Jacksonville, Florida Soft Drink Bottling Plants and
Brand Names starting with: "Q - R"
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|Jacksonville Soft Drink Bottling Plants and Brand Names: "Q - R" 08-Oct-2004 URL address for the Jacksonville Softdrink Home Page: http://www.ca-yd.com/html/jaxcomp/jaxcomps.htm Prepared by Chris Weide |
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|Year Company Address City Prop. Phone Remarks Existing Bottles |
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|1925 | Queen Bass Distributing Co. | 9 Collins | Jacksonville, FL | N/A | N/A | Found in the 1925 Florida Gazeteer under "Soft Drinks-Wholesale." | |
| | | | | | | It is unknown whether this is just a distributor or was also a | |
| | | | | | | bottling plant. | |
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| Quench/Quencho/Quincho Root Beer (1928 - 1933) : |
|1928 | Quincho Root Beer Stand | 2305 Enterprise | Jacksonville, FL | Aubrey F. Waff | N/A | This is only year a stand is shown at the Enterprise address, found | |
| | | | | | | in the City Dir. The info. below comes from both City Dir. listings | |
| | | | | | | and from news paper articles. There are multiple listings and | |
| | | | | | | locations for each year. Details of this company are outlined in | |
| | | | | | | detail in a Jacksonville Journal article dated 8/29/28. The root | |
| | | | | | | beer was brewed and sold on the premises, but it is unclear if any | |
| | | | | | | bottling actually took place. | |
| | | | | | | As reported in the Report to the Secretary of State-Florida, "Quencho | |
| | | | | | | Root Beer" was trademarked in the state of Florida on 06-27-28 by | |
| | | | | | | W.J. Cooper. (president and manager of the company) | |
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|1928 | Quencho Bev. Co. | 3321 Pearl, 578 Park, | Jacksonville, FL | Walter J. Cooper, | N/A | Listed in the City Dir. with four addresses shown. | |
| | | 2305 W. Beaver, | | Pres. and Mgr. | | | |
| | | 109 W. Forsyth | | | | | |
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|1929-31 | Quencho Bev. Co. | 3321 Pearl, 578 Park, | Jacksonville, FL | Walter J. Cooper, | N/A | Two separate listings in the City Dir. with different addresses. | |
| | | 2305 W. Beaver, | | Pres. and Mgr. | | The 3321 Pearl address is listed as "restaurant." | |
| | | 109 W. Forsyth | | | | | |
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|1931-32 | Quencho Bev. Co. | 3321 Pearl, 578 Park, | Jacksonville, FL | Walter J. Cooper | N/A | Listed under "Beverage Manufacturers" in the City Dir. | |
| | | 2305 W. Beaver, | | | | | |
| | | 109 W. Forsyth | | | | | |
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|1931-32 | Quench Root Beer | 3321 Pearl, 578 Park, | Jacksonville, FL | Goggin & Lown | N/A | Listed in the City Dir. with four addresses. | |
| | | 2305 W. Beaver, | | | | | |
| | | 109 W. Forsyth | | | | | |
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|1932-33 | Quench Root Beer Stand | 3321 Pearl | Jacksonville, FL | Walter J. Cooper | N/A | Listed in the City Dir. | |
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|1912 | Quisisanna (pure spring water) | N/A | Jacksonville, FL | The Bettes Pharmacy | N/A | Listed in a Bettes Pharmacy advertisement in "The Mineral Water | |
| | | | | | | Department." Bettes is shown as the local distributor. | |
| | | | | | | This spring water is imported from Green Cove Springs, Fla. | |
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|1892 | Raabe, John C. | 146 W. Beaver | Jacksonville, FL | John C. Raabe | N/A | Listed in the City Dir. under "Soda Water Mfg." | |
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|2001 | RC Cola | N/A | Jacksonville, FL | N/A | N/A | See 2001 listing for Southeast-Atlantic Beverage (Seabev). | |
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| Red Rock (1903 - 1948) : |
|1903 | Red Rock Ginger Ale | N/A | Jacksonville, FL | N/A | N/A | See 1903 listing for White, Walton & Co. | |
