The Iowa Grocery Industry Association announced this week the winners of their 2018 Hall of Fame awards, honoring champions of Iowa’s grocery industry, and a local business was honored. Atlantic Bottling Company was named Supplier of the Year.

The honor announcement states, “Atlantic Bottling’s commitment to Iowa and the many communities it serves, the grocery industry, and its employees has continued to grow alongside its business. The company’s devotion to quality and integrity has helped it forge lasting business relationships that contribute to its success. Atlantic Bottling supplies Iowa-based companies Hy-Vee, Fareway, Kum & Go, Casey’s and a large number of independent grocers, as well as many other companies. As Atlantic’s business has grown so has its support of the Iowa grocery industry.”

Atlantic Bottling is a privately owned independent bottler that distributes Coca-Cola products for almost all of Iowa, parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Missouri. The company operates from nine locations with its headquarters located in Atlantic, IA and employs more than 700 people.

Atlantic Bottling will be honored along with other award winners at the Iowa Grocery Industry Association Hall of Fame Dinner on Wednesday, November 7th at the Prairie Meadows Events and Conference Center in Altoona.