Snapple is a multi-million dollar beverage company based in Rye Brook, New York that produces a variety of teas and fruit drinks which are sold in glass bottles, soda-style cans, and plastic bottles. Snapple was founded by Hyman Golden, Arnold Greenberg and Leonard Marsh in Valley Stream, New York on Long Island in 1972. The word "Snapple" is derived from a carbonated apple soda.^{[citation needed]} Currently, there are four different types of Snapple: Tea (Diet and Regular), Juice Drinks, Lemonade as well as their own brand of bottled water. Image File history File links Snapple_Logo. ... Rye Brook is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. ... This article is about the material. ... For other uses, see Plastic (disambiguation). ... Valley Stream is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. ... This article is about the island in New York State. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Tea (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Juice (disambiguation). ... This article is about the drink made with lemons. ... A 1. ...

Snapple's brand slogan is "Made from the best stuff on Earth."

An assortment of Snapple flavors.

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History

Snapple first started in 1949 by the Espaillat Family in Moca, Dominican Republic then Hyman Golden, Arnold Greenberg and Leonard Marsh expanded Snapple brand in 1972.^[1] Initially an apple soda was the single product offered, leading to the name Snapple. Some of Snapple's earliest expansions were to introduce new soda flavors in 16 ounce glass bottles. These flavors included French Cherry, Tru Rootbeer, Vanilla Creme, and Summer Peach. Soon, fruit drinks were introduced to health clubs and the company created the name The Unadulterated Food Corporation, later changing it to The Snapple Beverage Corporation.^[2] In 1987, the iced tea flavor was introduced and a year later the company expanded distribution into New England and California. Wendy the Snapple Lady was also introduced to the advertising team as a straight-talking, average, American spokesperson. After sales reached into the tens of millions and started quadrupling every year, the original founders sold the company to a Boston investment firm and the company went public. In 1997, Triarc acquired Snapple Beverages from Quaker Oats, which had bought the company from leveraged buyout firm Thomas H. Lee Partners in 1994. Quaker sold Snapple to Triarc for $300 million, a fraction of the price it had paid just three years earlier. Triarc reintroduced Wendy the Snapple Lady (Wendy Kaufman), who had been terminated by Quaker Oats. ^[3] The company was acquired by Cadbury Schweppes in 2000 and folded into Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages (now Dr Pepper Snapple Group) in early 2006.^[3] In 2006, a limited edition of Snapple named "Snapple Pie" hit stores. Also in 2006, Snapple introduced "Snapple Asian Tea", "Snapple Green Tea", and "Snapple Red Tea", while 2007 brought about "Snapple Black Tea" and Snapple "100% Natural" flavors such as kiwi-pear and orange-mangosteen. Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A soft drink is a drink that contains no alcohol. ... This article is about the year 1987. ... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... Wendy Kaufman (b. ... Snapple is a beverage company based in Rye Brook, New York that produces a variety of teas and fruit drinks which are sold in glass bottles, soda-style cans, and plastic bottles. ... Quaker Oats Company makes many types and flavors of oatmeal. ... A leveraged buyout (or LBO, or highly-leveraged transaction (HLT), or bootstrap transaction) occurs when a financial sponsor gains control of a majority of a target companys equity through the use of borrowed money or debt. ... Thomas H. Lee Partners is a private equity firm based in Boston, Massachusetts specializing in management-led buyouts, growth capital, special situations, industry consolidations, and recapitalizations. ... Wendy Kaufman (b. ... Quaker Oats Company makes many types and flavors of oatmeal. ... Cadbury Schweppes plc (Cadbury Trebor Bassett), (NYSE: CSG) is a confectionery and beverage company with its headquarters in London. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages (CSAB) is a unit of Cadbury Schweppes plc that handles its parents core United States beverage business. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Advertising/Spokespersons

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In 1993 Wendy Kaufman, an employee for the Snapple corporation, was recruited to be the commercial spokesperson for the drink...partly because she liked to answer letters about products written to the company. Kaufman's advertisements centered around her reading letters out loud and delivering comedic responses. Kaufman was dubbed "The Snapple Lady." The commercials ran until 1994 when she was unceremoniously fired from the company, upon the company's sale to Quaker Oats for $1.7 Billion.^[4] Quaker Oats then sold Snapple for $300 million to Triarc, which reinstated Kaufman as the Snapple Lady in 1997.^[4] Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Wendy Kaufman (b. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ...

