[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E800]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATIONS TO LARRY YOUNG

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                            HON. BILLY LONG

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 7, 2018

  Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the professionalism, 
business brilliance and leadership driven success of Larry Young, 
president and CEO of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, who also happens to be a 
native of Springfield, Missouri.
  Mr. Young is the leader of an extensive and passionate employee base, 
with 20,000 employees in totality. These workers are responsible for 
the making, marketing, selling and distributing over 50 beverage 
brands. Mr. Young joined the company in 2006 as president and chief 
operating officer. Later on, in October of 2007, he became the 
company's president and CEO.
  Mr. Young's business prowess is demonstrated by his active role in 
helping create a new business model for a fully integrated beverage 
company. He encouraged the integration of brand ownership and marketing 
with bottling and distribution operations; centralizing the company and 
allowing it to build its own independent leading brands with a 
reliable, consistent and secure route to market. Throughout his almost 
40-year career in the bottling industry, Mr. Young has produced and 
sold virtually every beverage in the Americas, Europe, and Russia.
  Mr. Young also holds a plethora of honors and acknowledgements. In 
2015, he received the Beverage Forum Lifetime Achievement Award. In 
2010, he was named Executive of the Year by Beverage Industry magazine, 
and was inducted into the Beverage World Soft Drink Hall of Fame in 
2008. From 2008 to 2010, he also served as chairman of the board of the 
American Beverage Association.
  Mr. Young represents the hard-working and persistent culture of 
southwest Missouri. I want to congratulate Mr. Young on his upcoming 
retirement and I wish him the absolute best in the next chapter of his 
life.

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