Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company is a fourth-generation, family owned bottler operating in Missouri for 105 years. Founded by the Rice family in 1920, Coca-Cola and Dr Pepper products are manufactured in Springfield, with sales and distribution branches in Springfield, Bolivar, Joplin, Rolla, West Plains and Northwest Arkansas. The company distributes over 650 Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper products and employs more than 850 associates.