Niagara Bottling expansion brings 76 new jobs and retains 35 others

A California-based drink bottling company has announced it will expand manufacturing operations in Brigham City.

The action by Niagara Bottling will retain 35 jobs and add up to 76 jobs, the company and the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah) announced recently.

Family-owned Niagara was founded in 1963 and is based in Ontario, California, produces purified water, sparkling water, V-ssentials-brand vitamin-enhanced waters and Gameplan-brand sports drinks. It bottles both under its own label and private-label bottling for companies including Costco, Wal-Mart and Target.

The new location will allow the company to fulfill bottling needs in the Utah, Nevada and Idaho areas. To help land the $95 million project, local tax entities in Brigham City and Box Elder County awarded the company a 15-year tax incentive. Operations will be located on a 35-acre site.

“EDCUtah is thrilled to have a family-operated business like Niagara Bottling expand in Utah,” said Michael Flynn, interim chief of staff at EDCUtah. “The manufacturing industry thrives in Utah and a technologically advanced and successful company like Niagara Bottling will bring great opportunities to the community in Box Elder County.”

“It’s great to see a quality company like Niagara choose Brigham City as its newest expansion location,” said Tyler Vincent, Brigham City mayor. “We appreciate the close working relationship that we’ve developed with Niagara, and we believe that they will find that Brigham City is an excellent place to do business.  We are thrilled with the way Niagara treats its people and the communities in which they do business, and we look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship.”

“Niagara has a great goal of sustainability and strives to empower their employees to greater achievements,” Flynn said. “They are exactly the type of company that we want to do business in Utah. We congratulate them on their expansion and wish them long-term success at their new facility.”

The company began when Andrew Peykoff Sr. started bottling Niagara water in five-gallon glass containers for home and office delivery in 1963. In the early 1990s, Niagara expanded into offering single-serve private-label bottled water for grocery, club store, convenience and wholesale customers.