Sunkist (soft drink)

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Sunkist
TypeSoft drink
ManufacturerKeurig Dr Pepper[1]
Country of originUnited States
Introduced1979; 45 years ago (1979)
Related productsFanta, Mirinda
Websitewww.drpeppersnapplegroup.com/brands/sunkist-soda

Sunkist (also marketed as Sunkist Soda) is a brand of mostly orange flavoured soft drinks that was created in 1979. Sunkist is a competitor of The Coca-Cola Company's Fanta brand and Keurig Dr Pepper's Orange Crush brand.

History[change | change source]

Sunkist was first licensed by Sunkist Growers to the General Cinema Corporation, the main bottler of Pepsi-Cola products. The soft drink was the idea of Mark Stevens, who foresaw the potential based on market research which indicated that, worldwide, orange was the third-best-selling soft drink flavor (largely due to Fanta).

Further reading[change | change source]

  • 1984 Sunkist Ad featuring the "Good Vibrations" theme song, YouTube video "[1]" Retrieved on March 27, 2008.
  • 1984-85 Sunkist Ad featuring the "Good Vibrations" theme song, YouTube video "[2]" Retrieved on May 12, 2008.
  • Cadbury Schweppes purchases Canada Dry and Sunkist soft drinks from RJR (July 1986), New York Times (online) "[3]" Retrieved on March 27, 2008.
  • Sunkist Soda - History
  • Sunkist Soda - Products

References[change | change source]

  1. "Sunkist Soda - Dr Pepper Snapple Group". Dr Pepper Snapple Group. Retrieved 2 December 2018.