“Kind” is not a word one might use to describe the experiences of Daniel Lubetzky’s father. As a Holocaust survivor, he passed down to his son, Daniel, a set of values that inspired not just a business model, but a way of life. A dedication to showing one’s fellow man and woman the respect a…
You’ll find them in the freezer section, but you won’t be able to locate them in a dictionary—of any language. Not Germanic in origin or even Danish as their creators might have intended, the name Häagen-Dazs is in fact just two made up words smashed together with a hyphen. Something tells us that, with a…
Some folks really need a caffeine boost to get moving, but not everyone likes the taste of coffee and yet others want a health benefit in what they consume. Ta-da! The energy drink is born! Loaded with water, sugar, caffeine, taurine, inositol, and B-vitamins, Red Bull “gives wings to people who want to be mentally…
Barq’s is an American soft drink brand best known for their root beer. Probably surprising to most, but the company is over 120 years old and sells root beer, diet root beer, red cream soda, and French vanilla cream soda. Barq’s traditional slogan is very simple: “It’s Good.” Every can or bottle still has that…
Haribo is a German confectionery company founded in 1920. Haribo manufactures all sorts of gummy candies, including cola gummies, peach gummies, cherry gummies and berry gummies, but they are definitely best known for creating Haribo Gold Bears. Haribo was the first company to ever make gummy bears, and they’re now found all over the world….
Mentos are the candies that freshen your breath with refreshing minty freshness and, if you have not heard, make Diet Coke explode. Oh, and if mint is not your thing, Mentos also come in fruit flavors, but be forewarned – the fruit flavors will do nothing exciting to Diet Coke. Originally thought of as a peppermint…
7UP is a lemon-lime soda brand owned by the Dr Pepper Snapple Group. With origins tracing back to the 1920s, it’s the oldest remaining lemon-lime soda brand. Though 7UP is still a visible brand today, it now faces stiff competition. 7UP has implemented many different brand messages throughout the years, but was in its prime…
I take the responsibility to avoid partiality and bias in writing whenever possible very seriously. But Dr Pepper is clearly the best soda in the world and we are all blessed to live in a world with such a perfect beverage in it. Of course, not everyone agrees. (Let me know whether you do in…
Wanta Fanta? Don’t ya wanta, wanta Fanta? If you didn’t sing that in your head just now… you’d better watch this. Fanta isn’t just the subject of a dangerously catchy jingle – it also happens to be the best-selling orange soda brand in the world, and the 9th best-selling soft drink overall. Fanta drinks are sold…
When you hear the word “Sprite,” odds are you don’t think of an elf or a fairy. You likely think of a fizzy, clear, caffeine-free lemon-lime soda that comes in green bottles. Sprite is created by the Coca-Cola Company. It’s the world’s leading lemon-lime soda and the third best-selling soft drink worldwide and is sold…