Which soft drink was invented by the Nicholls family of Wythenshaw during the 1900's, and is sold in both still and sparkling forms?
"Sunkist is still the most popular orange soda in the United States. Sunkist (as a carbonated soft drink) is sold in the UK by Vimto Soft Drinks under license from Sunkist Growers. It is also sold in Australia by Schweppes Australia (a subsidiary of Asahi Breweries), but the Australian formulation is caffeine free. In Canada, a caffeine free version of the orange drink is marketed as C'Plus. The package indicates that there is a small amount of Sunkist Juice. In the Philippines, it was sold by Cosmos Bottling until 2001, when San Miguel Corporation acquired Cosmos and sold its brands"
"is widely available in the south of England, and a pasteurised version is available in bottles and cans in supermarkets nationally. Wicked Wyvern is a 5.5% pale ale with an aroma of grapefruit. The company also markets soft drinks known as Rio (formerly Rio Riva) which are canned drinks made from fruit juices and sparkling spring water. Hall and Woodhouse also used to manufacture Panda Pops, but sold the brand to Nichols plc in 2005. Hall & Woodhouse Hall and Woodhouse is a British regional brewery founded in 1777 by Charles Hall in Blandford Forum, Dorset, England. The company operates"
"is the UK's largest independent supplier of dispensed soft drinks. Due to its success of the Vimto soft drink, Nichols plc started selling Vimto chews and Vimto chew bars. Nichols plc Nichols plc, based in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, England, is a company well known for its lead brand Vimto, a fruit flavoured cordial. The company can trace its roots back to the invention of Vimto, by John Noel Nichols in 1908. Today the company operates two types of businesses, firstly the sale of Vimto and other brands (such as Panda Pops, which Nichols acquired from Hall & Woodhouse in 2005) via"
"Nichols plc Nichols plc, based in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, England, is a company well known for its lead brand Vimto, a fruit flavoured cordial. The company can trace its roots back to the invention of Vimto, by John Noel Nichols in 1908. Today the company operates two types of businesses, firstly the sale of Vimto and other brands (such as Panda Pops, which Nichols acquired from Hall & Woodhouse in 2005) via supermarkets and associated outlets throughout the world and secondly its soft drink dispense operation in the UK. The soft drink operation is handled under the name of Cabana and"
"Vimto Vimto is a soft drink sold in the United Kingdom. It was first manufactured as a health tonic in cordial form, then decades later as a carbonated drink. It contains the juice of grapes, raspberries and blackcurrants (in a 3% concentration), flavoured with herbs and spices. The original recipe was invented in 1908 by (John) Noel Nichols. Nichols grew up in the Scottish town of Shortridge. Vimto has also been made into a sweet and an ice lolly. It is available in cans and bottles and as a draught soft drink in pubs. Vimto was created in 1908 at"
"Creamola Foam Creamola Foam was a soft drink produced in the form of soluble crystals. It was manufactured in Glasgow and sold mainly in Scotland from the 1950s until Nestlé ended production in October 1998. In 2010, a company from Dumbarton started producing a re-creation of Creamola Foam under the name Kramola Fizz. An alternative product called Krakatoa Foam is manufactured by Ally Bally Bees Ltd, based in Fife. Creamola foam came in the form of colourful crystals which were dissolved in cold water to form a sweet, effervescent drink. It was packaged in a small tin labelled with a"
"CO₂, water, and syrup to make beverages. It supplied 1.65 liters each of Coca-Cola and Diet Coke. Coca-Cola Coca-Cola, or Coke is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company. Originally intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Pemberton and was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century. The drink's name refers to two of its original ingredients: coca leaves, and kola nuts (a source of caffeine). The current formula of Coca-Cola remains a"
"Peardrax Whiteway's Peardrax is a pear-flavoured fizzy soft drink popular in Trinidad and Tobago. It originated in the United Kingdom, and was first manufactured by Whiteway's, a now-defunct cider company founded in Whimple, Devon during the 19th century. it is bottled and distributed only by Pepsi-Cola Trinidad Bottling Company, under license since 2004 from Gaymer Cider Company. It was especially popular among some British children during the 1960s and 1970s, though not by all: Victor Lewis-Smith recalls it as ""a foul, resinous, cloying, sweet beverage"" without even the ""saving grace"" of inducing drunkenness. It vanished from UK shelves in 1988,"
