As one of the largest independent Pepsi-Cola and Canada Dry bottlers in the United States, Pennsauken, N.J.-based The Honickman Group, not only is making a difference in the territories it serves on the East Coast — New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. — but also in the broader beverage community.
In addition to being members of the Washington, D.C.-based American Beverage Association (ABA), Jeffrey Honickman, chief executive officer of the group’s Pepsi-Cola & National Brand Beverages Ltd. and Canada Dry Delaware Valley Bottling Co., serves as chair of the ABA’s Board. Additionally, The Honickman Group’s franchisees have been active participants in the ABA’s Balance Calories Initiative and one of its test-and-learn markets: New York.