LIME ROCK SPRINGS COMPANY - Revision history

Randylyon at 19:31, 4 October 2023

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	LIME ROCK SPRINGS COMPANY. In 1916 L. B. Gantz established the Gantz Bottling Works. He sold the company in 1917 to his son [[GANTZ, John J. Sr.\|John J. GANTZ, Sr.]] In 1917 the company was renamed Lime Rock Springs for the natural springs on which the bottling facility had been constructed. The company was listed in the 1922 telephone directory as being located at the race track. (1)		LIME ROCK SPRINGS COMPANY. In 1916 L. B. Gantz established the Gantz Bottling Works. He sold the company in 1917 to his son [[GANTZ, John J. Sr.\|John J. GANTZ, Sr.]] In 1917 the company was renamed Lime Rock Springs for the natural springs on which the bottling facility had been constructed. The company was listed in the 1922 telephone directory as being located at the race track. (1)

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	LIME ROCK SPRINGS COMPANY. In 1916 L. B. Gantz established the Gantz Bottling Works. He sold the company in 1917 to his son [[GANTZ, John J. Sr.\|John J. GANTZ, Sr.]] In 1917 the company was renamed Lime Rock Springs for the natural springs on which the bottling facility had been constructed. The company was listed in the 1922 telephone directory as being located at the race track. (1)		LIME ROCK SPRINGS COMPANY. In 1916 L. B. Gantz established the Gantz Bottling Works. He sold the company in 1917 to his son [[GANTZ, John J. Sr.\|John J. GANTZ, Sr.]] In 1917 the company was renamed Lime Rock Springs for the natural springs on which the bottling facility had been constructed. The company was listed in the 1922 telephone directory as being located at the race track. (1)

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	LIME ROCK SPRINGS COMPANY. In 1916 L. B. Gantz established the Gantz Bottling Works. He sold the company in 1917 to his son [[GANTZ, John J. Sr.\|John J. GANTZ, Sr.]] In 1917 the company was renamed Lime Rock Springs for the natural springs on which the bottling facility had been constructed. The company was listed in the 1922 telephone directory as being located at the race track. (1)		LIME ROCK SPRINGS COMPANY. In 1916 L. B. Gantz established the Gantz Bottling Works. He sold the company in 1917 to his son [[GANTZ, John J. Sr.\|John J. GANTZ, Sr.]] In 1917 the company was renamed Lime Rock Springs for the natural springs on which the bottling facility had been constructed. The company was listed in the 1922 telephone directory as being located at the race track. (1)

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	Lime Rock Springs Co. is the local distributor of Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mt Dew, and other PepsiCo brand soft drinks as well as Lipton teas, Aquafina waters, Klarbrunn still and sparkling waters, Gatorade, Rockstar energy drinks, Starbucks bottled beverages, etc. The company operates out of one warehouse located in Dubuque, Iowa servicing an area including Clayton, Dubuque, and Jackson counties in Iowa, Jo Daviess county in Illinois, and Grant, Lafayette, and a portion of Iowa county in Wisconsin. In 2019 the company employed approximately 70 people and had a delivery and service fleet of roughly thirty vehicles. (5)		Lime Rock Springs Co. is the local distributor of Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mt Dew, and other PepsiCo brand soft drinks as well as Lipton teas, Aquafina waters, Klarbrunn still and sparkling waters, Gatorade, Rockstar energy drinks, Starbucks bottled beverages, etc. The company operates out of one warehouse located in Dubuque, Iowa servicing an area including Clayton, Dubuque, and Jackson counties in Iowa, Jo Daviess county in Illinois, and Grant, Lafayette, and a portion of Iowa county in Wisconsin. In 2019 the company employed approximately 70 people and had a delivery and service fleet of roughly thirty vehicles. (5)

	The Company is independently owned and operated, and is the exclusive franchisee of PepsiCo within its area of operations. It has been operated by the Gantz family for four generations. (6)		The Company is independently owned and operated, and is the exclusive franchisee of PepsiCo within its area of operations. It has been operated by the Gantz family for four generations. In 2019 the Lime Rock Springs did business and Pepsi Dubuque Vendor's Unlimited, and Roasting Solutions. (6)

