Bournvita
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Bournvita, previously called Bourn-vita, is the name of a brand of malted drinks
sold in Europe and North America, as well as India, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Benin and Togo, and manufactured by Cadbury Plc. Bournvita was discontinued in the UK market in 2008. The drink was named by Cadbury which was derived from Bournville
, the model village
which is the site of the Cadbury factory (Bourn + Vita). It was first sold in 1949.
Malt
Malt is germinated cereal grains that have been dried in a process known as "malting". The grains are made to germinate by soaking in water, and are then halted from germinating further by drying with hot air...
sold in Europe and North America, as well as India, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Benin and Togo, and manufactured by Cadbury Plc. Bournvita was discontinued in the UK market in 2008. The drink was named by Cadbury which was derived from Bournville
Bournville
Bournville is a model village on the south side of Birmingham, England, best known for its connections with the Cadbury family and chocolate – including a dark chocolate bar branded "Bournville". It is also a ward within the council constituency of Selly Oak and home to the Bournville Centre...
, the model village
Model village
A model village is a type of mostly self-contained community, in most cases built from the late eighteenth century onwards by industrialists to house their workers...
which is the site of the Cadbury factory (Bourn + Vita). It was first sold in 1949.
In popular culture
- Bournvita was featured in the IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n science fictionScience fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
film Koi... Mil GayaKoi... Mil GayaKoi... Mil Gaya is a 2003 Bollywood science fiction film, directed by Rakesh Roshan , starring Hrithik Roshan, Rekha, and Preity Zinta. It was released on 8 August 2003...
and its sequel KrrishKrrishKrrish is a 2006 Indian superhero science-fiction film The film was directed, produced, and written by Rakesh Roshan, while the screenplay was written by Robin Bhatt, Sachin Bhowmick, Honey Irani, Akarsh Khurana, and Sanjay Masoom. The film is a sequel to Koi.....
, as the preferred health-drink of the protagonistProtagonistA protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
, a superheroSuperheroA superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
, who swears by it.there has been tough fight between nestle's milo and bourn vita but milo was discontinued in india