Arizona Beverage Company
Arizona Beverages USA (stylized as AriZona) is an American producer of many flavors of iced tea, juice cocktails, and energy drinks based in Woodbury, New York.[2] Arizona's first product was made available in 1992.
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| Industry | Beverage |
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| Founder | Don Vultaggio John Ferolito |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide, mainly in the United States, Canada and Mexico |
Key people | Don Vultaggio (Chairman & President) Rob Marciano (Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing) David Menashi (CEO) |
| Products | Teas and juice drinks |
| Revenue | $3 billion (2017)[1] |
Number of employees | 1000+[1] |
| Parent | Hornell Brewing Co., Inc. (D/B/A Vultaggio & Sons) |
| Website | www |
Arizona is known for its "Big Can" drinks holding 23 fl. oz. (680 ml) of iced teas, juice drinks and other beverages that retail for around the price of US$0.99 in the United States and C$1.29 in Canada. In certain stores, patrons may fine a smaller Arizona Tea Can or the price of only US$0.50.
The "Arnold Palmer blend" of iced tea and lemonade has been commercially available since the 1990s, though Arizona has since risen to become the most popular primary distributor of the beverage, with over $100 million in sales in 2010.[3]
Arizona also distributes packed trays of tortilla chip products, consisting of "Nachos 'n' Cheese" and "Salsa 'n' Chips".[4]
History
The company roots trace back to 1971 when friends John Ferolito and Don Vultaggio opened a beverage distribution business in Brooklyn, New York. The company was a successful beer distributor. In 1990, they saw the success of Snapple (also a Brooklyn-based company founded in the 1970s) bottled juices and teas, and attempted to make their product. In 1992, they produced the first bottles of their own AriZona teas.[5]
Products
Hot Tea
- Tea Bags
- Green Tea with Ginseng & Honey
- Mandarin Orange Green Tea
- Pomegranate & Acai Green Tea
- CCK Green Tea
Tea Mix
- Powder mix
- 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
- Watermelon cocktail
- Individual serving powder mix packets ("On the Go Stix")
- Arnold Palmer Half Iced Tea Half Lemonade
- Arnold Palmer Peach Half Sweet Tea Half Lemonade
- Green Tea with Ginseng and Honey
- Lemon Iced Tea
- Peach Iced Tea
- Pomegranate Green Iced Tea
Tea and juice
- Arnold Palmer Half & Half
- Lite Iced Tea & Lemonade
- Zero Iced Tea & Lemonade
- Iced Tea & Lemonlimeade
- Iced Out Boys Tea
- Green Tea & Lemonade
- Red Apple Green Tea [6]
- Iced Tea & Strawberry Lemonade
- Sweet Tea and Pink lemonade
- 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
- Black Tea with Ginseng and Honey
- Black & White Iced Tea
- Pomegranate Green Tea
- Mandarin Orange Green Tea with Ginseng and Honey Jasmine
- Asia Plum: Green Tea with Ginseng and Plum Juice
- Iced Tea with Raspberry Flavor
- Iced Tea with Lemon Flavor
- Iced Tea with Peach Flavor
- Iced Tea with Watermelon Flavor
- Iced Tea with Cranberry Juice
- Iced Tea with Mango
- Blueberry White Tea
- Honey Lemon
- Herbal Tea with Lemon
- Mikey
- Green Tea with Cucumber and Citrus
Juice
- Ades
- Lemonade
- Orangeade
- Grapeade
- Jack Nicklaus Golden Bear Lemonade
- Strawberry
- Lemonade/Pink Lemonade
- Mint
- Mango
- Honey
- 10 Calorie Honey
- Fruit Juice
- Fruit Punch
- Kiwi Strawberry
- Mucho Mango
- Watermelon
- Sweet Apple
- Smoothie
- Orchard Peach
- Piña Colada Virgin Cocktail
- Strawberry Banana Colada Cocktail
- Sweet Strawberry
- KaiseeTwist
Energy Drink
- AZ Energy
- Regular
- Low Carb
- AriZona Energy Shot[7]
- Green Tea with Honey & Ginseng
- Green Tea with Pomegranate & Acai
