Home      Discussion      Topics      Dictionary      Almanac
Signup       Login
AriZona Beverage Company

AriZona Beverage Company

Overview
AriZona Beverages USA is a producer of various flavors of iced tea
Iced tea
Iced tea is a form of cold tea, often served in a glass with ice. It may or may not be sweetened. Iced tea is also a popular packaged drink. It can be mixed with flavored syrup, with common flavors including lemon, peach, raspberry, lime, passion fruit, and cherry...

, juice cocktails
Juice
Juice is the liquid that is naturally contained in fruit or vegetable tissue.Juice is prepared by mechanically squeezing or macerating fruit or vegetable flesh without the application of heat or solvents. For example, orange juice is the liquid extract of the fruit of the orange tree...

 and energy drinks from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, based in Woodbury, New York
Woodbury, New York
Woodbury is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New York:*Woodbury, Nassau County, New York*Woodbury, Orange County, New York...

.
Discussion
Ask a question about 'AriZona Beverage Company'
Start a new discussion about 'AriZona Beverage Company'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum
 
Unanswered Questions
Encyclopedia
AriZona Beverages USA is a producer of various flavors of iced tea
Iced tea
Iced tea is a form of cold tea, often served in a glass with ice. It may or may not be sweetened. Iced tea is also a popular packaged drink. It can be mixed with flavored syrup, with common flavors including lemon, peach, raspberry, lime, passion fruit, and cherry...

, juice cocktails
Juice
Juice is the liquid that is naturally contained in fruit or vegetable tissue.Juice is prepared by mechanically squeezing or macerating fruit or vegetable flesh without the application of heat or solvents. For example, orange juice is the liquid extract of the fruit of the orange tree...

 and energy drinks from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, based in Woodbury, New York
Woodbury, New York
Woodbury is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New York:*Woodbury, Nassau County, New York*Woodbury, Orange County, New York...

.

Arizona's Arnold Palmer blend of iced tea and lemonade has been commercially available since the 1990s. Arizona is known for its product line of "tall boy" drinks of 23 fl. oz.
Fluid ounce
A fluid ounce is a unit of volume equal to about 28.4 mL in the imperial system or about 29.6 mL in the US system. The fluid ounce is distinct from the ounce, which measures mass...

 iced teas and other beverages that retail for around US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....

1.00. Arizona came out with its first product, "Arizona Green Tea", in 1992. Almost all of Arizona's products are sweetened with high fructose corn syrup
High fructose corn syrup
High-fructose corn syrup  — also called glucose-fructose syrup in the UK, glucose/fructose in Canada, and high-fructose maize syrup in other countries — comprises any of a group of corn syrups that has undergone enzymatic processing to convert some of its glucose into fructose to produce...

, with "light" and "diet" varieties sweetened with Splenda
Splenda
Splenda is the commercial name and registered trade mark of a sucralose-based artificial sweetener derived from sugar, owned by the British company Tate & Lyle. Sucralose was discovered by Tate & Lyle and researchers at Queen Elizabeth College, University of London, in 1976...

-brand sucralose
Sucralose
Sucralose is an artificial sweetener. The majority of ingested sucralose is not broken down by the body and therefore it is non-caloric. In the European Union, it is also known under the E number E955. Sucralose is approximately 600 times as sweet as sucrose , twice as sweet as saccharin, and 3.3...

 ("light" teas are half-corn syrup and half-sucralose, while diet drinks are solely sweetened with sucralose). The Black and White variety is sweetened with sugar.

In 1995, Arizona released a line of soda pop drinks under the brand Cowboy Pop.

Hot Tea

  • Tea Bags
    • Green Tea with Ginseng & Honey
    • Mandarin Orange Green Tea
    • Pomegranate & Acai Green Tea
    • CCK Green Tea

Tea Mix

  • Powder
    • Diet Green Tea with Ginseng
    • Lemon Tea

half tea half lemonade
    • Peach Tea
    • Pomegranate Green Tea
  • Liquid
    • Green Tea with Ginseng & Honey
    • Lemon Tea
    • Blueberry Green Tea
  • Powder Stix
    • Diet Green Tea with Ginseng
    • Lemon Tea
    • Peach Tea
    • Pomegranate Green Tea

Tea and Juice

  • Arnold Palmer
    Arnold Palmer (drink)
    An Arnold Palmer is a beverage consisting of 1/2 iced tea and 1/2 lemonade named for golfer Arnold Palmer. It is often called a half and half.- Variations :...

