Bubble Up facts for kids

Bubble Up is a fizzy soft drink that tastes like lemon and lime. It was first created in 1919 by a company called Sweet Valley Products Co. in Ohio.

Today, Bubble Up is made by the Dad's Root Beer Company in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. For other countries, like those in Asia and Africa, it's made by the Monarch Beverage Company.

The Story of Bubble Up

How it Started

The name "Bubble Up" was first used in 1919. It was created by Sweet Valley Products Co. in Sandusky, Ohio. When it first came out, Bubble Up was actually advertised as a grape juice, not a lemon-lime drink! The company officially registered the name "Bubble-Up" in 1921.

A New Beginning

For many years, from 1922 to 1937, the name "Bubble-Up" wasn't really used. Then, in 1937, a man named LeRoy O. Schneeburger bought the rights to the name. He was the president of another drink company at the time.

In 1938, Mr. Schneeburger brought Bubble-Up back, but this time it was a lemon-lime drink. It was never used for grape juice again. A new company, The Bubble-Up Company, was started in St. Louis, Missouri. They began selling the drink all over the country through different bottling partners.

Changing Hands

Around 1953, The Bubble Up Company moved to Peoria, Illinois. At this time, it was owned by the O-So Grape Co. In 1959, the company registered a famous slogan: "Kiss of Lemon - Kiss of Lime."

Later, in the 1960s, the company moved to Los Angeles, California. However, the company faced some tough times and went out of business in 1970.

In 1973, a company called I.C. Industries bought Bubble Up. They wanted to make the drink popular again and even created a new logo for it in 1979.

Then, in 1987, Bubble Up was sold again, this time to the Monarch Co. They also bought Dad's Root Beer Co. The main offices for Bubble Up and Dad's Root Beer stayed in Chicago.

Finally, in 2007, Hedinger Brands LLC bought Bubble Up. They are located in Jasper, Indiana, and own the brand today.

Advertising

Bubble Up is well-known for its advertising slogan: "kiss of lemon, kiss of lime." In the 1960s, they had a catchy jingle on the radio that went, "Sugar-free Bubble Up has a pizzazz, that is what Sugar-free Bubble Up has."

In Popular Culture

Bubble Up has appeared in movies and songs!

• In the 1965 movie The Family Jewels, the character Jerry Lewis gets six bottles of Bubble Up.
• A six-pack of Bubble Up is seen in the 1977 movie Oh, God!, starring John Denver.
• The actor David Caruso was in a Bubble Up TV commercial in 1980 when he was young.
• Country singer Merle Haggard mentioned Bubble Up in his 1981 hit song "Rainbow Stew."
• Hank Williams Jr. also mentioned Merle Haggard, "Rainbow Stew," and Bubble Up in his 1982 song "The South's Gonna Rattle Again."
• In the 1967 movie In the Heat of the Night, a diner has a Bubble Up advertising sign.
• Singer and actress Ariana Grande showed Bubble Up in her music video for "Die in Your Arms."
• In Adrianne Harun's 2014 book A Man Came Out of a Door in the Mountain, some characters drink Diet Bubble Up.

Different Kinds of Bubble Up

(These are mostly for countries outside the USA)

• Bubble Up Lemon-Lime
• Bubble Up Diet Lemon-Lime
• Bubble Up Bitter Lemon
• Bubble Up Ginger Ale
• Bubble Up Tonic Water
• Bubble Up Soda Water
• Bubble Up Mojito