b'TBL Spotlight: Refreshing Bottler HistoryFounder C. C. C. ClarkBeginning with this issue of The Bottling Line, we will be spot-lighting Bottler-submitted stories that tell of uniqueness that is the Coca-Cola Bottlers history. This issue features a unique find in the Clark family archives. Robert Clark, the CEO of Clark Beverage Group, shared the printed copies of speeches given at Coca-Cola Bottler meetings dating back to the 1920s and 1930s. The copies are in pristine condition and provide a flavor of what Original printed speeches found by the Clark family was top of mind for Bottlers, back in the day. You can feel yourself propelled back in time as our Bottlers words, so specific to those eras, tell us of the pride they have in the Coca-Cola brand and the communities each of the Bottlers served. You can imagine Carsie Clark, the founder of the company, putting the copies of the speeches in a drawer for safekeeping. What a gem of a find considering the rich history of the Clark family and Coca-Cola.C. C. Clark, Inc. is still owned by the descendants of Carsie C. Clark, with two third-generation, six fourth generation and two fifth-generation stockholders working in various capacities within the Clark companies. The Clark familyThe Coca-Cola Company Archivist reviewed the speeches and confirmed they had not seen these particular speeches before and were excited to have the history preserved by the Clark family. If you would like a copy of all the speechesor have a story to share, please reach out to Stephanie Stubbs at sstubbs@ccbanet.com. A special thank you to Mr. Clarkfor sharing and trusting us with his familys treasures. New Bottling Company Name, New FacilityStarting March 31, 2025, Durham Coca-Cola Bottling Company will change their name to Rand Coca-Cola Beverages, Inc. Hager Rand, President, shared that the move to a new distribution facility in Apex caused them to rethink the two names we were operating under (Durham Coca-Cola Bottling Co. and Sanford Coca-Cola Bottling Co.). The decision was made to change from a location-based name origin to a family-based name. 9'