By-Rite Distributing, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Co.

INTRODUCTION

WINDER, District Judge.

This action involves the issues of whether By-Rite Distributing, Inc. (“By-Rite”) is entitled to sell, or encourage and facilitate the sale of, defendants’ fountain soft drinks in two-liter PET plastic bottles or other containers intended for later consumption through its Carb-A-Drink Self-Service Beverage Stations and whether the defendants are obligated to sell their fountain syrups to By-Rite for this purpose.

This case was brought by By-Rite against The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, Inc. (“PepsiCo”), Sunkist Soft Drinks, Inc. (“SSD”), The Seven-Up Company…