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1977
Laconia, New Hampshire - The Kirin Brewery Team of Mr. Sato, Mr. Okada and Mr. Asano, together with a gentleman named Roger Williams, purchased what is now Lakes Region Coca-Cola and called this new venture KW, Inc. ...Kirin and Williams.
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1978
KW Inc. purchased Lowell Coca-Cola, which included a branch in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
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1979
KW, Inc. purchased Middletown, CT Coca-Cola.
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1982
KW, Inc. acquired the Salem Group (Salem, Plaistow, Manchester), three Coca-Cola operations in southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts. Kirin bought out Roger Williams’ share of the business and became sole owners, keeping the name KW, Inc.
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1984
CCNNE and CCE-Needham jointly purchased the Canada Dry and Dr. Pepper business throughout New England.
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1988
KW, Inc. purchased Coca-Cola of Northern New England, Inc. but took the name … no longer KW, Inc., but now and forever CCNNE. Overnight, this acquisition doubled total company volume.
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1989
Production center built in Londonderry, New Hampshire (Londonderry Production Center, or LPC). Originally 150,000 square feet, additions from 1991 to 2001 have more than tripled it in size to almost 500,000 square feet. LPC is a state-of-the-art production center. “Truly the best operation in the USA.” So said Mr. Ray Steed, Vice President Operations Quality, and so say the (9) President’s Awards for Quality Excellence LPC has won in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2011 and 2013.
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1994
Acquired a bottler from Marvin Herb – Massena and Plattsburgh, New York, and promptly and proudly named it Empire State Coca-Cola.
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2000
Acquisition of Cape Cod Coca-Cola in that beautiful, magical land of beaches, fishing, and golf and some of our most avid Coca-Cola consumers.
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2001
The bulk sales from Seacoast, Manchester, and Salem were consolidated under one roof … Londonderry Sales & Service Center!
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2006
CCNNE Inc. purchased the New London, Connecticut, Operations from the Kitching family.
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2007
Purchased the Moxie trademark from The Monarch Beverage Company through its wholly owned subsidiary, The Moxie Beverage Company (formerly Cornucopia Beverages).
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2017
A landmark year for CCNNE, the company celebrated its 40th anniversary and completed its largest expansion to date. Through territory acquisition from The Coca-Cola Company and another bottler, CCNNE’s workforce grew from 1,380 to nearly 4,000 associates. CCNNE acquired two additional manufacturing plants and 19 distribution and sales centers, allowing the company to serve customers throughout all of New England, much of New York State, and a portion of Pennsylvania.
