Associated Bottling Inc. building a true, state of the art bottling plant in Orange County, CA

Santa Ana CA.  Associated Bottling, Inc. is pleased to announce today they are under a purchase agreement for the acquisition of a 116,000 sq. ft. Manufacturing/ Warehouse building in Orange County CA, which will house new, state of the art blow molding and filling equipment to be able to blow proprietary unique shaped bottles and 4 filling lines to produce water or water based beverage.

Associated Bottling offers proprietary bottle designs and product development for our clients who need a specialized facility to accommodate unique bottle and packaging designs in a growing market that demands product differentiation.  According to John Regas, CEO and founder, Associated Bottling is currently interviewing anchor clients that fit well with the production minimum of one million cases per year in volume. "By investing in the very best, we ensure that we attract the very best clients who require a bottling presence in Southern California," Regas noted.

Alicia Helms, VP sales and Marketing, remarked  “We are very excited about the plant size that will match our growth plans for our new facility in So Ca over the next few years." 

About Associated Bottling
Associated Bottling (AB) was organized with $1.8 million in start-up capital by John Regas (CEO and founder) in 2006 with the objective of becoming the leader in branding and bottling production for the media-driven beverage industry.  Re-energizing the link between the brand and the consumer, AB brings a fresh perspective and customizable, creative life to bottle design and direct advertising on beverage containers.  While Associated Bottling does not design or "own" the beverage, it designs and produces the beverage container and a patented advertising model that increases demand for the beverage brand.

About John Regas

John Regas is an entrepreneurial leader in Southern California’s Special Events and specialty food and beverage industries.  Mr. Regas recognized a developing trend toward increasing consumer attraction to the small but growing segments of natural products that promote health.  Among the first marketers to invest in consumer’s increasing willingness to try new concepts and ideas in beverage products, Mr. Regas has a visceral understanding that consumers buying decisions are influenced by packaging and message content.  The consumer trends that are grabbing hold in the beverage market today include functional drinks such as vitamin enriched water, energy drinks and flavored alcoholic beverages.  Consumers desire for convenience is leading to smaller pack sizes and new packaging features (i.e., resealability) in soft drink categories.

Source: Associated Bottling