Governor Freudenthal and his daughter Hillary toured Admiral Beverage in Worland this morning.  Admiral Beverages makes and bottles Pepsi products that are supplied to the entire western United States.  Although the Governor has toured the facility before, this was a particularly exciting time to visit because the company is in the middle of constructing an addition to the building. They are also bringing in a new machine to make their own bottles, rather than shipping in the bottles from other parts of the country.  The plant was extremely clean and the Governor learned that the quality of the products coming out of that plant is among the highest in all of Pepsi’s plants, worldwide.  And many people don’t even realize that Pepsi is bottled in Wyoming!

After touring Admiral Beverage, the Governor headed over to Gibbons Farm, Ranch and Home to have donuts and coffee with members of the local agriculture community.  He enjoyed seeing Terrill Gibbons’ pictures of his wagon train rides over the years – there were some truly spectacular pictures in Terrill’s office.  The Governor has been on a few wagon trains with his brother-in-law John Shelp, but he hasn’t had the chance since taking on the job of Wyoming’s Governor.  A good number of people came by to talk to the Governor, and he enjoyed visiting with people about a wide variety of topics