Missouri City Mayor Allen Owen, (pictured center), along with other area dignitaries and Niagara Bottling Co. officials cut the ribbon at the company's new plant in Missouri City. Andrew Peykoff, Sr., started bottling high quality, low cost water in five-gallon glass containers for home and office delivery. In the early 1990’s, Niagara expanded into offering singleserve private label bottled water for grocery and convenience stores, as well as wholesale customers with a focus on offering an unmatched combination of quality, price, and service. Throughout the following decade, Niagara’s significant developments in vertical integration, innovative bottle design, and high speed manufacturing positioned the company as the industry leading private label bottled water supplier in the Western United States. The Niagara family owns and operates the company, with Andrew Peykoff II becoming President and CEO in 2002. Since then, Niagara has established itself as a national leader in energy saving techniques at its geographically di-
versified production facilities throughout the United States. According to Andrew Peykoff, Senior, “We produce the lightest bottles in the world with the least carbon footprint. We are proud that Niagara leads the way in every green initiative including lightweight bottles, lightweight bottle caps and with bottles that weigh one-third of what they did just a few years ago. We are also the most energy efficient. We developed “nested packaging” that does not include cardboard which saves 900,000 trees a year. Our bottles are also 100 percent recyclable.” He concluded, “It’s amazing that less than a year ago this was a field. The new plant is good for us and good for this community.” Many other dignitaries were in attendance including Mayor Pro Tem Jerry Wyatt, and Council Members Don Smith, Floyd Emery, and Yolanda Ford, Former
City Council Member Buddy Jimerson, Meadows Place Mayor Charles Jessup, Rosenberg Mayor Vincent Morales, a representative from Fort Bend ISD, County Commissioners Grady Prestage and James Patterson, and representatives from the offices of Governor Rick Perry and State Senator Rodney Ellis, among others. Congressman Al Green lauded Niagara Bottling Company’s 50th anniversary celebration. “America is the greatest country to live in and we are proud to have Niagara Bottling Company locate in Missouri City.” State Representative Ron Reynolds said, “You have chosen the greatest city in the greatest state in the greatest country to locate in. It’s also the best County and this is just the beginning. We know Niagara will eventually double their production, making it necessary to build more houses for future employees.”
Fort Bend County Commissioner Grady Prestage also welcomed Niagara Bottling Company to Missouri City. “I want Niagara to know that Missouri City is the best city in the State to locate in,” proclaimed Prestage. Currently 88 people are employed at the factory with a target of 94. The plant features laser guided vehicles that are the latest technology in the world. They assist with loading bottles onto trucks and other duties throughout the facility. For its efforts in attracting Niagara Bottling Company to Missouri City and the City’s commitment to private-public partnerships, the “Show Me City” was recognized with the prestigious 2012 Community Economic Development Award from the Texas Economic Development Council.
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