"Powwow Water Powwow Water Company Ltd was a British producer of bottled spring water, producing exclusively for water coolers. The spring water originated and was bottled in Fillongley, Warwickshire. There was also a production site in Chesham. Powwow Water was one of the most popular spring water brands for water coolers in Europe, used in all industries from commercial to residential. The brand was originally created in 1990 by Hutchison Whampoa, and was sold to Nestlé in 2003. It was then bought by Powwow Water Company Ltd (formerly Lomond Hills Water Company), which went into administration in March 2010. Powwow"
"A late survivor was Croft Ale, brewed in the Highland Spring Brewery building until 1953, when it became the Rosoff Pickle factory, where the pickle vats could be seen from the commuter trains passing by. A notable company that moved to Heath Street after prohibition was the Moxie soft drink company. Invented by Augustin Thompson in Lowell Massachusetts in 1876, the company marketed the distinctively flavored Moxie to shift it from medicinal ""tonic"" to soft drink, much like Coca-Cola, and it outsold Coke in 1920. The company stopped advertising their distinctive product during the Great Depression, and never recovered their"
"responded favourably with a low-strength ‘mild family table ale,’ as well as a range of non-alcoholic sparkling beverages catering to adults. These included Social Ginger Cup; Claretta (a beverage intended to replace claret and soda); the health tonic Malto-Quinia Wine; and a distinctive ‘herbal beer’ named Ecks. Billson's also took advantage of the high quality of its water to produce aerated mineral waters, including soda water, potass water, and lithia water laced with lithium salts. In the early twentieth century, Billson's sold its lithia water as a ‘the most healthful mineral water produced in Australia.’ Lithium was later demonstrated to"
"sold in the UK under the name ""Mountain Dew Energy"" since 2010 and in Ireland since the spring of 2011. The product was renamed in 2014 to simply 'Mountain Dew'. As of 2009, Mountain Dew represented a 6.7% share of the carbonated soft drinks market in the US. Its competition includes The Coca-Cola Company's Mello Yello and Surge, and Dr Pepper Snapple Group's Sun Drop; Mountain Dew accounts for 80% of citrus soft drinks sold within the US. Tennessee bottlers Barney and Ally Hartman developed Mountain Dew as a mixer in the 1940s. Soft drinks were sold regionally in the"
"Grape). In 2017, Original New York Seltzer expanded into creating a new line of eight flavors of sparkling water, which include Grapefruit, Lime, Original, Orange, Watermelon, Lemon, Coconut and 6 Berry. Original New York Seltzer Original New York Seltzer is a carbonated soft drink. It was produced from about 1981 until 1994 by father and son Alan and Randy Miller as a non-caffeinated line of sodas featuring natural flavors with no preservatives or artificial colors. The brand was revived in mid 2015, featuring eight flavors: Root Beer, Vanilla Cream, Raspberry, Peach, Lemon & Lime, BlueBerry, Black Cherry, and Concord Grape."
"Silver Spring Soft Drinks Silver Spring Soft Drinks Ltd was a commercial limited company that produced a range of soft drinks from its factory and headquarters at Folkestone, Kent, in the United Kingdom. Founded as a company in 1886, the company traded under the name of Silver Spring Mineral Water Company until it changed ownership in 2009; it was subsequently sold by Privet Capital in 2010. The new entity in turn hit trouble in 2012 and was liquidated in early 2013. It produced the drink brands Perfectly Clear and Rola Cola along with own label brands for supermarket chains. The"
"over production of Virgin Cola. Silver Spring Soft Drinks Silver Spring Soft Drinks Ltd was a commercial limited company that produced a range of soft drinks from its factory and headquarters at Folkestone, Kent, in the United Kingdom. Founded as a company in 1886, the company traded under the name of Silver Spring Mineral Water Company until it changed ownership in 2009; it was subsequently sold by Privet Capital in 2010. The new entity in turn hit trouble in 2012 and was liquidated in early 2013. It produced the drink brands Perfectly Clear and Rola Cola along with own label"
"Bickford's Australia Bickford's Australia is an Australian beverage manufacturer based in South Australia. The brand produces traditional cordials, soft drinks, and iced coffee mix originally manufactured by A. M. Bickford & Sons, a pharmaceutical chemist founded by Anne Margaret Bickford in 1864. In 1999, the brandname was acquired by the Kotses family and later renamed Bickford's Australia, after which the brand saw a revival in popularity with the introduction of new flavours and products. In 2006, Bickford's lime juice cordial was recognised by the National Trust of South Australia as a Heritage Icon. Today, Bickford's cordials, soft drinks, iced coffee"
"a hard, black liquorice stick cut into sections and dropped into a bottle of cold water. This was left in a cool, dark place for a week or so. Once infused, the liquorice water could be enjoyed by shaking the bottle and sucking the brown foam from the neck of the bottle. Sugarelly Sugarelly, or Liquorice water, is a traditional British soft drink made with liquorice that was popular in the early to mid 20th century. It could not usually be bought as such, but instead prepared by leaving several strands of liquorice to diffuse in water for a period"