Flavors

Elements

In 1999, Snapple released a set of drinks under the "Elements" brand. These new drinks have names based on nature, and are marketed as all natural energy drinks. The original bottles were made from clear glass, but they now come in aluminum bottles. They also have amounts of Vitamin B, Caffeine, Ginseng, and Taurine. Vitamin B is a complex of several vitamins. ... For other uses, see Caffeine (disambiguation). ... Species Subgenus Panax Section Panax Series Notoginseng Panax notoginseng Series Panax Panax bipinnatifidus Panax ginseng Panax japonicus Panax quinquefolius Panax vietnamensis Panax wangianus Panax zingiberensis Section Pseudoginseng Panax pseudoginseng Panax stipuleanatus Subgenus Trifolius Panax trifolius Ginseng field in Wisconsin Ginseng refers to species within Panax, a genus of 11 species... Taurine, or 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid, is an organic acid. ...

Discontinued Flavors

According to Snapple's website, there are 69 discontinued Snapple flavors, many of which were part of unsuccessful franchises such as: Snapple Sodas, Refreshers, and Seltzers. These discontinued flavors include Cactus Tea, Sun Tea, Mint Tea, Sweet Tea, Strawberry Tea, Pink Grapefruit (part of a line of 100% juice drinks), Grape Watermelon, Blueberry Tea, Ralph's Cantaloupe Cocktail, Bali Blast, Samoan Splash (all four were regular juice drinks) and diet Mango Madness. Snapple sodas were popular in the northeast US from 1983 until they were discontinued in the late-1990s because they were believed to give headaches^{[citation needed]} . The sodas came in a glass bottle with a metal (later a plastic) cap and included such flavors as Clear Cola (similar to Crystal Pepsi but marketed years before), Diet Lemon Lime, Ginger Ale, Jamaican Ginger Beer, Kiwi Peach, Passion Supreme, Peach Melba, Raspberry Royale, Strawberry, Cherry Lime Rickey, Kiwi Strawberry, French Cherry, Creme d'Vanilla, Creme d'Chocolate, and Tru Root Beer (the latter three were clear). The last six are not mentioned on Snapple's list of 68 discontinued flavors, which means there are actually at least 74 discontinued flavors. The only soda to survive as a regular drink is Kiwi Strawberry, which is currently sold in a non-carbonated form. For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 2000, Snapple Jelly Beans were produced for a few years, until discontinuation.

Health concerns

Most of the Snapple products contain high-fructose corn syrup.^[10] For example, one bottle of the Snapple juice drink "Cranberry Raspberry" contains 2 servings of 27 grams of sugar (54 grams) -- because the nutrition facts are based on 8 oz (50% bottle) instead of 16 oz. All of the glass bottles of Snapple present the nutrition information this way. ^[11][12] The amount of sugar is nearly the same as (and sometimes, greater than) that of soda^[13]. High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is any of a group of corn syrups that have undergone enzymatic processing in order to increase their fructose content and are then mixed with pure corn syrup (100% glucose) to reach their final form. ...

Additionally, Diet Snapple products contain aspartame, an artificial sweetener that has raised health concerns. Aspartame (or APM) (pronounced or ) is the name for an artificial, non-saccharide sweetener, aspartyl-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester; i. ... The artificial sweetener aspartame has been the subject of a vigorous public controversy regarding its safety and the circumstances around its approval. ...

Snapple and education

In October 2003, Snapple began its sponsorship of the New York City school system. Snapple vending machines were placed ubiquitously -- and exclusively -- throughout schools in the City. Snapple was able to acquire the contract in part because New York City officials did not want to encourage the consumption of sodas, which have been linked to childhood obesity and are generally considered unhealthy. The Snapple juices are marketed under the 100% Juiced label. The flavors available under this brand include Green Apple, Fruit Punch, Melon Berry, Grape, Orange Mango, and Strawberry Lime. The juice drinks are fortified with vitamins and minerals. However, they still contain more sugar (41 grams) than a 12-ounce container of Coca Cola (39 grams).^[13] 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for October, 2003. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Soda pop and snack machines A vending machine is a machine that dispenses merchandise when a customer deposits money sufficient to purchase the desired item (as opposed to a shop, where personnel is required for every purchase). ... A soft drink is a drink that contains no alcohol. ... This article is about the beverage. ...