     Half & Half
    • Lite Iced Tea & Lemonade
    • Zero Iced Tea & Lemonade
    • Lite Green Tea & Lemonade
    • "Southern Style" Sweet Tea & Pink Lemonade
    • Pomegranate Green Tea & Lemonade
    • Peach Sweet Tea and Lemonade
  • Half & Half
    • Iced Tea & Mango
    • Iced Tea & Tropical
    • Iced Tea & Lemonlimeade
    • Black & White Tea
    • Fruit Juice & Lemonade
  • 50% Juice & Decaf
    • Red Apple Green Tea
  • Iced Teas
    • Southern Style Sweet Tea
    • Green Tea with Ginseng and Honey
    • Diet Green Tea with Ginseng and Honey
    • Iced Tea with Raspberry Flavor
    • Iced Tea with Lemon Flavor
    • Iced Tea with Peach Flavor
    • Iced Tea with Cranberry Flavor

Juice

  • Ade
    • Lemonade
    • Orangeade
    • Grapeade
  • Fruit Juice
    • Fruit Punch
    • Kiwi Strawberry
    • Mucho Mango
    • Watermelon
  • Smoothie
    • Orchard Peach
    • Piña Colada
    • Sweet Strawberry
    • KaiseeTwist

Energy Drink

  • AZ Energy
    • Regular
    • Low Carb
  • Green Tea Energy
    • Green Tea
    • Diet Green Tea
    • Pomegranate Green Tea
  • Caution Energy
    • Extreme Performance
    • Low Carb Performance
  • All City NRG (Presented in three authentic, limited-edition subway series cans)
    • Pomegranate Green Tea
  • RxEnergy
    • Regular

Water

  • Vapor
    • Vapor Water
  • Organic Water
    • Organic Green Tea
    • Organic Mandarin Orange Green Tea
    • Organic Pomegranate Green Tea
    • Organic Yumberry Green Tea

Soda Pop

  • Cowboy Pop....
    • Chocolate Cola....
    • Diet Chocolate Cola....

    • Root Beer Float....

Arizona in the United Kingdom


Arizona's range of products in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 is simpler, with only the bottled green tea varieties being available from such retailers as Holland & Barrett
Holland & Barrett
Holland & Barrett is a chain of health food shops with over 600 stores in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Singapore and Malta. The company also has stores in The Netherlands, where they trade as "De Tuinen".-Ownership:...

.

Arizona in Canada


Arizona sells their 695 ml (23.5 oz) canned products in Canada for $.99 CAD. The same products in 473 ml (16 oz) bottles are sold at a premium, roughly 2-3 times the canned price. Arizona Iced tea cans were briefly recalled in Canada in 2007 due to a can defect, before being re-introduced at the $.99 CAD price. They sell a variety of iced tea and juice drinks. Like the drinks sold in the United States, the Canadian varieties contain high fructose corn syrup, but under the name glucose/fructose, or sugar/glucose-fructose. Arizona is very popular among high school and university students, as well as young adults.

Arizona in Germany


In Germany six different iced teas in 500 ml bottles are sold and two of them also in 568 ml cans. The beverages are produced by Krings Fruchtsaft GmbH who hold the rights for Germany.

Arizona immigration law


After the passage of Arizona SB1070, a controversial anti-illegal immigration measure, many businesses associated with the state of Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

 faced protests and boycotts. A tongue-in-cheek post to Twitter calling Arizona Iced Tea "the drink of Fascists" fueled reports of a boycott of Arizona-brand beverages. In reaction to this, the company posted to its Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...

 account that "Arizona is and always has been a NY based company! "

Criticism


The magazine Men's Health
Men's Health (magazine)
Men's Health , published by Rodale Inc. in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, United States, is the world’s largest men’s magazine brand, with 44 editions around the world. It is also the best-selling men's magazine on U.S. newsstands. It covers fitness, nutrition, sexuality, lifestyle and other aspects of...

put two of Arizona's products among 20 "worst drinks of America", citing their high sugar contents.
Many speculate the reasoning behind there being 23 ounces in Arizona cans, this is due to the fact that ex-professional basketball player Michael Jordan owns 13% stock in the company.

External links