In 1943, the Arundel family started bottling and distributing Pepsi with only four trucks in Nassau County on Long Island. The name was Island Bottling Company until 1955 when the company went public and was renamed "Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Long Island." In 1967, the company made its first acquisition in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Other territories were later acquired in North Carolina and the name was changed to PepCom to better reflect the total business interests of the primary shareholders, the Arundel family ("Pep" for Pepsi-Cola and "Com" for Communication, since they were also in the radio and newspaper business). Throughout the seventies, PepCom continued to acquire territories throughout North Carolina. In October 1980, the Arundels sold PepCom to Suntory, Ltd., a p