"stability, a quality that made it popular as a bottled drink. Curdling could be accomplished through the addition of alcohol or acid, by heating, or both, such as in a recipe recorded by Benjamin Franklin in 1763 that used brandy and lemon added to hot milk. The beverage reached the height of its popularity in the middle of the 18th century. Because of its shelf stability, it was popular as a bottled drink. Queen Victoria issued a royal warrant in 1838 to the company of Nathaniel Whisson as ""purveyors of milk punch to Her Majesty"". Modern versions are often served"
"paid and that those who have paid demands should provide their evidence to the Economic Crime Unit, Glasgow. Powwow Water Powwow Water Company Ltd was a British producer of bottled spring water, producing exclusively for water coolers. The spring water originated and was bottled in Fillongley, Warwickshire. There was also a production site in Chesham. Powwow Water was one of the most popular spring water brands for water coolers in Europe, used in all industries from commercial to residential. The brand was originally created in 1990 by Hutchison Whampoa, and was sold to Nestlé in 2003. It was then bought"
"waned since the 1970s, it has still remained on the market, albeit with far lower prominence, relegated primarily to supermarket shelves. Pictures at the State Library of Victoria Tarax Tarax is an Australian brand of soft drink. Tarax was the brand-name of an independent Victorian soft drink manufacturer and bottler. George Pethard (senior) (1855–1929), an English-born storeman based in Numurkah, established a business selling a herbal soft drink described as a ""non-alcoholic beer"" made without yeast, known as ""Taraxale"". ""Tarax"" derived from ""taraxacum"", the Latin name for the dandelion. George (junior) (1885–1961) joined his father's business in 1898 and moved"
"(Glasgow) from Greencore in 2010. The Highland Spring sparkling water is supplied in a green transparent bottle, whereas the still water is supplied in a rectangular, green bottle. Joe Beeston (1947-2008) was the company's Chief Executive from 1992 until his death. The company is currently owned by billionaire UAE businessman Mahdi Al Tajir. In June 2018, the company will become the first UK water brand to introduce and trial, a 100% recycled bottle in a bid to cut ocean pollution. Highland Spring Highland Spring is a Scottish supplier of bottled water. It produces still and sparkling water at its factory"
"Corona (soft drink) Corona was a brand of carbonated soft drink produced by Thomas & Evans Ltd in South Wales, and distributed across the United Kingdom. The firm was created by grocers William Thomas and William Evans when they saw a market for soft drinks caused by the growing influence of the temperance movement. The company's first factory was based in Porth, Rhondda, eventually expanding to 87 depots and factories throughout Britain. Corona was sold to The Beecham Group in the 1950s and subsequently to Britvic Soft Drinks, but stopped trading as a brand in the late 1990s. William Thomas"
"for the sale of lemonade soft drinks in 1676. Vendors carried tanks of lemonade on their backs and dispensed cups of the soft drink to Parisians. In the late 18th century, scientists made important progress in replicating naturally carbonated mineral waters. In 1767, Englishman Joseph Priestley first discovered a method of infusing water with carbon dioxide to make carbonated water when he suspended a bowl of distilled water above a beer vat at a local brewery in Leeds, England. His invention of carbonated water (also known as soda water) is the major and defining component of most soft drinks. Priestley"
"Cottee's Cottee's is an Australian brand of cordial drinks, owned by Schweppes Australia. The company originated in the early 1900s by Spencer Milton Cottee (ca.1864 – 8 June 1944) who started processing passionfruit in Lismore into the Passiona soft drink brand in 1925-7. A factory was opened in Leichhardt in the 1930s. Cottee was a champion of the dairy industry and advocated efficient use of milk by-products such as casein. Passiona was also bottled in South Australia by Geo. Hall and Sons. Apart from Passiona, the most popular Cottee's carbonated soft drinks were Tango (orange), and Coola (lime), with other"
"started a successful leather upholstery company, which continues to this day. Lurvill's Delight was brought back in September 2016 by Lurvills Delight Ltd with The Original Botanical Blend bottled soft drink going back into production in Wales. London liquor retailer Borough Wines & Beers began carrying Lurvills Delight as part of its non-alcoholic line in 2017. Lurvills Delight Lurvills Delight was a popular carbonated soft drink in Wales between 1896 and 1910. Invented by twin brother residents of Ynyshir Harold and Iolo Lewis in 1895, the carbonated mixture included stinging nettles, Dock leaves and was infused with Juniper berry extract."
