Monarch Beverage Company
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The Monarch Beverage Company Inc is a diversified, international beverage company based in Atlanta, Georgia
. The company's CEO is Jacques Bombal. The company was founded in 1965 by Frank Armstrong. Monarch Beverage Company aimed to establish itself by offering lesser-known soft drink brands that had strong regional sales and appeal. Monarch Beverage Company purchased Dad's from IC Industries of Chicago in 1986. Around that time, it was the second largest volume (12 million cases) root beer brand and was distributed by the Coca-Cola bottler network. In 2007, The Dad's Root Beer Company, LLC
of Jasper, Indiana
, acquired the Dad's Root Beer brand as well as the rights to Bubble Up
, Dr. Wells
and Sun Crest
in the U.S. and some other international countries from The Monarch Beverage Co. of Atlanta.
Monarch Beverages is now concentrated on international markets where it does 90% of its business with brands like Kickapoo Joy Juice, American Cola and Rush! Energy.
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. The company's CEO is Jacques Bombal. The company was founded in 1965 by Frank Armstrong. Monarch Beverage Company aimed to establish itself by offering lesser-known soft drink brands that had strong regional sales and appeal. Monarch Beverage Company purchased Dad's from IC Industries of Chicago in 1986. Around that time, it was the second largest volume (12 million cases) root beer brand and was distributed by the Coca-Cola bottler network. In 2007, The Dad's Root Beer Company, LLC
Dad's Root Beer
Dad's Root Beer is an American root beer created in Chicago in 1937 by Ely Klapman and Barney Berns. It is currently sold and marketed by The Dad's Root Beer Company LLC, and owned by Hedinger Brands, LLC.- History :...
of Jasper, Indiana
Jasper, Indiana
- Strassenfest :The Jasper Strassenfest is a four-day event held annually during the first weekend in August. The "Fest" is a celebration between Jasper and its German sister-city Pfaffenweiler, a small village in southwest Germany. Many citizens of Pfaffenweiler travel to Jasper around this time...
, acquired the Dad's Root Beer brand as well as the rights to Bubble Up
Bubble Up
Bubble Up is a lemon-lime soda pop brand created in 1919, by Sweet Valley Products Co. of Sandusky, Ohio. Bubble Up is manufactured by The Dad's Root Beer Company, LLC and owned by Hedinger Brands, LLC for the U.S., Canada and Mexico, and by Monarch Beverage Company of Atlanta for international...
, Dr. Wells
Dr. Wells
Dr. Wells is a "pepper-style" carbonated soft drink manufactured by The Dad's Root Beer Company, LLC. of Jasper, Indiana, and owned by Hedinger Brands, LLC. The brand is currently available in 12 ounce cans, 20 ounce plastic bottles, 1-liter plastic bottles, and on fountain service in select...
and Sun Crest
Sun Crest
Sun Crest is a brand of flavored carbonated soft drink manufactured by The Dad's Root Beer Company, LLC. of Jasper, Indiana and owned by Hedinger Brands, LLC, except for 6 countries in Asia owned by The Monarch Beverage Company, Inc. of Atlanta...
in the U.S. and some other international countries from The Monarch Beverage Co. of Atlanta.
Monarch Beverages is now concentrated on international markets where it does 90% of its business with brands like Kickapoo Joy Juice, American Cola and Rush! Energy.
Brands
- ACUTEfruit
- American Cola
- COMOTIONCoMotionThe CoMotion platform is a commercial product from General Dynamics C4 Systems that provides a synchronous and asynchronous collaborative workspace enabling data sharing, data visualization, and messaging. It allows potentially hundreds of users to collaborate live, sharing all or part of their...
- Kickapoo Joy JuiceKickapoo Joy JuiceKickapoo Joy Juice is a citrus-flavored soft drink brand owned by The Monarch Beverage Company. The name was originally introduced in Li'l Abner, a comic strip that ran from 1934 through 1977...
- Mason's Root BeerMason's Root BeerMason's Old Fashioned Root Beer is an American brand of root beer. It is owned by the Monarch Beverage Company of Atlanta, Georgia, but is not widely distributed.Mason's Root Beer was first manufactured in 1947 by Mason & Mason, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois...
- NTrinsic
- Planet Cola
- Rush Energy Drink
Former brands
- All SportAll SportAll Sport is a brand of sports drink similar to Gatorade and Powerade. It was created by PepsiCo, as their response to The Coca-Cola Company's Powerade and Stokely-Van Camp's Gatorade, now owned by PepsiCo...
(2001-2007) - Bubble UpBubble UpBubble Up is a lemon-lime soda pop brand created in 1919, by Sweet Valley Products Co. of Sandusky, Ohio. Bubble Up is manufactured by The Dad's Root Beer Company, LLC and owned by Hedinger Brands, LLC for the U.S., Canada and Mexico, and by Monarch Beverage Company of Atlanta for international...
(1978-2007) - Chocolate SoldierChocolate SoldierChocolate Soldier can refer to:* The Chocolate Soldier, a 1908 operetta by Oscar Straus, based on the 1894 Arms and the Man, which uses the term "Chocolate Cream Soldier" to describe a cowardly soldier....
(1966-1988) - Dad's Root BeerDad's Root BeerDad's Root Beer is an American root beer created in Chicago in 1937 by Ely Klapman and Barney Berns. It is currently sold and marketed by The Dad's Root Beer Company LLC, and owned by Hedinger Brands, LLC.- History :...
(1986-2007) - Dr. WellsDr. WellsDr. Wells is a "pepper-style" carbonated soft drink manufactured by The Dad's Root Beer Company, LLC. of Jasper, Indiana, and owned by Hedinger Brands, LLC. The brand is currently available in 12 ounce cans, 20 ounce plastic bottles, 1-liter plastic bottles, and on fountain service in select...
(1987-2007) - Frostie Root BeerFrostie Root BeerFrostie Root Beer is a brand of root beer sold in the United States. Frostie was originally bottled in 1939 by The Frostie Beverage Company of Catonsville, Maryland, owned by George Rackensperger...
(1980-2000) - GrapetteGrapetteGrapette's first-year sales were quite promising. This was due to Grapette's flavor, as well as Grapette's unique packaging. Most soft drinks at the time were sold in twelve-ounce bottles. Grapette was sold in a six-ounce clear glass bottle, which served to show off the beverage's purple color...
(1977-2000) (was never marketed) - Kist (1966-1997)
- MoxieMoxieMoxie is a carbonated beverage that was one of the first mass-produced soft drinks in the United States. It continues to be regionally popular today....
(1966-2007) - Nesbitt'sNesbitt'sNesbitt's was a popular brand of orange-flavored soda pop in the United States during much of the 20th century. Nesbitt's was produced by the Nesbitt Fruit Products Company of Los Angeles, California...
(1975-1999) - NuGrapeNuGrapeNuGrape is a brand of grape-flavored soda pop. The NuGrape brand was invented in 1906, first bottled in 1921, and by April 1933, The National NuGrape Company was founded in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1922, licensing rights were sold to the Olla Bottling Works in Olla, Louisiana where it was made and...
(1968-1999) - Quench
- Sun CrestSun CrestSun Crest is a brand of flavored carbonated soft drink manufactured by The Dad's Root Beer Company, LLC. of Jasper, Indiana and owned by Hedinger Brands, LLC, except for 6 countries in Asia owned by The Monarch Beverage Company, Inc. of Atlanta...
(1968-2007)