1908

• Samuel Jessup (or “Mr S.A.” as he became known by friends and colleagues) moved to Charlottesville, Virginia with his family and on Dec 28th obtained the oldest written and recorded Pepsi franchise agreement.

• Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co of Central Virginia set up shop in the basement of a building on the corner of 4th and Water St, what is now on the Downtown Mall.

1930

• PCVA's 18 county territory became more defined, and packaging and manufacturing requirements became more standardized.

1960

• First computer purchased for PCVA, a Hewlett-Packard which took up an entire room.

• Jimmie Jessup became president of the company, following the passing of “Mr S.A.”

1963

• In November, Jimmie moves PCVA to a newer and larger location on Millmont Street, behind what is currently the Barracks Rd Shopping Center.

1983

• The current production and sales facility was built off Route 29, and PCVA moved into the space that year.

1984

• Jay Jessup becomes President of the company, following the death of Jimmie Jessup in February.

1986

• Warrenton builds new facilities next door to old facilities off of Rt 29 in New Baltimore area of Northern Virginia.

2008

• 100 Year PCVA celebration at JPJ in Charlottesville.

2010

• Acquired and Installed new Bottle Filling line, expanding the production facilities to include bottling as well as canning.

2015

• PCVA signed agreement to begin distributing new Irish beverage Vit-Hit, first in United States.

2018

• Charlottesville Plant builds an addition to the warehouse facility to accommodate larger variety of products.

2019

• Added the ability to bundle and ship out recyclable packaging in-house.

2023

• G2DSD shift begins- (Gatorade to Direct Sales Distribution), resulting in a large internal change to accommodate merchandise and additional sales processes.

• Warrenton plant adds 25,800 square feet to our warehouse, racks are also built and added to the Charlottesville Plant, to better accommodate the Gatorade warehouse presence.