousands of dollars for exclusive rights to sell Coke on school premises. The deal with Hampton Township School District paid the district $40,000 over the seven years. The deal with Upper St. Clair School District paid the district $50,000 over five years. In the deal with Quaker Valley School District, Cameron agreed to buy several new scoreboards in exchange for the right to have their logo on the scoreboard and for exclusive rights to sell Coke on school premises. There was another exclusive deal with Woodland Hills School District.
Cameron Coca-Cola sponsored championship harness racing at The Meadows Racetrack and Casino. The company was also a namesake sponsor of the Pittsburgh-Allegheny County Fair.
The patriarch of the Cameron Family, Wilfred Cameron, died in 1999.
The Cameron family have been closely connected to Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania for several decade. A number of Camerons attended the college, with three individuals serving on the Board of Trustees. Winnie Cameron, who served on the board of trustees, has been awarded the Alumni Distinguished Service Award and an honorary degree.
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