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Great Lakes Coca-cola Bottling is a Bottler and Distributor of Coca-cola Products Servings Retailers Throughout Chicagoland and the Midwest.

We operate numerous facilities in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Tennessee and Kentucky, manufacturing and delivering Coca-Cola products to over 65,000 locations across our territory, including restaurants, sporting venues, businesses, healthcare facilities, schools, convenience stores and supermarkets.

We know logistics and provide the latest on-board computers and navigation systems to keep our drivers safe and up to date while they’re on the road. We’ve developed centralized ordering and management systems for sales, warehouse, and driver reporting, keeping the entire team on the same page. And most importantly, we have the experience to share our knowledge and best practices for everyone’s benefit and growth.

Community Leadership

At Great Lakes Coca-Cola Bottling, service is central to our culture. Through caring hearts and hands, we represent the presence of Coca-Cola and its compassion in Chicago and the heartland. As a Reyes Holdings company, we provide ongoing support of nonprofit organizations throughout the Midwest.

We manage and coordinate our many service activities through our corporate Stewardship Program that encourages our employees to share their time, talents and treasures. Annually, our employees volunteer thousands of hours to make good things happen in our communities.

We partnered with Coca-Cola to provide over $200,000 to build the new Carver Park Teen Wellness Center in southeast Chicago.

We also take great pride and care in our sustainability efforts. We partnered with Coca-Cola to support Keep America Beautiful and the City of Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation with a $2.5 million grant to provide 50,000 recycling carts for households across the city.

History

Reyes Holdings was founded in 1976 by brothers Chris and Jude Reyes with a small Schlitz beer distributorship in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Today, Reyes Holdings is one of the largest privately held companies in the world. With annual sales in excess of $27B, we employ over 30,000 people and distribute over 900 million cases of product annually to more than 120,000 customers worldwide.

We are a global leader in the distribution of food and beverage products. Family-owned and operated, the company is comprised of five business units: Reyes Beverage Group, the largest beer distributor in the US; The Martin-Brower Company, the largest worldwide distributor of McDonald’s; Great Lakes Coca-Cola Bottling, a bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola products throughout Chicagoland and the Midwest, and Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, a West Coast bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola products.

Careers

Together we are a team of dedicated individuals highly proficient in our jobs.

We are a service-oriented organization continually striving to deliver what our customers need to grow their beverage business.

Reasons to Join

• We hire great people and provide them with an environment that enables them to learn and grow.
• We are committed to growing our business and our people by creating an outstanding work environment, working smarter than our competitors do today and smarter than we did yesterday, and contributing to the communities in which we operate.
• Equal Employment Opportunity is a fundamental principle at Great Lakes Coca-Cola, where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, handicap, marital status or any other classification protected by applicable law.