FUN FACT:
  • The first Pepsi-Cola advertisement appeared in newspapers in 1902.
  • Diet Pepsi-Cola was first introduced in 1964.
  • Pepsi-Cola was initially called "Brad's Drink" by local patrons in honor of its inventor, Caleb Bradham.
  • Pepsi introduced Wild Cherry Pepsi in 1989.
  • In 1955, Pepsi-Cola unveiled the world's largest advertising sign in Times Square in New York City.
  • In 1909, famous race car driver, Barney Oldfield, became the first celebrity to appear in Pepsi-Cola advertising.
  • Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Central Virginia is the operator of the oldest recorded Pepsi-Cola Bottling franchise in the United States.
  • In 2003, the Pepsi-Cola trademark turned 100 years old.
  • In 1975, Pepsi-Cola shook up the cola wars with the Pepsi Challenge.
  • The first Pepsi-Cola trademark was registered in 1903.
  • In 1996, after filming the world's first commercial in space, Cosmonauts shoot a large blue Pepsi can in orbit outside the MIR space station.
  • Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Central Virginia opened their Weyers Cave facility in 1984.
  • Pepsi-Cola was invented in 1898 by Caleb Davis Bradham.
  • In 1985, the cola war took "one giant sip for mankind," when a Pepsi "space can" was successfully tested aboard the space shuttle.
  • Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Central Virginia celebrated its 100 year anniversary in 2008.
  • In 1943, due to government restrictions on metal during WWII, Pepsi began recycling bottle caps.
  • Pepsi-Cola advertised on television for the first time in 1950.
  • In 2015, PepsiCo celebrated its 50th anniversary as a combined food and beverage company.
  • Pepsi-Cola became available in bottles for the first time in 1905.
  • As a teenager Elvis Presley worked for a Pepsi Bottler in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Our Company

Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Central Virginia

Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Central Virginia is a family owned franchise with sales locations in Charlottesville, Warrenton, and Weyers Cave.

 

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Locations

Charlottesville Executive Office
481 Hillsdale Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22901
P.O. Box 9035
Charlottesville, VA 22906-9035
800-847-3774 or 434-978-2140

Charlottesville Plant
330 Seminole Court
Charlottesville, VA 22901
800-847-3774 or 434-978-2140

Warrenton
5393 Lee Highway
Warrenton, VA 20187
800-523-5540 or 540-347-3112

Weyers Cave
100 Triangle Drive
Weyers Cave, VA 24486
800-492-1712 or 540-234-9238