COTT公司

COTT公司成立于1952年，总部位于加拿大安大略省多伦多市，是零售商品牌饮料供应商，主要生产零售商品牌的碳酸类软饮料。通过其下属子公司在北美和欧洲开展业务。近74%的零售商品牌的碳酸类软饮料在北美市场销售，44%在英国销售。

Cott是较早资本化的企业，分别在加拿大和美国两地上市：一家在多伦多证券交易所（Toronto Stock Exchange，缩写“TSX”）主板上市，股票代码是“TSX：BCB”（在加拿大以外国家又标作“BCB.TO”）；另一家在纽约证券交易所（New York Stock Exchange，缩写“NYSE”）上市，股票代码是“NYSE：COT”。

Cott公司在全球饮料行业中排名第三。总体上说，这家公司一直只能在强大的可口可乐与百事可乐（“两乐”）夹缝中生存。

根据Michael Forsythe在2002年1月31日撰写的一篇报道，Cott曾雄心勃勃，计划杀进当时全球第四大可乐市场的中国，目标是和可口可乐、百事可乐两大巨头竞技中国市场。当时它也已经获得了一项许可：在北京边上创办一家饮料工厂。但后来事情不了了之，估计是因为条件尚未成熟。

Cott Corporation (Cott) is a non-alcoholic beverage company and a provider of retailer brand soft drink. In addition to carbonated soft drinks (CSDs), the Company’s product lines include clear, still and sparkling flavored waters, juice-based products, bottled water, energy drinks and ready-to-drink teas. The Company operates in five segments: North America (which includes the United States reporting unit and Canada reporting unit); United Kingdom (which includes its United Kingdom reporting unit and its Continental European reporting unit); Mexico; Royal Crown International (RCI), and All Other (which includes its Asia reporting unit and its international corporate expenses). During the fiscal year ended December 27, 2008 (fiscal 2008), Cott closed its Asian operations.