Monarch Beverage Company facts for kids

The Monarch Beverage Company Inc is a large company that makes and sells drinks around the world. It is based in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. The company's main leader, called the CEO, is Jacques Bombal. Frank Armstrong started Monarch Beverage Company in 1965.

Monarch Beverage Company wanted to become successful by offering soft drink brands that were popular in certain regions. In 1986, Monarch bought the Dad's Root Beer brand. At that time, Dad's Root Beer was a very popular root beer. However, in 2007, another company bought Dad's Root Beer and other brands like Bubble Up and Sun Crest from Monarch.

Today, Monarch Beverages mostly focuses on selling its drinks in countries outside the U.S. About 90% of their business is international. They own brands like Kickapoo Joy Juice and the international rights to Bubble Up and Sun Crest.

Drinks Monarch Sells Now

Monarch Beverages sells many different kinds of drinks. Here are some of the brands they offer around the world:

• Acute Fruit
• American Cola
• Bubble Up (Monarch sells this outside the U.S.)
• COMOTION
• Kickapoo Joy Juice
• Mason's Root Beer
• Nesbitt's (Monarch sells this outside the U.S.)
• NTrinsic
• Planet Cola (and other flavors)
• Rush Energy Drink
• Reaktor Energy
• Sensa
• Sun Crest (Monarch sells this outside the U.S.)

Drinks Monarch Used to Sell

Over the years, Monarch Beverage Company has owned and sold many different drink brands. Here are some of the brands they no longer own or sell:

• All Sport (from 2001 to 2007)
• Bubble Up (from 1978 to 2007)
• Chocolate Soldier (from 1966 to 1988)
• Dad's Root Beer (from 1986 to 2007)
• Dr. Wells (from 1987 to 2007)
• Frostie Root Beer (from 1980 to 2000)
• Grapette (and Orangette) (from 1977 to 2000)
• Kist (from 1966 to 1997)
• Moxie (from 1966 to 2007)
• Nesbitt's (from 1975 to 1999)
• NuGrape (from 1968 to 1999)
• Quench
• Sun Crest (from 1968 to 2007)