Natrona Bottling Company (founded as the Natrona Bottling Works) is an independently-owned soft drink bottling company in Harrison Township, Pennsylvania that produces a line of soft drinks that uses cane sugar and is packaged in glass bottles. Located approximately 24 miles (39 km) northeast of Pittsburgh, the company is the last glass soda pop bottling company in Allegheny County.[1]

Natrona Bottling Company

Type	Private
Industry	Beverage / Bottling
Founded	1904
Founder	Ed Welsh
Headquarters	Natrona, Pennsylvania , United States
Area served	Western Pennsylvania
Products	Soft drink
Website	www.natronabottling.com

History

The company was founded as the Natrona Bottling Works in 1904 by Ed Welsh, and was purchased by the Bowser family in 1939, who changed the name to the Natrona Bottling Company. John Bowser hired his 15-year-old brother Paul, who worked at the company after school and on weekends. Paul operated and later owned the company – for a combined seventy years – until his death in 2008.

Flavors

The Natrona Bottling Company produces a line named Red Ribbon, including Red Ribbon Original Cherry Supreme, Red Ribbon Home Brewed Style Root Beer, and Red Ribbon Sodium Free Grape. Other flavors include Plantation Style Mint Julep, non-carbonated grape flavored Pennsylvania Punch (similar to Delaware Punch[2]), spicy Jamaica’s Finest Ginger Beer, and Bauser Champayno, a non-alcoholic champagne-like beverage.

See also

• List of bottling companies

References

This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (September 2009)

• Aubele, Michael (March 19, 2006). "No longer bottled up". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
• United States House of Representatives (July 11, 2006). "Tribute to Natrona Bottling Company". Congressional Record. 152 (89).

External links

• Natrona Bottling Company website