to be the premier beverage distributor in our market where every member of our team is empowered to contribute to our collective success.

To deliver superior products and unparalleled service driven by our passion for excellence and commitment to building lasting partnerships.

OUR VALUES

Teamwork

We nurture a culture of cooperation, collaboration, and strength in working together, ensuring every department plays a vital role in our collective success.

Customer Commitment

We consistently exceed customer expectations, building partnerships based on mutual respect and shared success.

Competitive Excellence

We passionately represent our brands, products, and services to outperform competitors.

Better Every Day

We embrace change and innovation to remain resilient, adaptable, and positioned for continued success in a dynamic market.

Integrity

We do what is right versus what is easy, even when no one is looking. This ensures trust and accountability in every decision and action.

Stewardship

We strive for efficiency and profitability to ensure the long-term success and sustainability of our company.

HISTORY

Lime Rock Springs Co. was founded in 1916 in Dubuque, Iowa by John C. Gantz. The name was derived from the natural springs on which the bottling facility was originally constructed. The Company bottled a full line of flavored soft drinks under its own label until 1936 when Pepsi-Cola was added. The Company has ceased producing at the Dubuque location and now sources its products from Wis-Pak, Inc. which is a multi-plant production cooperative servicing the Company and thirty-one other independent Pepsi-Cola Bottlers within the Midwest.

Lime Rock Springs Co. is the local distributor of Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mt Dew, and other PepsiCo brand soft drinks as well as Lipton teas, Aquafina waters, Klarbrunn still and sparkling waters, Gatorade, Rockstar energy drinks, Starbucks bottled beverages, etc. The company operates out of one warehouse located in Dubuque, Iowa servicing an area which includes Clayton, Dubuque, and Jackson counties in Iowa, JoDaviess county in Illinois, and Grant, Lafayette, and a portion of Iowa county in Wisconsin. The company employs approximately 70 people and has a delivery and service fleet of roughly thirty vehicles.

The Company is independently owned and operated, and is the exclusive franchisee of PepsiCo within its area of operations. It has been operated by the Gantz family for four generations. Both the Company and the Gantz family have a strong sense of community and family members serve on the boards of various civic and charitable organizations in the community.