The Cott Corporation is a leading supplier of private label carbonated soft drinks distributing to Canada, the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Europe. In addition to producing many private-label beverages for retailers, Cott also has a large and growing portfolio of its own brands. These brands include Cott, RC , Ben Shaws, Stars & Stripes, Vintage and Vess soft drinks. Recently, Cott has been expanding its product line into ready-to-drink teas, sparkling and flavoured waters, sports and energy drinks, juice drinks and smoothies. These newer Cott brands include Orient... Emporium, GL-7, Red Rain Energy and After Shock Energy. The history of Cott goes back to 1923, when Cott Beverage Corporation was founded by Solomon Cott, a Polish immigrant, and his son Harry, in Port Chester, New York. Harry Pencer, a clothier from Montreal, Canada, began to import Cott sodas into Quebec, Canada, in 1952. In 1955 Pencer acquired the Canadian rights to the Cott label and established Cott Beverages Ltd., to bottle the Cott line of sodas.
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| NYSE symbol: | COT |
| Founded: | 1952 |
| Headquarters: | Toronto, Canada |
| Legal structure: | Public company |
| Annual revenue: | $1,648,100,000 |
| Net income: | $-122,800,000 |
| Operating income: | $-113,000,000 |
| Market cap: | $490,000,000 |
| Industries: | Bottled and Canned Soft Drinks and Carbonated Waters |