Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc. is a private Coca-Cola bottling company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, US. Coca-Cola United is the largest privately held Coca-Cola bottler in the United States and the second largest in which the Coca-Cola Company does not own an interest. At Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED, we’re strongly committed to helping our people achieve success. When you join our company, we don’t want it to be just a job, we want it to be the start of a fulfilling career. We believe in providing our employees with the tools and information they need to succeed, no matter what their aspirations are within the organization. With Coca-Cola’s extraordinary legacy and our UNITED passion for success, we're diligent to address the needs and demands of our business, which, in-turn, creates possibilities. Founded in Birmingham, Ala., in 1902 by Crawford Johnson Sr., Coca-Cola UNITED rose from humble beginnings when Johnson Sr. left Chattanooga, Tenn., for Birmingham with $12,000 and a plan to start a Coca-Cola franchise with one “employee,” and a mule named Bird, which he used to make deliveries.