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| 1908 | Red Rock Ginger Ale | N/A | Jacksonville, FL | N/A | N/A | Found in a Florida Times-Union advertisement dated 7/12/1908. | |
| | | | | | | "Red Rock Ginger Ale Made in Jacksonville" (no address is shown). | |
| | | | | | | Also states makers of "Lemo-Lime" and "Hagan's Root Beer." | |
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|1905-11 | Red Rock Co. | 520-524 E. 8th | Jacksonville, FL | R. C. White, Pres. | N/A | Earliest reference is in Florida Times-Union ad dated July 2, 1905. | |
| | | | | | | City Directory listings start in 1906. Listed under "Bottling | |
| | | | | | | Works" in the City Dir. except for 1911 where it is listed under | |
| | | | | | | "Soda Waters." 1906-1908 are listed as 520 E. 8th, and 1909-1911 | |
| | | | | | | are 520-524 E. 8th. Some ads show Consolidated Grocery and White, | |
| | | | | | | Walton & Co. as distributors. | |
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|1946 | Red Rock Cola | 740 King | Jacksonville, FL | N/A | N/A | 1946 ad. states Red Rock Bottling Co. of Jacksonville as "Bottlers | |
| | | | | | | of Red Rock Cola." | |
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|1947-48 | Red Rock Bott. Co. of | 740 King | Jacksonville, FL | Ben F. Johnson Jr. | Tel. 7-4646 | Listed under "Bottlers-Carbonated Beverages" in the City Dir. Ad | Players; 10 oz., Red and |
| | Jacksonville | | | | | states "Bottlers of Red Rock Cola." There are no listings for this | White, Clear Glass, 1948, |
| | | | | | | company from 1912-1946. The 1947 Edition of the United Beverage | Red Rock Bottling Co., |
| | | | | | | Bureau Books lists Red Rock as bottlers of HEP. Also Bottlers of | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| | | | | | | Players (see bottle info at right for details.) | |
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|1948 | Red Rock Bottling Co. | 740 King | Jacksonville, FL | R. M. Hickman | N/A | Listed in the Wholesale Buyers Guide to Jacksonville-1948 and the | |
| | | | | | | 1948 Florida Industrial Directory. | |
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| Regent (1956 - 1962) : |
|1956 | Regent Beverages Inc. | 640 E. 6th St. | Jacksonville, FL | N/A | Elgin 3-7453 | Found in a May 1956 Florida Times-Union advertisement for Schweppes | |
| | | | | | | Quinine Water with local company listed as Regent Beverages Inc. | |
| | | | | | | It is unknown whether this is a bottler of just a distributor. | |
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|1960-61 | Regent Beverages Inc. | 640 E. 6th St. | Jacksonville, FL | N/A | 3-7453 | Listed under the Schweppes Beverages listing in the 1960-61 | |
| | | | | | | telephone directories. It is unknown whether this is a bottler | |
| | | | | | | or just a distributor. | |
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|1962 | Regent Beverages Inc. | 5225 Edgewood Ct. | Jacksonville, FL | N/A | EV-7-2534 | Listed under the Schweppes Beverages listing in the 1962 telephone | |
| | | | | | | directories. | |
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|1919 | Reif's Special | N/A | Jacksonville, FL | Chas. Blum Bev. Co. | Bell 188 | Found in a Time-Union ad dated 8-26-1919. "By Golly, It's Good" | |
| | | | | Distributors | | Non-alcoholic. Charles Blum Beverage Co.-Distributors. | |
| | | | | | | This appears to be a grain/cereal based non-alcoholic beverage | |
| | | | | | | inspired by the Prohibition Amendment XVIII. | |
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| Rice Bottling Co (1942 - 1950) : |
|1942 | Rice Bott. Co. | 1534 E. 8th | Jacksonville, FL | N/A | 3-1011 | No listings appear in the City Dir. for this company until 1946 (or | Grapette Soda, 6 oz., White, |
| | | | | | | in the 1943 telephone directory). | Clear glass, 1942, Rice's |
| | | | | | | However, a 1942 bottle marked Rice's Bottling Co. exists. See info | Bott. Co., Jacksonville, Fla. |
