Green Spot (soft drink) explained

Green Spot
Type:Orange drink
Origin:United States
Color:Orange

Green Spot is a brand of non-carbonated, non-caffeinated orange-based soft drink originating in the United States but today produced in Thailand and Venezuela.

Green Spot was established in the United States in 1934, based in Claremont, California.[1] The brand soon expanded internationally, and had a presence in Shanghai by the late 1930s[2] It established operations in Hong Kong in 1950 (by K.C. Leong, in a partnership with Vitasoy),[3] Singapore in 1952, Thailand in 1954 (by banker Chin Sophonpanich),[4] Sarawak in 1957,[5] as well as the Philippines[6] and Indonesia, among others.

The soft drink was sold in the Netherlands as well. In 1962, the Dutch artist Wim T. Schippers emptied a bottle in the sea near Petten. He managed to make it an international news item.

Green Spot disappeared from the market in the United States around the 1960s and in most other countries thereafter. Its original company, Green Spot USA, now produces flavorings for beverages, ice-creams, and other food products. The beverage continues to be produced and sold in Thailand by Green Spot Co., Ltd. (which also produces the soy drink Vitamilk) and in Venezuela by Embotelladora Venezuela S.A.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bergstrom . Matt . Green Spot Orange . delicioussparklingtemperancedrinks.net . Minnesota Museum of the Mississippi . 9 November 2022.
  2. Web site: French . Paul . Paul French (author) . Bigger than Coke in old Shanghai – Green Spot Orangeade . China Rhyming . 9 November 2022 . 11 August 2016.
  3. Web site: York Lo . K.C. Leong (梁溎春)– F&B Industrialist and his Family and Ventures . industrialhistoryhk.org . 9 November 2022 . 13 September 2021.
  4. News: Chudasri . Darana . Green Spot splashes out B4bn on plant . 9 November 2022 . Bangkok Post . 16 June 2017 . en.
  5. Web site: About us . Sundrop . Sundrop Fruit Juices Sdn. Bhd . 11 November 2022.
  6. Web site: Castro . Alex . 15 Vintage Soft Drinks that Refreshed a Generation of Filipinos . Esquiremag.ph . 9 November 2022 . 22 March 2019.
  7. News: Kevin Arteaga González . Dos empresas de Carabobo reconocidas como las mejores de 2019 por Conindustria . 9 November 2022 . El Carabobeño . 1 July 2020 . es.