R.C. Cola
Type	Cola
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Manufacturer	Cott Beverages/ Cadbury-Schweppes
Country of Origin	Columbus, Georgia USA
Introduced	1905
Discontinued
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Variants
Related products	Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola

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History

The first product in this "Royal Crown" line was "Chero-Cola", followed by Royal Crown Ginger Ale, Royal Crown Strawberry and Royal Crown Root Beer. The company was renamed Chero-Cola, and in 1928 called Nehi Corporation after its colored and flavored drinks. 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nehi is an American flavored soft drink, currently available in orange, grape, peach, strawberry and blueberry flavors, presently owned by Cadbury-Schweppes. ...

In 1934, Chero-Cola was reformulated and re-released as Royal Crown Cola. In 1958, the company introduced the first diet cola, Diet Rite, and later the first caffeine free cola, "RC 100". In the mid-1990s, the company released Royal Crown Draft, billed as a "premium" cola and using pure cane sugar. Offered only in 12-ounce bottles, the cola's sales were disappointing and it was quickly discontinued with the exceptions of Australia and New Zealand. Philippe Bailly successfully introduced "Royal Crown Draft Cola" to the French marketplace in 1999. The company has also released Cherry R.C. a cherry flavored version of the R.C. soft drink to compete with Coca-Cola Cherry and Wild Cherry Pepsi. 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Diet Rite is the brand name of a line of diet sodas distributed by the R.C. Cola company (now part of Dr. Pepper & Seven-Up, Inc. ... Caffeine (sometimes called guaranine when found in guarana, mateine when found in mate, and theine when found in tea) is a xanthine alkaloid found in the leaves and beans of the coffee tree, in tea, yerba mate, guarana berries, and in small quantities in cocoa, the kola nut and the... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Coca-Cola Cherry is a soft drink produced and distributed by the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. ... Wild Cherry Pepsi is a cherry-flavoured cola first introduced in 1988. ...

In October 2000, Royal Crown was acquired by Cadbury Schweppes plc through its acquisition of Snapple. Royal Crown operations were folded into Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc., a subsidiary of Cadbury Schweppes. In 2001, all international RC-branded business was sold to Cott Beverages of Mississauga, Ontario and is operated as Royal Crown Cola International. Operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories are still handled by Dr. Pepper/Seven Up Inc. Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Cadbury Schweppes plc (Cadbury Trebor Bassett), (NYSE: CSG) is a confectionery and beverage company with its headquarters in London. ... Cactus Iced Tea Snapple label, a flavor of Snapple that has been retired Snapple is a company based in Rye Brook, New York that produces a variety of beverages which are sold in glass bottles, soda-style cans, and plastic bottles. ... Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. ... Cott TSX: BCB NYSE: COT is a leading supplier of private label carbonated soft drinks distributing to Canada, the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Europe. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Pride in our past, Faith in our future Established: 1974 Area: 288. ...

Brand portfolio

• Royal Crown Cola (RC Cola)
• Diet RC (Diet Rite)
• Royal Crown Draft Cola (non-US)
• Cherry R.C.
• RC Edge (discontinued)
• RC 100 (discontinued)
• Caffeine Free RC (available in VERY limited markets)

Advertising Campaigns

• In the 1960s, Royal Crown Cola did an ad campaign featuring two birds, made by Jim Henson; these birds later became the inspiration for Big Bird from Sesame Street.

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See also

• Pepsi-Cola
• Coca-Cola
• cola wars

The current Pepsi logo Pepsi-Cola (often shortened to Pepsi), is a carbonated cola soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo, and the principal rival of Coca-Cola. ... The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ... Cola wars is the term used to describe the campaign of mutually-targeted television advertisements in the 1980s between Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola. ...

External links

• RC Cola
• Royal Crown Cola
• Royal Crown Draft Cola (France)
• Cott Beverages

References

• Royal Crown International