The leadership of the company was then passed to their son Neil Barry Sr. Barry lived, they would have seen their operation grow into the modern Coca-Cola bottling plant that is currently one of the largest employers in the Tri-State Region (Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia). The Harlan distribution center closed in 1972, all operations then moved to Middlesboro Coca-Cola Bottling. Middlesboro Coca-Cola also had a production and distribution center in Harlan, Kentucky. With six employees, a plant was established in London, Kentucky in 1913 and continued until 1923 when we began to service that area from Middlesboro.

The Coca-Cola Company set up operations in four additional European territories, including opening a bottling plant in the Netherlands in 1931.Coca-Cola is a global company founded and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia US that was introducing on. Distribution also began in Belgium in 1927 and Germany in 1929. Water that is The Coca-Cola Company signed contracts with 23 bottlers in Spain in 1920 and distribution began in 1926. Coca-Cola has been extracting thousands of gallons of groundwater from India. However, in 1993 Coke returned and since then as installed over fifty water pumping stations.

The Coca-Cola Company offers over 700 beverage options in North America. Neil was also President of the Main Stream Council and a Board member of the Kentucky Beverage Association.The Coca-Cola Company is a multinational beverage corporation incorporated under Delaware's General Corporation Law and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.The Coca-Cola Company has interests in the manufacturing, retailing, and marketing of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, and alcoholic beverages.Beginning with its birth at a soda fountain in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, in 1886, see all the milestones throughout Coca-Cola's memorable, 125+ year history.Middlesboro Coca-Cola is very proud of their accomplishments and continues to provide a variety of products to their consumers. Has served on the Board of Governors of the Coca-Cola BottlersвЂ™ Association and the Coca-Cola BottlersвЂ™ Foundation. Passed the legacy on to his son Neil Barry Jr., who is the current President of Middlesboro Coca-Cola.

We value our communities by supporting charities, schools, clubs and athletics and hope to do so for many years to come. Middlesboro Coca-Cola has one of the highest sales per capita in the Coca-Cola system.

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