SEATTLE - Seeing your face on the next Jones Soda bottle won't seem so unusual now that Jones Soda has entered a five-year distribution and manufacturing agreement with National Beverage Corp. Jones saw its share price climb 30 percent to $9.26 as of September.
Under the agreement, National Beverage will make and sell the products directly to retailers beginning in 2007, using concentrate supplied by Jones. National Beverage has 13 company- owned manufacturing plants across the country.
The soda company is known for its unusual flavors, for putting different pictures on each label and for the "words of wisdom" found under their bottle caps.