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Johann Jacob Schweppe (/ ˈ ʃ v ɛ p ə / SHVEP-ə, German: [ˈjoːhan ˈjaːkɔp ˈʃvɛpə]; 16 March 1740 – 18 November 1821) was a German watchmaker and amateur scientist who developed the first practical process to manufacture bottled carbonated mineral water and began selling the world's first bottled soft drink, [1] [2] His company, Schweppes, regards Priestley as "the father of our ...
As the quinine powder was so bitter people began mixing the powder with soda and sugar, and a basic tonic water was created. The first commercial tonic water was produced in 1858. [ 29 ] The mixed drink gin and tonic also originated in British colonial India , when the British population would mix their medicinal quinine tonic with gin .
According to writer Andrew Schloss, "soda" derives from sodium, a common mineral in natural springs, and was first used to describe carbonation in 1802. [4]Short article from the Washington Daily Star, District of Columbia, published on July 6, 1854, using the word "pop" to describe a beverage
The first American soda, as we define the word now, is believed to be Vernor’s Ginger Ale, which was first poured in Detroit in 1866. The years following the Civil War brought a boom in the ...
Faygo Beverages, Inc., is a soft drink company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.The beverages produced by the company, branded as Faygo or Faygo Pop, are distributed in the Midwestern, Mid-Atlantic, and Central Southern regions of the United States, as well as southern and western Canada.
Coca-Cola Was the First Soda Sipped in Space. Coca-Cola attempted another historic launch in 1985, sending New Coke into space aboard the Challenger. The company proudly proclaimed that it was ...
White Rock Beverages (White Rock Products Corporation) is an American beverage company located in Whitestone, Queens, New York City.The company was established in 1871 by pharmacist H.M. Colver in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Shasta Beverages is an American soft drink manufacturer that markets a value-priced soft drink line with a wide variety of soda flavors, as well as a few drink mixers, under the brand name Shasta. The company name is derived from Mount Shasta in northern California and the associated Shasta Springs .