Soft drink industries

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•               “Riego”

Located at the foot of the plateau “El Riego”.  A middle of century XVII possessed a wealth, since supplied the extensive grounds of the estate of the same name, which was adjacent to the Auxiliary Board of St. Maria Coapan. A half of the XIX century this property was acquired by the family Mont.

This source is considered to be the cradle of the bottling industry in Tehuacan because in 1901 Mr. Joaquín Pita's installed the first factory which produced two thousand boxes of mineral water annually diamond brand with the help of a steam engine with 15 horsepower. A year later Mr. Pita was associated with Anacharsis Peralta Requena to produce the brand “Cruz roja”. This company was sold in 1903 to Mr. Lucindo Carriles who since 1924 joined forces with Joaquin Cordoba to produce the brand “Covadonga”.

In 1993 this spring went back to industrialize under the signature of Arturo and Andrés de la Llave Zaplana. After the company was able to Tehuacán springs “El Riego”.

•          San Francisco”

Few cities in our country have transpired in a way as healthy as it is Tehuacan, Puebla. Located near the slopes of Pico de Orizaba and who naturally receives in its subsoil runoff from mountain glaciers. Tehuacan water is universally known product, regardless of manufacturer. Tehaucan mineral water is healthy because since marketing began in the early twentieth century Tehuacan mineral water always attributed healing properties, but go at the beginning.

The competition grew and the city full of bottlers, bringing many sources of employment which combined with the also important poultry industry in the area, Tehuacan made ​​a strong generator of resources for the state of Puebla. So we could find besides the leaders Peñafiel, Garci Crespo and San Lorenzo and irrigation others like Blue Label, Balseca (more famous for its Manzanita) or San Francisco since 1976.

•          “Garci Crespo”

A spring was discovered in 1920 in the Auxiliary Board of St. Nicholas Tetitzintla by José Garci-Crespo. Over time it exploded to turn it into what would later be the famous caves of Peñafiel and spring of the same name. The underground passageways were not covered by any artificial material. In spring 1948 the Garci-Crespo changed name to Penafiel. Don José Garci-Crespo also acquired some land in the call Buenagua Station, where he set up nurseries located Garci-Crespo and another spring, which to this day serves as soft drink bottler.

Knowing the virtues and fame of the mineral waters, Mr. José María Garci Crespo de la Vega and Carlos Silva in June 1928 founded the company "Springs of Tehuacan S.A" Its objective was mineral water bottle and distribute throughout the center of the country. In 1937 the company changed its name to "Garci Crespo Springs S.A de C.V and two years later opened the first dealership in the Valley of Mexico. In 1948, Mr. Garci Crespo left the company and with his departure the company changed its name to "Manantiales de Peñafiel S.A".

      ·         “San Lorenzo”

Since time immemorial, the source of San Lorenzo was known as Axoxopan (Ahuehuete) since that birth occurs precisely next to one of these ancient and majestic trees.

It is located about 7 km from Tehuacan, in San Lorenzo Teotipilco. Chemical composition made favorite of patients who reported bile evils.

On December 3, 1903 Messrs. Joseph L. Revuelta, Trinidad and Enrique Acosta Bonilla Angeles founded a small factory where bottled water as it left the spring. Two years later the English merchant Leo Fleishman bought and transformed into a modern industry that distributed brands Iron Brew, Ginger Ale, Cream Limette-Pritsco Fitz and in much of Mexico and Cuba.

In 1914 the rebel forces “Aguilaristas” fire this factory that was then called San Lorenzo Mineral Water Company, and waters ceased to bottle.

•         “Peñafiel”

“Peñafiel” began in the city of Tehuacan, Puebla; universally known as City Health. This water comes from the melting of the Pico de Orizaba ("Citaltépetl"), that along many kilometers underground, is enriched with mineral salts, (carbonates, chlorides, sulfates, calcium, sodium, etc.) and purified by filtering through the limestone subsoil of the region. Knowing the virtues and fame of the mineral waters, Mr. José María Garci Crespo de la Vega and Carlos Silva in June 1928 founded the company "Springs of Tehuacan S.A" Its objective was mineral water bottle and distribute throughout the center of the country. In 1937 the company changed its name to "Garci Crespo Springs S.A de C.V and two years later opened the first dealership in the Valley of Mexico. In 1948, Mr. Garci Crespo left the company and with his departure the company changed its name to "Manantiales de Peñafiel S.A".

In 1948, Mr. Garci Crespo left the company and with his departure the company decides to change his name to "Peñafiel Springs, SA". This name comes from the rock or rock that hinders the undercurrents, and leads to the springs. In Tehuacan, Puebla, this rock has brought forth water for many years remained faithful and unchanging, therefore, proposed the name “Peñafiel”. In 1980 the company was acquired by the group “regiomontano” "Valores Industriales, SA" to reorganize its structure and readjusting their work systems. Years later, in 1992 the British group created the first soft drink, Cadbury Schweppes, identifies and acquires its value. With this process, “Peñafiel” springs adopt the name of “Cadbury Schweppes Beverages Mexico.”

On May 7, 2008, Cadbury Schweppes announced the divestment of beverages and confectionery. With this process, the company took the name of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group and became an independent public company listed on the Stock Exchange of New York with the acronym DPS. In Mexico, the business takes the name of its leading brand and is called “Grupo Peñafiel”.