Founded in Cincinnati in 1925 by the Gross and Jarson families, G&J Pepsi-Cola Bottlers is a family-owned beverage bottler that produces, sells, and distributes drinks across Ohio and Kentucky. It received Pepsi franchising rights in 1935 and has grown into the largest independent Pepsi bottler in the country, with 14 production and distribution facilities and more than 1,900 employees.