The deal also gave Snapple exclusive rights to sell its drinks in vending machines on all New York City properties starting in January 2004. Snapple paid the City $106 million for the rights and agreed to spend $60 million more to marketing and promotion over the length of the five-year contract^{[citation needed]}. January 2004 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Irelands Roman Catholic and Protestant Boy Scouts organisations merge after nearly a century of division, in spite of efforts by the Roman Catholic bishops to block the merger. ...

Snapple Caps

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Snapple is also known for putting alleged facts on the inside of the bottle caps. Each "Real Fact" (as they are called) is available on their website.^[14] Image:Heineken-cap. ...

It is easy to recognize the different varieties because each type of drink has a differently colored cap:

• Teas: Blue caps
• Diets: White caps
• Juice drinks: Green caps
• Lemonades: Yellow caps
• Special Contests: Red caps, Silver caps
• White Teas: Silver caps
• Red/Green Teas: Brushed metal colored caps

Incorrect facts

Several of the facts on Snapple caps have been found to be incorrect or out of date, including:

• #1 "A goldfish's attention span is three seconds." This theory was tested by Discovery's MythBusters. The experiment consisted of training several goldfish to complete a maze. They concluded that a goldfish's attention span and memory retention lasts well over 3 seconds.
• #5 "Camels have three eyelids". In fact they have six (three per eye).
• #31 “The average human will eat an average of eight spiders while sleeping.” This statistic was made up in 1993 as an example of the absurd things people will believe simply because they come across them on the internet, as uncovered by Snopes^[15].
• #36 "A duck's quack doesn't echo" Tested by Snopes and Mythbusters. Both tests concluded that a duck's quack does echo but is hard to distinguish.

^[16] Discovery Channel is a cable and satellite TV channel founded by John Hendricks which is distributed by Discovery Communications. ... MythBusters is an American popular science television program on the Discovery Channel starring American special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who use basic elements of the scientific method to test the validity of various rumors, urban legends and news stories in popular culture. ... For the snack marketed by Pepperidge Farm, see Goldfish (snack) Trinomial name Carassius auratus auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) The goldfish, Carassius auratus, was one of the earliest fish to be domesticated, and is still one of the most commonly kept aquarium fish and water garden fish. ... Snopes, also known as the Urban Legends Reference Pages, is a website dedicated to determining the truth about many urban legends, Internet rumors, email forwards, and other such stories of uncertain or questionable origin. ... Snopes, also known as the Urban Legends Reference Pages, is a website dedicated to determining the truth about many urban legends, Internet rumors, email forwards, and other such stories of uncertain or questionable origin. ...

• #69 "Caller ID is illegal in California." There is no law against Caller ID in the state, though there were lengthy debates about legalizing it in the early 90's.^[17]
• #77 "No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times." This myth was put to the test by the Discovery Channel show MythBusters, which folded a piece of paper 11 times. The piece of paper used in MythBusters was an oversized piece of paper and thinner than a standard 8.5"x11" inch piece of paper.^[18]
• #114 "The oldest known animal was a tortoise, which lived to be 152 years old" Currently the oldest living animal, a tortoise named Tu'i Malila, lived to be 188 years old.^[19]
• #145 "Lake Superior is the world's largest lake." The Caspian Sea is considered the largest lake, Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake by surface area. The largest freshwater lake by volume is Lake Baikal in Siberia.
• #146 "The smallest county in America is New York County, better known as Manhattan." Falls Church, Virginia, is the smallest functional county at 2.0 square miles. (Kalawao County, Hawaii is also smaller but is technically part of Oceania, and not either of the American continents^[20])
• #162 "The temp. of the sun can reach 15 million degrees F." The core reaches temperatures of 25 million degrees F and the surface reaches only 10,000 degrees F, either way it's wrong.
• #163 "The first penny had the motto 'Mind your own business.'" is actually false. The first penny has the motto "Mind your business".
• #171 "The most sensitive parts of the body are the mouth and fingertips". The eyeballs have more nerve endings than all of these.
• #180 "The first VCR was made in 1956 and was the size of a piano." The first VTR (Video Tape Recorder) was made in 1956. VCR's (video cassette recorders) came along in the 1970s.
• #334 "Thomas Edison coined the word "hello" and introduced it as a way to answer the phone." The word "hello" was used in print in Roughing It by Mark Twain in 1872, while the telephone was invented in 1876.^[21]
• #383 "Mount Katahdin in Maine is the first place in the U.S. to get sunlight each morning." According to the National Park Service, Cadillac Mountain is the first place in Maine to see the sunrise during the winter, while Mars Hill is the first in the summer. The difference between sunrises on Cadillac, Mars Hill, and in Lubec, Maine - the easternmost town in the United States - is generally less than one-half second.

