The ratings on Consolidated Container Co. LLC and its wholly owned subsidiary, Consolidated Container Capital Inc., reflect the company's highly leveraged financial profile, which overshadows its weak business risk profile in the relatively stable beverage and consumer product packaging markets. With annual revenues of about $870 million, Atlanta, Ga.-based Consolidated Container is a domestic producer of rigid plastic containers for dairy products, water, juice, and other beverages; food, household, and agricultural chemicals; and motor oil. The company derives about 59% of its revenues from dairy, water, and juice packaging, which are relatively commodity-type products and have mature demand patterns. End markets are mostly stable, but product diversity is limited and customer concentration is high. The company's two largest customers, Dean