| | | | | | | at right. Also a War Dept. notice for the closing of this plant has | |
| | | | | | | been found in the Jacksonville Journal dated August 14,1942. | |
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|1943 | Rice's Bott. Co. | 1534 E. 8th | Jacksonville, FL | N/A | 3-1011 | Listed in the 1943 ed. of the Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph | |
| | | | | | | yellow pages under "Bottlers." | |
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|1944 | Rice's Bott. Co. | N/A | Jacksonville, FL | N/A | N/A | No listings found in the City Directory for this year. | |
| | | | | | | Very confusing as the City Directory shows the 1534 E. 8th Street | |
| | | | | | | as vacant during 1944, but the company was operating there during | |
| | | | | | | 1943 and 1946. The War Production Board ordered the company closed | |
| | | | | | | effective August 1942, so it is likely the company was not operating | |
| | | | | | | during 1944 (see War Board notice on webpage.) | |
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|1946-49 | Rice Bott. Co. | 1534 E. 8th | Jacksonville, FL | 1946: Lawrence L. Rice | N/A | City Directory listings exist for 1946 & 1949 only. Lawrence L Rice | |
| | | | | 1946: Edward J. Salstad | | residence address is listed as Roanoke, Va. and records indicate | |
| | | | | 1949: Woodrow Carter, | | there is a connection between this company, the Grapette Bottling Co. | |
| | | | | Plant Mgr. | | Johnson City, Tenn. and Rice's Bottling Co. of Roanoke, Va. A July | |
| | | | | | | 1949 ad lists Rice's Bottling Co. as the bottlers of Orange-Crush. | |
| | | | | | | E.J. Salstad is shown as also owning the Salstad Air Conditioning Co. | |
| | | | | | | During 1947-48 there are no listings for Rice's Bottling Co. and the | |
| | | | | | | 1534 address is shown as the Salstad Air Conditioning Company. | |
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|1950 | Rice Bott. Co. | 1534 E. 8th St. and | Jacksonville, FL | Lawrence L. Rice | N/A | Listed under "Bottlers-Carbonated Beverages" in the City Dir. at the | |
| | | 1239 Forest | | | | 8th St address. The 1950 edition of the United Beverage Bureau | |
| | | | | | | Book lists this company with a start-up date of 10/1947 which | |
| | | | | | | conflicts with the above information. Also shown as bottlers of | |
| | | | | | | Grapette, BOTL-O, Old Colony, & Orange Crush. NSDA records indicate | |
| | | | | | | this company was no longer a bottler of Old Colony and Orange Crush | |
| | | | | | | as of 1950 and shows the address on Forest St. (which is the | |
| | | | | | | address for Olmstead Orange-Crush Bottling Co.) | |
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|1908 | E.A. Ricker and Sons | 708 West Bay | Jacksonville, FL | E.A. Ricker | N/A | Listed in the City Directory under "Mineral Waters." From 1904-07, | |
| | | | | | | E.A. Ricker was the Manger of Coca-Cola in Jacksonville. | |
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|1911 | Riverside Artesian Well Co. | 111 West Forsyth St. | Jacksonville, FL | S.G. Price, President | N/A | Listed in the City Directory under "Water Companies." | |
| | | | | G.M. Price, Vice President | | Later listings during 1917-18 indicate Mineral Waters, but it unknown | |
| | | | | J.S. Price, secretary-treas. | | if this is a bottler. | |
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|1914 | Riverside Artesian Well Co. | 510 Dyal-Upchurch | Jacksonville, FL | S.G. Searing, President | Tel. 2167 | Listed in the City Directory under "Water Companies." | |
| | | Building | | Carlisle J. Price, V.P. | | Later listings during 1917-18 indicate Mineral Waters, but it unknown | |
| | | | | J.S. Price, secretary-treas. | | if this is a bottler. | |
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|1915 | Riverside Artesian Well Co. | 404 Masonic Temple | Jacksonville, FL | S.G. Searing, President | Tel. 2167 | Listed in the City Directory under "Waters." | |
