TAMPA, FL, Jan. 27, 2020 /CNW/ - Cott Corporation (NYSE:COT;
TSX:BCB) (the "Company" or "Cott"), a leading provider of home and
office bottled water delivery services in North America and Europe, today announced that DS Services of
America, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cott, acquired
substantially all of the assets of Roaring Spring Water.
The acquisition of Roaring Spring Water, a leading provider of
high-quality water delivery services to homes and offices in
Pennsylvania, Maryland and West
Virginia since 1981, will grow the customer base of DS
Services® by approximately 7,500 customers.
Customers of Roaring Spring Water will now enjoy Crystal Springs®, the DS Services
brand in the region, and have the ability to select additional
products for their orders, including coffee and tea, sparkling
water beverages from Sparkling Ice® and premium water products such
as Mountain Valley Spring®, where available.
"Roaring Spring Water shares our
focus on offering high-quality products and delivering superior
customer service and strengthens our footprint and customer density
in the region," said Dave Muscato,
President of DS Services. "We are excited to welcome the Roaring
Spring Water customers and associates to the Crystal Springs family."
"DS Services has a strong commitment to service and will
continue to use the spring water from Roaring Spring, so they were a natural fit
when deciding to sell the business," said Dan Hoover, owner of Roaring Spring Water.
For more information on the hydration solutions DS Services
offers, please visit www.water.com.
ABOUT COTT CORPORATION
Cott is a water, coffee, tea, extracts and filtration service
company with a leading volume-based national presence in the North
American and European home and office bottled water delivery
industry and a leader in custom coffee roasting, blending of iced
tea, and extract solutions for the U.S. foodservice industry.
Our platform reaches over 2.5 million customers or delivery points
across North America and
Europe supported by strategically
located sales and distribution facilities and fleets, as well as
wholesalers and distributors. This enables us to efficiently
service residences, businesses, restaurant chains, hotels and
motels, small and large retailers, and healthcare facilities.
Website: www.cott.com
ABOUT DS SERVICES
DS Services delivers safe, great–tasting bottled water to homes
and offices across the U.S and Canada. We also provide our own brewed coffee
beverages through our house brands Standard Coffee® and
Javarama®, and through Relyant®, offer water
filtration systems, equipment and services. DS Services®
bottled water products are sold under the brand names Alhambra®, Athena®
water, Crystal Rock®,
Crystal Springs®, Deep
Rock®, Hinckley
Springs®, Kentwood
Springs®, Mount Olympus®,
Nursery® water, Sierra
Springs® and Sparkletts®. Several of
DS Services bottled water brands have been satisfying consumers for
more than 100 years. For more information, please visit water.com
and nurserywater.com.
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