Yoo-hoo facts for kids

Yoo-hoo is a popular American drink that tastes like chocolate! It was first made in 1928 by a person named Natale Olivieri in Garfield, New Jersey. Today, a company called Keurig Dr Pepper makes it.

Yoo-hoo is mostly made from water, a type of sugar called high-fructose corn syrup, and a milk product called whey.

The Story of Yoo-hoo

Yoo-hoo was created in 1928 by Natale Olivieri. He started making it in Garfield, New Jersey. Before Yoo-hoo, he used to bottle fizzy fruit drinks.

In the 1940s, a man named Thomas Giresi helped Yoo-hoo reach more people. He opened a special factory in Batesburg, South Carolina, to bottle the drink.

In the 1960s, Yoo-hoo had a famous advertising campaign. It featured Yogi Berra, a well-known baseball player from the New York Yankees. Yogi Berra would drink Yoo-hoo and say, "It's Me-He for Yoo-Hoo!" This helped make the drink even more popular.

Later, Yoo-hoo used the slogan: "Yoo-hoo, the chocolate action drink."

Over the years, different companies have owned Yoo-hoo. In 2001, a company called Cadbury Schweppes bought it. They worked to make more people aware of the drink.

In 2008, Cadbury Schweppes split into two companies. The soft drink part became the Dr Pepper Snapple Group. This new company then took over Yoo-hoo.

Yoo-hoo's main office is in Tarrytown, New York. They have factories in places like Carlstadt, New Jersey, and Aspers, Pennsylvania.

Yoo-hoo Flavors

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  Regular Yoo-hoo

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  Yoo-hoo "Double Fudge"

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  Yoo-hoo "Drink boxes"

Yoo-hoo started adding new flavors in 1995. Some of these fun flavors included chocolate-coconut, chocolate-mint, and chocolate-banana. They also had chocolate-strawberry.

Other flavors that have been made include vanilla, strawberry, cookies & cream, chocolate peanut butter, and chocolate caramel. Some flavors, like Double Fudge, banana, and Island Coconut, are no longer made.

See also

• List of chocolate beverages