Discovery Channel is a cable and satellite TV channel founded by John Hendricks which is distributed by Discovery Communications. ... MythBusters is an American popular science television program on the Discovery Channel starring American special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who use basic elements of the scientific method to test the validity of various rumors, urban legends and news stories in popular culture. ... MythBusters is an American popular science television program on the Discovery Channel starring American special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who use basic elements of the scientific method to test the validity of various rumors, urban legends and news stories in popular culture. ... For other uses, see Tortoise (disambiguation). ... A photo of the tortoises preserved body, 2003. ... For the Quebec municipality, see Lac-Supérieur. ... The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the worlds largest lake or a full-fledged sea. ... Kalawao County is a county located in the state of Hawaii. ... Edison redirects here. ... Roughing It is a semi-non-fiction work written by American author Mark Twain. ... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910),[1] better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humanist,[2] humorist, satirist, lecturer and writer. ... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ... Cadillac Mountain is the highest coastal point on the East Coast of the United States, at 1,532 feet. ... Mars Hill is the name of two places in the United States: Mars Hill in Maine Mars Hill in North Carolina Mars Hill is also another name for the Areopagus in classical Athens. ... Lubec is a town located in Washington County, Maine. ...

Rumours and Myths

Like many popular brands, Snapple has had urban myths and false rumors occasionally plague its brand. In 1992, rumors began to spread that Snapple was a supporter of the Ku Klux Klan and Operation Rescue. The reasoning for this was the portrayal of a ship from the Boston Tea Party, which was mistakenly believed to actually be a slave ship. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Members of the second Ku Klux Klan at a rally during the 1920s. ... It has been suggested that Operation Rescue West be merged into this article or section. ...

Snapple also fell victim to the old rumor that the small "K" was either a representation of the Klan, or of an imagined "Jewish Tax" (augmented by the fact that all three founders were Jewish). The "K" on the products actually meant that they were certified kosher.^[22] The Kosher tax (or Jewish tax) is a canard or urban legend spread by anti-Semitic, white supremacist and other extremist organizations such as the National Alliance and Ku Klux Klan. ... The circled U indicates that this can of tuna is certified kosher by the Union of Orthodox Congregations. ...

Snapple initially tried to quell these rumors quietly, but ultimately had to launch a media campaign to squash them, pointing out it would be bad for business to support controversial issues in such a way as the rumors implied. Through a media campaign with the NAACP, Snapple successfully fought back these rumors, although occasionally they are still brought up as fact.^[23] The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), is one of the oldest and most influential hate organizations in the United States. ...

In popular culture

• The NBC comedy show 30 Rock features intentionally flagrant promotion of Snapple in the episode Jack-tor as a parody of "product integration". Careful viewing of the credits shows that Snapple does, in fact, give promotional consideration to the show.

• Rapper The Game references Belvedere Vodka and the Snapple flavor Go Bananas as his drink of choice in the title track of his second album, Doctor's Advocate.

• Alternative hip-hop group Digable Planets references Snapple numerous times on their 1993 album, Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space).

• Comedian Mike Birbiglia references Snapple in one of his acts, saying that if the drug dealers outside of his house sold Snapple, they would get a lot of business from him.

• In the animated show, The Boondocks, Huey calls Snapple "The White Man's Poison" because high fructose corn syrup is used as an ingredient.

• In an episode of HBO's The Sopranos, the character Bobby Baccala tells his overweight son to "lay off the Snapple." The Soprano family are also often seen drinking Snapple.