"with flakes of coconut; and Uncle Joe's Mint Balls, traditional sweet mild mints manufactured in Wigan since their inception in 1898. Vimto and Tizer are soft drinks invented in Manchester in 1908 and 1924 respectively. Boddingtons is a bitter developed in Manchester and promoted as the ""Cream of Manchester"" in a popular 1990s advertising campaign credited with raising the city's profile. The Greater Manchester Campaign for Real Ale is a branch of the national Campaign for Real Ale, an advocacy group that supports, promotes and preserves the beer and drinks industry, and recognising outstanding venues with awards; The Nursery in"
"with cream"", appears in Agnes Marshall's 1888 cookbook. The 18th-century English aristocrat John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich is best known for his links to the modern concept of the sandwich which was named after him. When he ordered his valet to bring him meat tucked between two pieces of bread, others began to order ""the same as Sandwich!"". In the city of Leeds in 1767, Joseph Priestley made his ""happiest"" discovery when he invented carbonated water (also known as soda water), the major and defining component of most soft drinks. Carbonated lemonade was available in British refreshment stalls in"
"of some flavours are also available. Kirks Kirks is a soft drink manufacturer founded in Queensland, Australia in 1959, popular for their range of flavours including lemonade, creaming soda, and sarsaparilla. Currently, Kirks is owned, manufactured, and distributed by Coca-Cola Amatil. Kirks produces a wide selection of soft drink flavours available throughout Australia. In 2014, Kirks launched a new line of limited edition original flavours, ""Kirks Surprises"". From the Surprises range, Watermelonade and Enchanted Fruits were produced in collaboration with Chupa Chups. The Helidon Spa Water Company was founded in 1881 as a partnership between chemist Reginald Larard, and Scottish"
"Visniak Visniak was a brand of soft drinks made by the ""Saturn-Visniak Beverage Co."" in Sloan, New York; the name of the brand was taken from the Polish word ""wiśnia"" for ""cherry"". The company was founded in 1959, and closed in 2004, dissolving in 2009. The label of the bottle said: ""Pure, Healthful, Refreshing Beverage. Made with purified water, pure cane sugar and citric acid. Made in a modern, sanitary daylight plant"". Visniak had several flavors, including: Cherry, Birch Beer, Ginger Ale, Club Soda, Cream Soda, Cola, Diet Cola, and Grapefruit drink. The sizes were 7½ oz splits and 23.5"
"Cadwalader's Ice Cream Cadwaladers is a family run chain of cafes that originated in Gwynedd, Wales. The original ice cream parlour was introduced by husband and wife David and Hannah Cadwalader in 1927 in Criccieth and was originally run as a general store. The business was passed onto one of their children, Dafydd, who changed the emphasis of the store and removed fish from sale. He sold, from the end of World War II, vanilla ice cream that Hannah Cadwalader developed. The vanilla ice cream was made on the premises with a secret recipe which is still being used today."
"While Vimto has its origins in Northern England it can now be found both nationally and internationally. The Cordial version is more widely sold, and is available in concentrate and ready-to-drink varieties. Vimto is also available in a slush variety alongside many other different Vimto confectionery products, such as Vimto bars, lollipops, Rip Rolls, candy sprays and Jelly Babies. Vimto is also available in a summer flavour, containing ingredients such as orange and apple both of which are cordial products. Vimto was the UK's fastest growing soft drinks brand by value in 2006 (as measured by ACNielsen). A cocktail known"
"with it the Babycham brand, but the sons of the original Showerings founders went on to produce Brothers Cider. During 2011 sales were reported to be increasing, with approximately 15 million bottles sold each year. In 2013 a trademark dispute between Accolade Wines and the Cath Kidston home furnishings company was taken to the High Court. Babycham Babycham is the trade name of a light, sparkling perry invented by Francis Showering, a brewer in Shepton Mallet in Somerset, England; the name is now owned by Accolade Wines. The brand was particularly popular during the 1960s and 1970s. Perry had not"
"Sugarelly Sugarelly, or Liquorice water, is a traditional British soft drink made with liquorice that was popular in the early to mid 20th century. It could not usually be bought as such, but instead prepared by leaving several strands of liquorice to diffuse in water for a period of time before drinking. This tradition seems to have been well known throughout Britain. It is mentioned in many of Richmal Crompton's ""William"" series, Pip makes it in his room in ""Great Expectations"" and the Scottish cartoon ""Oor Wullie"" also makes mention of it. Traditionally, this drink was made with ""chemist's liquorice"","