Sodagulp
Sodagulp Beverages Company was a soft drink company founded by Russian chemist Lazar R. Kosma in Brooklyn, New York in 1931.[1]
The company was innovative for its time having introduced several changes in the manufacturing and distributing processes. Sodagulp was one of the first companies that made and bottled their own soft drinks. Most companies did one or the other but not both. Additionally, while most companies distributed their soft drinks through soda fountains, pharmacies, and markets, Sodagulp was delivered by trucks directly to the customer in a door to door fashion.[2]
Sodagulp came in a large list of flavors including cola, black cherry, Royal Cream, orange, ginger ale, root beer, sarsaparilla, and grapefruit. Their most successful flavor was grapefruit, which was used as a mixer. It came in glass bottles with metal caps lined with cork, and it was transported in wooden crates of 8 bottles each.[3]
Sodagulp operated in the New York area exclusively until 1964 when it was acquired by a bigger company. The following year the name of the company was changed to Gulp Cola Company and it expanded its distribution to Maine, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Vermont, Vancouver, and Pennsylvania.[4]
The company closed in 1976.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Dietz, Lawrence. Soda Pop: The History, Advertising, Art, and Memorabilia of Soft Drinks in America, 1973, p.15[dubious ]
- ^ van Wulfen, Gijs. Creating Innovative Products and Services, 2011, p.163, p.164[dubious ]
- ^ Dietz, Lawrence. Soda Pop: The History, Advertising, Art, and Memorabilia of Soft Drinks in America, 1973, p.65, p.66, p.121[dubious ]
- ^ van Wulfen, Gijs. Creating Innovative Products and Services, 2011, p.165[dubious ]
- ^ van Wulfen, Gijs. Creating Innovative Products and Services, 2011, p.165[dubious ]