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	LIME ROCK SPRINGS COMPANY. In 1916 L. B. Gantz established the Gantz Bottling Works. He sold the company in 1917 to his son [[GANTZ, John J. Sr.\|John J. GANTZ, Sr.]] In 1917 the company was renamed Lime Rock Springs for the natural springs on which the bottling facility had been constructed. The company was listed in the 1922 telephone directory as being located at the race track.		LIME ROCK SPRINGS COMPANY. In 1916 L. B. Gantz established the Gantz Bottling Works. He sold the company in 1917 to his son [[GANTZ, John J. Sr.\|John J. GANTZ, Sr.]] In 1917 the company was renamed Lime Rock Springs for the natural springs on which the bottling facility had been constructed. The company was listed in the 1922 telephone directory as being located at the race track. (1)

	The company bottled a full line of flavored soft drinks under its own label until 1936 when John J. Gantz, Sr. obtained the franchise rights to Pepsi-Cola, a little known brand.		The company bottled a full line of flavored soft drinks under its own label until 1936 when John J. Gantz, Sr. obtained the franchise rights to Pepsi-Cola, a little known brand. (2) The name became Lime Rock Springs Co. \| Pepsi Dubuque. Bottling carbonated beverages in the early days was dangerous. A pump was used by operators to fill the bottles and wire stopper to cap them. Workers wore masks to guard their faces against bottle explosions. (3)

	~~[[Image:lrs1~~.~~jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]~~		The Company ceased producing at the Dubuque location and sourced its products from Wis-Pak, Inc.,a multi-plant production cooperative servicing the Company and thirty-one other independent Pepsi-Cola Bottlers within the Midwest. (4)
	~~Gantz renamed his company Vendors Unlimited in 1948. It provided~~ a ~~full line of vending supplies including beverages, snacks~~ and ~~office coffee~~.

	~~In 2006 Vendors Unlimited began selling coffee to convenience stores under~~ the ~~name Pronto Cafe~~, ~~a premium coffee program~~. ~~In 2008 Coremill Coffee~~, an in~~-house coffee brand~~, ~~was developed~~.		Lime Rock Springs Co. is the local distributor of Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mt Dew, and other PepsiCo brand soft drinks as well as Lipton teas, Aquafina waters, Klarbrunn still and sparkling waters, Gatorade, Rockstar energy drinks, Starbucks bottled beverages, etc. The company operates out of one warehouse located in Dubuque, Iowa servicing an area including Clayton, Dubuque, and Jackson counties in Iowa, Jo Daviess county in Illinois, and Grant, Lafayette, and a portion of Iowa county in Wisconsin. In 2019 the company employed approximately 70 people and had a delivery and service fleet of roughly thirty vehicles. (5)

			The Company is independently owned and operated, and is the exclusive franchisee of PepsiCo within its area of operations. It has been operated by the Gantz family for four generations. (6)


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	Obituaries, John J. Gantz, Jr. ''Telegraph Herald'', July 28, 2005		1. Obituaries, John J. Gantz, Jr. ''Telegraph Herald'', July 28, 2005

			2. Ibid.

			3. "Pepsi-Cola's New Plant Officially Opens," ''Telegraph-Herald,'' October 12, 1969, p. 17

			4. "Lime Rock Springs Company," Access Dubuque, Online: https://jobs.accessdubuque.com/companies.cfm?companyid=36599

			5. Ibid.

			6. Ibid.



	~~Schmidt, Eileen Mozinski, "Back to the Grind," ''Telegraph Herald'', Dec. 26, 2010~~
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	Gantz renamed his company Vendors Unlimited in 1948. It provided a full line of vending supplies including beverages, snacks and office coffee. In 2006 Vendors Unlimited began selling coffee to convenience stores under the name Pronto Cafe, a premium coffee program. In 2008 Coremill Coffee, an in-house coffee brand, was developed.		Gantz renamed his company Vendors Unlimited in 1948. It provided a full line of vending supplies including beverages, snacks and office coffee.

