CCSI Cork Crowncap Database - Brewer/Bottler
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 Brewer/bottler #4894 | | | Name | Coca-Cola Bottling Co. (Kearney, NE) |
| | | | | | | | | Extra info | In 1900, John Edward Keenan purchased a bottling plant located in the basement of the Kearney Post Office. He bottled product, sold, and delivered it in his wheelbarrow. When Mr. Keenan started to bottle Coca-Cola in 1911, he was delivering up to thirty cases daily in a wagon drawn by his horse, Bottle.
In 1928, Midway Coca-Cola acquired the Coca-Cola plant at North Platte, Nebraska. His son, James, took over the management of North Platte, while his other son, Harold, took over the management of the Kearney Plant.
Harold retired in 1976 and sold his interest to his two sons, John and Michael. In 1989, Chesterman Co. acquired Keenan Beverage, Inc. |
| | | | | | | Other names used for this Brewer/bottler | | Name 1 | Midway Coca-Cola Bottling Co. (Kearney, NE) |
| | | Name 2 | Keenan's Beverages (Kearney, NE) |
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