| | | | | Carlisle J. Price, V.P. | | Later listings during 1917-18 indicate Mineral Waters, but it unknown | |
| | | | | J.S. Price, secretary-treas. | | if this is a bottler. | |
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|1917-18 | Riverside Artesian Well Co. | 395 Forest | Jacksonville, FL | S.G. Searing, President | Tel. 2167 | Listed in the City Directory under "Mineral Waters." | |
| | | | | Carlisle J. Price, V.P. | | | |
| | | | | J.S. Price, secretary-treas. | | | |
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|1911 | Robt. W. Simms Co. | 330 W. Bay Street | Jacksonville, FL | Robt. W. Simms | 268 | Listed in the 1911 Southern Bell Tel. & Telegraph directory. | |
| | | | | | | Shown as bottlers of Celestins Vichy in several small advertisements. | |
| | | | | | | Also see listings for R.W. Simms. | |
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|1936-38 | Rock & Rye Bott. Co. | 1704 Kings Rd. | Jacksonville, FL | Robert G. Parmelee | N/A | Listed under "Bottlers-Carbonated Beverages" in the City Dir. | |
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| Royal Palm (1965 - 1976) : |
|1940 | Royal Palm | N/A | Jacksonville, FL | N/A | N/A | In the 1940 edition of "The Report of the Secretary of State-Florida | |
| | | | | | | Trademarks", Royal Palm was registered on 5/30/1940. Research | |
| | | | | | | has not revealed any local company bottling Royal Palm in | |
| | | | | | | Jacksonville at this early date. However T.G. Buckner (President of | |
| | | | | | | Jacksonville Coca-Cola Bottling Co.) registered the trademark | |
| | | | | | | "Royal Palm Soda" with the Florida Secretary of State on 05-13-27. | |
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|1965 | Royal Palm | N/A | Jacksonville, FL | N/A | N/A | See 1965 listing for Florida Coca-Cola Bottling Co. This is the | Royal Palm, 10 oz., White, |
| | | | | | | first actual reference to a Jacksonville Company bottling Royal Palm. | Clear glass, 1965, Florida |
| | | | | | | | Coca-Cola Bott. Co., |
| | | | | | | | Jacksonville, Fla. |
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|1968 | Royal Palm | N/A | Jacksonville, FL | N/A | N/A | See 1968 listing for Florida Coca-Cola Bottling Co. | Royal Palm, 10 oz., White, |
| | | | | | | | Clear glass, 1968, Florida |
| | | | | | | | Coca-Cola Bott. Co., |
| | | | | | | | Jacksonville, Fla. |
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|1976 | Royal Palm | N/A | Jacksonville, FL | N/A | N/A | See 1976 listing for Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Jacksonville | |
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|1931-32 | Royal Sales Co. | 235 W. Forsyth | Jacksonville, FL | N/A | N/A | Listed in the 1931-32 Polk's City Directory under "Soft | |
| | | | | | | Drinks-Wholesale." It is unclear if this is a bottler or | |
| | | | | | | a distributor. | |
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|1947-48 | Russell | N/A | Jacksonville, FL | N/A | N/A | See listing for Leonard Russell under "L." | |
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|1889-19 | R. W. Simms | From 1896 thru 1918 | Jacksonville, FL | Robt. W. Simms | N/A | Found in Library Card file under "Bottlers", with operating dates | |
| | R. W. Simms Company | addresses range from | | | | of 1889-1918. City Directory listings have only been found for | |
| | | 324 to 330 W. Bay | | | | the years 1896-1919 listed under "Bottling Works". Additional | |
| | | | | | | research would indicate this is a bottler/retailer of wines and | |
| | | | | | | liquors, however, 1915 advertisements also list Simms as a | |
| | | | | | | distributor of bottled mineral water under the name of | |
| | | | | | | Celestins Vichy. Also shown as distributor for Cantrell & | |
| | | | | | | Cochrane's Belfast Ginger Ale in 1898, and Tate Spring Water in 1918. | |
| | | | | | | The 1919 listing in the City Directory lists R.W. Simms as | |
| | | | | | | "Mineral Waters." | |
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