			In 2006 Vendors Unlimited began selling coffee to convenience stores under the name Pronto Cafe, a premium coffee program. In 2008 Coremill Coffee, an in-house coffee brand, was developed.

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	The company bottled a full line of flavored soft drinks under its own label until 1936 when John J. Gantz, Sr. obtained the franchise rights to Pepsi-Cola, a little known brand.		The company bottled a full line of flavored soft drinks under its own label until 1936 when John J. Gantz, Sr. obtained the franchise rights to Pepsi-Cola, a little known brand.

	[[Image:lrs1.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]Gantz renamed his company Vendors Unlimited in 1948. It provided a full line of vending supplies including beverages, snacks and office coffee. In 2006 Vendors Unlimited began selling coffee to convenience stores under the name Pronto Cafe, a premium coffee program. In 2008 Coremill Coffee, an in-house coffee brand, was developed.		[[Image:lrs1.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]
			Gantz renamed his company Vendors Unlimited in 1948. It provided a full line of vending supplies including beverages, snacks and office coffee. In 2006 Vendors Unlimited began selling coffee to convenience stores under the name Pronto Cafe, a premium coffee program. In 2008 Coremill Coffee, an in-house coffee brand, was developed.

	In 2009 the decision was made to start a new roasting business. Eric Gantz and Mike Gantz, cousins, became co-owners of Verena Street Coffee Company. The company was located in a small building near the intersection of U. S. 52 and the Northwest Arterial, near where Verena Street was once located. In 2010 Verena Street branding and product development began. Roasting equipment was obtained and put in place. Production began in late December with products due for delivery in January, 2011.

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	LIME ROCK SPRINGS COMPANY. In 1916 L. B. Gantz established the Gantz Bottling Works. He sold the company in 1917 to his son [[GANTZ, John J. Sr.\|John J. GANTZ, Sr.]] In 1917 the company was renamed Lime Rock Springs for the natural springs on which the bottling facility had been constructed. The company was listed in the 1922 telephone directory as being located at the race track. (1)		LIME ROCK SPRINGS COMPANY. In 1916 L. B. Gantz established the Gantz Bottling Works. He sold the company in 1917 to his son [[GANTZ, John J. Sr.\|John J. GANTZ, Sr.]] In 1917 the company was renamed Lime Rock Springs for the natural springs on which the bottling facility had been constructed. The company was listed in the 1922 telephone directory as being located at the race track. (1)

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	LIME ROCK SPRINGS COMPANY. In 1916 L. B. Gantz established the Gantz Bottling Works. He sold the company in 1917 to his son [[GANTZ, John J. Sr.\|John J. GANTZ, Sr.]] In 1917 the company was renamed Lime Rock Springs for the natural springs on which the bottling facility had been constructed. The company was listed in the 1922 telephone directory as being located at the race track. (1)		LIME ROCK SPRINGS COMPANY. In 1916 L. B. Gantz established the Gantz Bottling Works. He sold the company in 1917 to his son [[GANTZ, John J. Sr.\|John J. GANTZ, Sr.]] In 1917 the company was renamed Lime Rock Springs for the natural springs on which the bottling facility had been constructed. The company was listed in the 1922 telephone directory as being located at the race track. (1)

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	LIME ROCK SPRINGS COMPANY. In 1916 L. B. Gantz established the Gantz Bottling Works. He sold the company in 1917 to his son [[GANTZ, John J. Sr.\|John J. GANTZ, Sr.]] In 1917 the company was renamed Lime Rock Springs for the natural springs on which the bottling facility had been constructed. The company was listed in the 1922 telephone directory as being located at the race track. (1)		LIME ROCK SPRINGS COMPANY. In 1916 L. B. Gantz established the Gantz Bottling Works. He sold the company in 1917 to his son [[GANTZ, John J. Sr.\|John J. GANTZ, Sr.]] In 1917 the company was renamed Lime Rock Springs for the natural springs on which the bottling facility had been constructed. The company was listed in the 1922 telephone directory as being located at the race track. (1)

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