• In an episode of NBC's Seinfeld, entitled The Visa, Elaine offers Babu's brother a Snapple to which he replies, "No. Too fruity." During the fourth season, in which this episode appears, various other characters are offered Snapple, the repetition of the word becoming a small running joke.

• In the tv series Roswell (Roswell High), one of the four alien main characters, Michael Guerin, is fired from his job as a security guard for stealing bottles of Peach Snapple.

• Rapper Ras Kass references the brand on "Anything Goes," off of his debut album, Soul on Ice.

• Snapple is one of the constant pop-culture references in the first part of the novel Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis

This article is about the television network. ... This article is about the TV series. ... Jack-tor is the fifth episode in the situation comedy series 30 Rock. ... Jayceon Terell Taylor (born November 27, 1979 in Los Angeles,[1] California), better known by his stage name The Game, is a multi-platinum American rapper signed to Interscope Records. ... Alternate cover Singles from Doctors Advocate Released: July 24, 2006 Released: September 25, 2006 Released: January 31, 2007 Doctors Advocate is the second studio album by West Coast rapper The Game, released on November 14, 2006 (see 2006 in music). ... Breakdance, an early form of hip hop dance, often involves battles, showing off skills without any physical contact with the adversaries. ... Digable Planets is a New York City based alternative hip hop group composed of Ishmael Butterfly Butler (from New York), Craig Doodlebug Irving (from Philadelphia), and Mary Ann Ladybug Mecca Vieira (from Washington, D.C.). They were backed by Silkworm, who later embarked on a solo career under the name... Reachin [A New Refutation of Time and Space] is the debut album from Alternative hip hop group Digable Planets. ... Mike Birbiglia is an Italian-American stand-up comic from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts who now resides in New York. ... Boondocks are rural areas. ... High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) refers to a group of corn syrups which have undergone enzymatic processing in order to increase their fructose content and are then mixed with pure corn syrup (100% glucose) to reach their final form. ... This article is about the television series. ... For other uses, see Seinfeld (disambiguation). ... Roswell may mean: Places in the United States of America: Roswell, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta Roswell, New Mexico, known for the purported July 1947 UFO incident (see other uses below) Roswell, Ohio Roswell, South Dakota Other uses: Roswell UFO incident Roswell (TV series), a science fiction television series Roswell... original artwork for book 5, The Intruder, featuring (L-R) Maria, Isabel, and Michael. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Ras Kass (born John Austin, on September 26, 1975 in Watts, California) is an American rapper. ... Soul On Ice is the debut album by Ras Kass, released in 1996. ... Glamorama is a novel by Bret Easton Ellis. ... Bret Easton Ellis (born March 7, 1935 in Los Angeles, California) is an American author. ...

Snapple Theater Center

In 2006, Snapple opened the Snapple Theater Center on 50th street and Broadway in the heart of New York City's theater district. It has two theaters, one of which is a traditional theater, the other a thrust stage which can house plays. The center also includes a 40x50ft rehearsal space which is available for rent. The theaters are considered Off-Broadway because of their low seating capacities. A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City, and is the oldest north-south main thoroughfare in the city, dating to the first New Amsterdam settlement. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ...

External links

• Official website
• Snapple timeline and history
• Discontinued Flavors at Snapple.com
• The Snapple Dragoon at Snopes.com
• Snapple Real Facts Buster
• Snapple Real Facts list

References

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11. ^ Snapple Premium Teas and Juice Drinks: Made from the Best Stuff on Earth
12. ^ Snapple Cranberry Raspberry nutrition information - Food Labels - DietFacts.com
13. ^ ^{a b} The Snapple Deal: How Sweet It Is - New York Times
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16. ^ Amos, Jonathan. Sound science is quackers. BBC News. Retrieved on 2006-11-02.
17. ^ PUC to mull telephone CLASS proposals. - Free Online Library
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19. ^ Harriet the turtle dead at age 175.
20. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_statistics_of_the_United_States#By_size_.28square_miles.29 Wikipedia: US Counties by size]
21. ^ Roughing It Homepage
22. ^ http://www.snapple.com/index.asp?Pageid=7&subid=7&contentid=7#8.
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