A.J. Canfield Company


The A.J. Canfield Company produces and bottles soda beverages including Canfield's Diet Chocolate Fudge, primarily in the Chicago area and was founded in 1924. Production for the midwestern United States is handled by the American Bottling Company, a subsidiary of Keurig Dr Pepper and distribution by Kehe Foods of Chicago.

History

The company was started in 1924, at 67th Street and South Chicago Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, by A. J. Canfield, a former railroad worker.
In 1995, the A.J. Canfield Company was sold to Select Beverages for an undisclosed sum. Its largest plant, on the south side of Chicago at East 89th Place, was closed in December 1995.
In 1998, Select Beverages was acquired by the American Bottling Company, a joint venture company owned by Cadbury Schweppes and the Carlyle Group, now the Keurig Dr Pepper.

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