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{{about|the beverage|the restaurant brand known occasionally as "Stewart's Root Beer"|Stewart's Restaurants}} |
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'''Stewart's Fountain Classics''' are a brand of premium [[soft drink]]s made in the United States. Stewart's are nostalgic "old fashioned" fountain sodas, having originated at the [[Stewart's Restaurants]], a chain of root beer stands started in 1924 by Frank Stewart in [[Mansfield, Ohio]]. In 1990, the [[bottle|bottling]] rights to Stewart's were acquired by the Cable Car Beverage Corporation. Cream Soda and Ginger Beer [[flavor]]s were introduced in 1992. Other flavors have been added since then. Cable Car Beverage Corporation, in November 1997, was purchased by Triarc.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.answers.com/topic/triarc-companies-inc?cat=biz-fin |title=Hoover's Profile: Triarc Companies, Inc. |accessdate=2008-06-18 |work= |date= }}</ref> [[Cadbury|Cadbury Schweppes]] PLC acquired the Stewart's brands in 2000 along with [[Snapple]] and Mistic Brands for $1.45 billion.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |first=Laura M. |last=Holson |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Cadbury to Pay $1.45 Billion For Snapple |url= |
'''Stewart's Fountain Classics''' are a brand of premium [[soft drink]]s made in the United States. Stewart's are nostalgic "old fashioned" fountain sodas, having originated at the [[Stewart's Restaurants]], a chain of root beer stands started in 1924 by Frank Stewart in [[Mansfield, Ohio]]. In 1990, the [[bottle|bottling]] rights to Stewart's were acquired by the Cable Car Beverage Corporation. Cream Soda and Ginger Beer [[flavor]]s were introduced in 1992. Other flavors have been added since then. Cable Car Beverage Corporation, in November 1997, was purchased by Triarc.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.answers.com/topic/triarc-companies-inc?cat=biz-fin |title=Hoover's Profile: Triarc Companies, Inc. |accessdate=2008-06-18 |work= |date= }}</ref> [[Cadbury|Cadbury Schweppes]] PLC acquired the Stewart's brands in 2000 along with [[Snapple]] and Mistic Brands for $1.45 billion.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |first=Laura M. |last=Holson |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Cadbury to Pay $1.45 Billion For Snapple |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9805EEDC163BF93BA2575AC0A9669C8B63 |work=New York Times |publisher=New York Times |date=2000-09-18 |accessdate=2008-06-18 }}</ref> |
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Stewart's Root Beer was named the top root beer at the 2006 World Cup of Root Beer. |
Stewart's Root Beer was named the top root beer at the 2006 World Cup of Root Beer. |
Revision as of 06:09, 13 February 2017
Type | Soft drink: Root beer |
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Manufacturer | Dr Pepper Snapple Group |
Distributor | Cadbury Schweppes Bottling Group & other |
Country of origin | Mansfield, Ohio, U.S. |
Introduced | 1924 |
Variants | Birch Beer |
Related products | any other Root Beer |
Type | Soft drink: Birch beer |
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Manufacturer | Dr Pepper Snapple Group |
Distributor | Cadbury Schweppes Bottling Group & other |
Introduced | 1992 |
Variants | Diet Root Beer |
Related products | any other Birch beer |
Type | Soft drink |
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Manufacturer | Dr Pepper Snapple Group |
Distributor | Cadbury Schweppes Bottling Group & other |
Introduced | 1992 |
Variants | Cherries N' Cream Soda, Diet Cream, Diet Orange N' Cream, Strawberries N' Cream |
Related products | any other Cream soda |
Stewart's Fountain Classics are a brand of premium soft drinks made in the United States. Stewart's are nostalgic "old fashioned" fountain sodas, having originated at the Stewart's Restaurants, a chain of root beer stands started in 1924 by Frank Stewart in Mansfield, Ohio. In 1990, the bottling rights to Stewart's were acquired by the Cable Car Beverage Corporation. Cream Soda and Ginger Beer flavors were introduced in 1992. Other flavors have been added since then. Cable Car Beverage Corporation, in November 1997, was purchased by Triarc.[1] Cadbury Schweppes PLC acquired the Stewart's brands in 2000 along with Snapple and Mistic Brands for $1.45 billion.[2]
Stewart's Root Beer was named the top root beer at the 2006 World Cup of Root Beer.
Stewart's drinks come in 12 fl. oz. (355 ml) glass bottles with twist-off tops. The bottles of some flavors are tinted amber, while the others are clear.
Flavors
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See also
References
- ^ "Hoover's Profile: Triarc Companies, Inc". Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ Holson, Laura M. (2000-09-18). "Cadbury to Pay $1.45 Billion For Snapple". New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
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(help) - ^ http://www.drinkstewarts.com/flavors.aspx