BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$5.0B
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Welcome to Buffalo Rock Company! Our mission is to be the premier provider of beverages and food products. With over 100 years in business, our goal is to provide high quality products with a superior level of service. We are a process driven organization with a long-term approach to positive change, which we term internally, "Team Rock". Team Rock is a perpetually changing culture striving to achieve our company's mission, vision and values. Our vision is articulated as "an employee-partner team helping each other, our customers and our company be successful. By developing and empowering employee-partners, using the power of teams, and providing recognition and rewards based on performance, accountability and results, we realize success. This success transcends into customer satisfaction and consumer loyalty. We value the consumers who buy our products, the customers who sell our products and the employee-partners who make it all happen. We value personal development and continuous learning. We believe in continuous improvement in everything we do. We practice innovation and agility to meet market needs and to achieve a competitive advantage. We make fact-based decisions and we value the communities in which we live and work.
Number of Employees 2,500
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers: 424490
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Buffalo Rock scores with HighJump Software: solutions help Pepsi bottler leap forward.(SUPPLIER'S Marketplace)
Buffalo Rock, Birmingham, Ala., reported more than 20 percent improvement in efficiency due to HighJump Software's solutions. Beverage Industry's Bottler of the Year implemented HighJump's Mobile Sales Advantage, RouteXpress, and Distribution and Delivery Engine DDE software in its 14 distribution centers located in the southern...
Buffalo Rock Co.: 2007 brings product additions and production expansion.(Bottler of the Year)(Company overview)
What are some perks of being in business more than 100 years? Knowledge of the industry and long-term experience make for a strong company. But sometimes it is not your history but your most recent accomplishments that make you an over-achiever in the industry. ...
All in the family: Buffalo Rock Co. is weathering the economy, embracing innovation and expanding into full-line vending. (family-owned beverage company)
Beverage maker and bottler Buffalo Rock Co says it is the largest independent, family-owned Pepsi franchise in the US, and growing. The company's production facility in Birmingham, AL, feeds 13 warehouses and distribution centers in Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Despite struggling with high operating costs and family dissension, Buffalo plans...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| James C. Lee, III | CEO |
| Matthew Dent | Chief Business Operations Officer |
| Roger Barker | Cfo |
| Stewart Dudley | Chief Legal Officer |
| James R Jernigan | Vice President, Administration, Technology & Strategic Support |
| Scott Parks | Vice President, Corporate Manufacturing, Facilities & Operations |
| Warren Austin | Vice President, Customer Development, Sales & Service |
| Mary B. Allums | Secretary |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Jay D Kynerd | Board Member |
| Mattie C Stewart | Board Member & Treasurer |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| American Beverage Association | President and Chief Executive Officer, Buffalo Rock Company | Current |
| Buffalo Rock Company | CEO | Current |
| Buffalo Rock Company | President | Current |
| Buffalo Rock Company | Manager | Current |
| Buffalo Rock Company | Chairman | Current |
| American Beverage Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pepsi-Cola | Former | |
| Auburn University | Graduate | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Rock Company | Chief Business Operations Officer | Current |
| Buffalo Rock Company | Executive Vice President | Current |
| American Beverage Association | Board of Directors | Current |
| Buffalo Rock Company | Marketing Executive | Former |
| University Corp. | Former | |
| The University of Alabama | Undergraduate Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Rock Company | Cfo | Current |
| Superior Bancorp | Board of Directors | Current |
| Buffalo Rock Company | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Buffalo Rock Company | Operations Manager | Former |
| Buffalo Rock Company | Corporate Controller | Former |
| C.P.A.S | Auditor | Former |
| Buffalo Rock Company | Chairman, Audit Committee | Former |
| Buffalo Rock Company | Board of Directors | Former |
| Auburn University | Former |
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Stewart graduated from the University of Alabama in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. He furthered his education receiving a Juris Doctor in 1973 from Duke University School of Law and, in 1986, received his Masters of Law Taxation from the University of Alabama's School of Law. Stewart began the first four years of his career with the law firm of Johnston, Barton, Proctor, Swedlaw & Naff. In 1977, he joined the Public Accounting firm of Dudley, Hopton-Jones, Sims & Freeman, PLLP. Since 2004, Stewart has served as Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of the Buffalo Rock Company. Since 2004, Stewart has served as the Executive Director of the J. Craig & Page T. Smith Scholarship Foundation, Inc. He is one of the original founders of the town of Indian Springs, Alabama where he currently serves as Counsel.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Rock Company | Chief Legal Officer | Current |
| Buffalo Rock Company | Vice President | Current |
| J. Craig and Page T. Smith Scholarshiop Foundation, Inc. | Executive Director | Current |
| Indian Springs | Counsel | Former |
| Duke Law School | Juris Doctor | Former |
| The University of Alabama | Masters of Law Taxation | Former |
| The University of Alabama | Bachelor of Science Degree In Accounting | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Rock Company | Vice President, Administration, Technology & Strategic Support | Current |
| Buffalo Rock Company | Executive General Manager, Financial Operations | Former |
| Buffalo Rock Company | Finance Executive | Former |
| University of West Florida | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Rock Company | Vice President, Corporate Manufacturing, Facilities & Operations | Current |
| Buffalo Rock Company | Production Manager | Former |
| Buffalo Rock Company | Supervisor, Syrup Department | Former |
| Hueytown High School | Graduate | Former |
| Vanderbilt University | Master’S Degree | Former |
| The School Company | Former |
Born July 21st, 1959, Warren grew up in Montgomery, Alabama and graduated from Sidney Lanier High School. Warren furthered his education at the University of Alabama, graduating with a degree in Business Administration/Marketing in 1981.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Rock Company | Vice President, Customer Development, Sales & Service | Current |
| Revenue | Executive General Manager | Former |
| Buffalo Rock Company | Food Service Manager | Former |
| Buffalo Rock Company | Gm, Pensacola, Florida Division | Former |
| The University of Alabama | Degree In Business Administration, Marketing | Former |
| Discovery United Methodist Church | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Rock Company | Secretary | Current |
| Buffalo Rock Company | Secretary | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Rock Company | Board Member | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Rock Company | Board Member & Treasurer | Current |
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