Catawissa Bottling Company facts for kids
| Private | |
| Industry | Beverages |
| Founded | March 1926 |
| Founder | Bruce Gregorowicz and Suzanne Wegronovich Gregorowicz |
| Headquarters | , |
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Area served
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North Eastern USA |
| Products | Moxie Double Cola Big Ben (various flavors) |
| Services | Bottling |
The Catawissa Bottling Company is a cool company in Catawissa, Pennsylvania. They make yummy soft drinks, also known as soda or pop. Besides making their own sodas, they also sell other party items. These include beer, ice, cups, and even taps for drinks.
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About Catawissa Bottling Company
The Catawissa Bottling Company started way back in 1926. A couple named Bruce Gregorowicz and Suzanne Wegronovich Gregorowicz founded it. They got a special license from the state of Pennsylvania to bottle soda. To begin, they bought an old building in Catawissa. This building used to be a creamery, which is a place that makes dairy products. They changed it into a factory for bottling drinks.
Tasty Flavors Over the Years
When the company first opened, they made many different soda flavors. Some of these original flavors were orange soda, lemon soda, and birch beer. They also made root beer, lime cloud, and lemon sour. Other early flavors included cream soda, strawberry, and ginger ale. You could also find grape, cherry, and sarsaparilla. They even had unique flavors like white birch beer, orangeade, raspberry, and teaberry. Don't forget lemonade, uffri cola, celery cola, and still grape!
Over time, they added even more flavors to their list. These new additions included golden birch beer, another root beer, and a different cream soda. They also added sarsaparilla, cola, and blue birch beer.
Their Sweet Secret
Catawissa Bottling Company uses a special ingredient in their own sodas. They use real cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup. This gives their drinks a unique and classic taste. They sell these special sodas under two brand names. These are "Catawissa Sparkling Beverages" and "Big Ben's".
The Moxie Soda Story
The Catawissa Bottling Company has a long history with a famous soda called Moxie. Moxie is known for its unique, somewhat bitter taste. From 1945 to 1967, Catawissa Bottling Company was allowed to make Moxie. This was under a special agreement called a license.
Then, in 1978, they made a new agreement to produce Moxie again. They still make Moxie soda today! If you're a fan of Moxie, you're in luck. The company also sells cool Moxie collectibles and other fun items.
See also
- List of bottling companies
