Hi All,

Below is a copy of the e-mail I received from Chris Weide.  This serial publication seems to be the coming way of dealing with huge databases of material.

I bought the first volume in this series, and it has little about actual bottles.  It is about local soda bottlers and the brands they carry.  An appendix (although they do not use that word) is about discontinued brands of soft drinks.  It includes the initiation date of the drink and approximate dates when it phased out.

The information on each company is brief, certainly because of the breadth of the project.  Until the two authors retire, they hope to get out one volume ca. every 18 months.  They chose two states with small numbers of bottlers for their first volume to minimize the errors while they learned how to approach this gigantic undertaking.

If they go from east to west, those of us on the left side of the country will have a long wait.

Bill

At long last, Soft Drink Bottlers of the U.S. by Dennis Fewless & Chris Weide has finally arrived.  It is currently available on Amazon.com (see link below)

www.amazon.com/Soft-Drink-Bottlers-United-States/dp/1439260907/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258389227&sr=1-1 





Soft Drink Bottlers of the U.S. Vol.1, VT and NH by Dennis Fewless and Chris Weide encompasses the Complete listing of all known soft drink bottlers within the two states from 1800 to the present. Detailed listings include dates of operation, ownership/management, plant addresses and all known brands and flavors bottled. Fully illustrated with current and historical images.  Multiple sections arranged alphabetically by state and also by brand/flavor. A brief history of the bottling industry and chronological time line of key events are included. This is volume 1 of a multi-volume series covering the total United States bottling industry.  Available on Amazon.com for $18.99, or visit www.Platform3Research.com for ordering information. A companion full-color CD is available directly from www.Platform3Research.com 

After Dec. 1 a special book/CD combo offer will be available through the Platform3Research website.

Thanks to all who contributed to this effort.

Chris Weide

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Bill Lockhart
Professor of Sociology
New Mexico State University
Alamogordo, NM
(575) 439-3732