Faygo
| The Faygo logo | |
| Type | soft drink |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | National Beverage |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Introduced | 1907 |
| Variants | See below |
| Website | www |
Faygo or Faygo Pop is a soft drink brand that is popular throughout the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. Faygo's products tend to be less expensive than more widely distributed brands, such as Coca-Cola and Pepsi products.
History
Faygo was founded in Detroit on November 4, 1907, as Feigenson Brothers Bottling Works by Russian immigrants Ben and Perry Feigenson. The original flavors of Faygo were based on cake frosting recipes used by the Feigensons in Russia. Throughout the 20th century, Faygo steadily increased its production line. Faygo is credited with the spreading of the word "pop" instead of "soda" to mean "soft drink" in the Midwest. Faygo pop is manufactured in myriad flavors.
In 1998, Faygo Beverages, Inc. began distributing the Ohana (a Hawaiian word that means "family") brand of non-carbonated soft drinks. Faygo Beverages, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Beverage Corp., which also owns Shasta. Many Faygo brand flavors are shared with Shasta brands.
Brand portfolio
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Faygo
- 60/40 (60% grapefruit, 40% lime)
- Dr. Faygo (Dr Pepper type)
- Faygo Black Cherry
- Faygo Black Cherry and Raspberry
- Faygo Brau (Ginger beer flavored)
- Faygo Candy Apple
- Faygo Centennial Soda
- Faygo Club Soda
- Faygo Coconut Cream Pie
- Faygo Cola*
- Faygo Cherry Cola
- Faygo Cream Soda
- Faygo Diet Chocolate Cream Pie
- Faygo Diet Frosh
- Faygo Diet Raspberry Creme
- Faygo Fruit Punch
- Faygo Ginger Ale*
- Faygo Grape*
- Faygo Jazzin' Blues Berry
- Faygo Key Lime Pie*
- Faygo Kiwi Strawberry (non carbonated)
- Faygo Moon Mist*
- Faygo Moon Mist Red*
- Faygo Moon Mist Blue*
- Faygo Morning Mist
- Faygo Orange*
- Faygo Orange Chug
- Faygo Peach*
- Faygo Pineapple
- Faygo Pineapple Orange*
- Faygo Raspberry Blueberry*
- Faygo Red cherry
see Soft drink naming conventions
- Faygo Red Pop*
- Faygo Red pop w/ lemon
- Faygo Rock & Rye*
- Faygo Root Beer*
- Faygo Strawberry*
- Faygo Tonic Water*
- Faygo Twist* (lemon-lime)
- Faygo Vanilla Creme Soda
* also available in diet
Discontinued
- Faygo Arctic Sun
- Faygo Chateaux (a wine flavored soda made in the 1970s that became famous for its failure and ridiculousness[citation needed]
- Faygo Cherry Festival
Ohana
- Kiwi Strawberry
- Lemon Iced Tea
- Lemonade
- Raspberry Lemonade
- Pom Pom Lemonade
- Punch
- Lemon Punch
- Very Berry
Rip It
- Power
- Citrus X
- A'Tomic Pom
- Lime Wrecker
- Gin-Zing-r
- Chic Energy
- Sting-er Mo
Popular culture
Faygo was featured in the 1999-2000 NBC series Freaks and Geeks, a show about teenagers growing up in early 1980s Metro Detroit.
Detroit rap duo Insane Clown Posse are devoted drinkers of Faygo. They often spray large amounts of the soda at their concerts dousing audience members who attend. The duo also endorse the soft drink in a number of songs. Due to their devotion to it, many fans of ICP make it their soft drink of choice as well.
Faygo is mentioned in the remix of Detroit rapper Esham's song "Detroit Stand Up."
Eminem mentions Faygo in his first major label album The Slim Shady LP. In the song "As The World Turns" he raps "It's nice to meet ya/I'd like to treat you to a Faygo and a slice of pizza."
The comic book Knights of the Dinner Table often includes a mention of Faygo in its stories.
An original song by The White Stripes, "Every Highway That I Go Down", mentions Faygo soda. This song was created on stage and performed once but reappeared as Little Cream Soda on the album Icky Thump
Faygo is mentioned in a song by Gucci Mane called "A Couple Of Bands". it says "Gucci Mane I'm country like a Faygo"
Faygo celebrates 100th birthday
Faygo celebrated their 100 year anniversary by talking about the history of the soft drink and how that history has lasted so long.
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