- Fruit Punch
- Mucho Mango
- Grapeade
- Green Tea Energy
- Green Tea
- Diet Green Tea
- Pomegranate Green Tea
- Caution Energy
- Extreme Performance
- Low Carb Performance
- All City NRG
- Pomegranate Green Tea
- RxEnergy
- Regular "Herbal Tonic"
- RxStress
- Caffeine Free Black & Green Tea with B Vitamins & Ginseng
Sports Drink
- Hypertonic
- Lemon-Lime Hypotonic
Water
- eternal alkaline spring water
- Vapor Water
- Rescue Water
- Hydrate - Blueberry-Coconut
- Energy - Lemon-Lime
- Relax - Berry
- Detox - Orange
- Immunity - Pomegranate
- Organic Water
- Organic Green Tea
- Organic Mandarin Orange Green Tea
- Organic Pomegranate Green Tea
- Organic Yumberry Green Tea
Sparkling Soda
- Cowboy Pop
- Chocolate Cola
- Lite Chocolate Fudge Float
- Root Beer Float
- Soda Shaq
- Original Vanilla Cream
- Orange Cream
- Blueberry Cream
- Strawberry Cream
- Shaq-Fu Punch
- Shaq-Fu Grape
- Shaq-Fu Strawberry
- Shaq-Fu Pineapple
- Shaq-Fu Lime
- Rickey
- Mango Lime Rickey
- Cherry Lime Rickey
- Grape Lime Rickey
- Lemon Lime Rickey
Rest of the world
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, 14 different flavors of Arizona are sold. The beverages are distributed by Candy Hero.
Canada
Arizona sells its 680 ml (23 fl.oz.) canned products in Canada for CAD 1.29 and 500ml (16.9 fl. oz.) cans for CAD 1.49 (Chains such as 7-Eleven carry this product for the higher markup value). 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 CAD .99 price. They sell a variety of iced tea and juice drinks. As of approximately December 20, 2014, the 680 ml (23 fl.oz.) canned Arizona beverages were unavailable until late January / Early February 2015 because the company sought to find a Canadian distributor, no longer using Coke for distribution. The company has a bottling plant in Mississauga and uses local distributors across the country.
Colombia
Arizona sells their 680 ml (23 fl.oz.) canned products in Colombia for 5.500 (COP), the Arizona Products could be found in Exito Supermarkets in national level or in Oxxo Markets around the country in cities such as Bogotá, Medellin, Bucaramanga, Cali, Monteria or Barranquilla. The beverages are distributed by Destileria Nacional S.A.
Norway
In Norway, different flavors of Arizona Iced Tejma and Green Tea are sold. They are available in 500 ml cans and 473 ml bottles. The beverages are usually sold in smaller shops like Deli De Luca.
Sweden
In Sweden, seven different flavors of Arizona Iced Tea and Green Tea are sold. They are available in 500ml cans and 473ml bottles. The beverages are distributed by Grays American Stores AB.
Turkey
In Turkey, seven different flavors of Arizona Iced Tea in 500ml Pet bottles, 473ml Glass Bottles, and 355ml Slim Cans are available. The beverages are distributed by Dmc Group Turkey.
References
- "Vultaggio & Sons History", FundingUniverse.com, a Lendio company
- "AriZona Beverages - AriZona Beverages - America's No. 1 Selling Iced Tea Brand". AriZona Beverages - America’s No. 1 Selling Iced Tea Brand. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- Rovell, Darren (13 May 2010). "Arnold Palmer Finally Making Big Money Off His Drink". CNBC. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- "AriZona Beverages - AriZona Beverages - America's No. 1 Selling Iced Tea Brand". AriZona Beverages - America’s No. 1 Selling Iced Tea Brand. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- "AriZona History" Archived July 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, AriZona website
- "Red Apple Green Tea - AriZona Beverages - America's No. 1 Selling Iced Tea Brand". Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- AriZona Energy Shot - Green Tea w Honey & Ginseng, 2oz, 12 pack. ASIN B01KGBPTFS.