Country Time is a brand of
non-carbonated lemon-flavored drink mix
A drink mix is a processed-food product, designed to mix usually with water to produce a beverage resembling fruit juice or soda in flavor. Another type of drink mix is represented by products that are mixed into milk. It is traditionally made i ...
and soft drink. The powdered mix is produced by
Kraft Foods
The second incarnation of Kraft Foods is an American food manufacturing and processing conglomerate, split from Kraft Foods Inc. in 2012 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It became part of Kraft Heinz in 2015.
A merger with Heinz, arra ...
.
History
Country Time lemonade flavor drink mix was introduced in 1975 by
General Foods
General Foods Corporation was a company whose direct predecessor was established in the United States by Charles William Post as the Postum Cereal Company in 1895.
The company changed its name to "General Foods" in 1929, after several corporate ...
. Over the years various other flavors, including pink, raspberry, and strawberry lemonade, were added. In 1981
A&W acquired a license to make the bottled and canned ready to drink product from then-owner General Foods. In 1989, General Foods merged with
Kraft Foods
The second incarnation of Kraft Foods is an American food manufacturing and processing conglomerate, split from Kraft Foods Inc. in 2012 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It became part of Kraft Heinz in 2015.
A merger with Heinz, arra ...
, putting the brand under the ownership of Kraft, which still owns it to this day.
Country Time has sponsored
NASCAR
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cars since 1989 when
Michael Waltrip drove the car, posting a top 5 finish in it. Possibly the most notable driver was
Neil Bonnett driving the Country Time sponsored car for the
1994 Daytona 500, the same race he died in a crash practicing for.
Country Time Lite Lemonade and Lite Pink Lemonade were introduced in 2007 with half the sugar of regular Country Time (advertised as 35 calories per serving).
In April 2012,
Sodastream added several Country Time flavors to its line of Sodamix syrups for the company's line of home soda makers.
See also
*
List of lemonade topics
This is a list of lemonade topics.
Lemonade brands
* Citrus Hill
* Cottee's
* Country Time
* Del's
* Fruitopia
* Jones Soda
* Leed (soft drink)
* Lemonsoda
* Leninade
* Lorina
* Maine Soft Drinks Ltd
* Mike's Hard Lemonade Co.
* Minute Maid
...
References
External links
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Products introduced in 1975
Kraft Foods brands
Lemonade
Powdered drink mixes
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