Frostie Root Beer
| Manufacturer | Intrastate Distributors Inc. |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Introduced | 1939 |
| Color | Caramel |
| Variants | Frostie Diet Root Beer Frostie Vanilla Root Beer Frostie Blue Cream Soda Frostie Cherry Limeade Frostie Concord Grape Frostie Orange Frostie Pink Lemonade Frostie Strawberry Watermelon Frostie Green Apple |
| Website | www |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Beverage |
| Headquarters | Detroit, MI , USA |
Area served | USA |
| Website | http://www.frostie.biz/ |
Frostie Root Beer is an American brand of root beer that was originally produced in 1939 by The Frostie Beverage Company of Catonsville, Maryland, owned by George Rackensperger.[1] In 1971, Frostie Enterprises, as the parent company was known, purchased a competing rootbeer brand and drive-in chain, Stewart's Restaurants (sold in 1979). Another expansion happened in 1974, when Frostie Enterprises purchased the Dog n Suds Root Beer Drive-in and brand.[2]
At the end of 1979, the Frostie brand was sold to the Monarch Beverage Company of Atlanta, Georgia.[3][4] After years of being under-promoted by Monarch in favor of Dad's Root Beer, the Frostie brand was sold in 2000 to Leading Edge Brands of Temple, Texas. In 2009, Leading Edge Brands sold the Frostie line of beverages to Intrastate Distributors Inc. of Detroit, Michigan.[5] As of 2014 it is now distributed by Excel Bottling Company of Breese, Illinois.[6]
Flavors
[edit]The Frostie line includes the following sixteen flavors:
- Root Beer
- Diet Root Beer
- Vanilla Root Beer
- Blue Cream Soda
- Cherry Limeade
- Concord Grape
- Orange
- Strawberry
- Green Apple
- Lemonade
- Pink Lemonade
- Strawberry Lemonade
- Watermelon Lemonade
- Blue Lemonade
- Ginger Ale
- Ginger Beer
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Frostie Root Beer". CokeGirl's Soda TraderZ page. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ Hamacher, Don; Ritrievi, Gail (2012). A Journey Through Life with Don Hamacher, Cofounder of Dog N Suds. iUniverse. ISBN 978-1-4759-3184-6.
- ^ "Leading Edge Flavors, Inc. Company Profile". www.hoovers.com. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ "History of Stewart Restaurants". stewartsfood.com. 2011-07-16. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- ^ "Frostie official website".
- ^ "This St. Louis-Area Bottler Sells Soda The Old-Fashioned Way". STLPR. 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2024-07-26.