Tampico Beverages is an American manufacturer of bottled fruit-flavored drinks and gelatin. It is available in the United States and more than 56 countries around the globe. Tampico Beverages is wholly owned by

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Inc. since 2008.

History

Founded in 1989, Tampico Beverages began with just one flavor: Citrus Punch. By the early 1990s, they had secured their first international licensee in

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. The company continued to add flavors and work with licensees to add new package sizes and formats, and, in 2014 its Citrus Gallon had become the number one selling item in the refrigerated drink category in the U.S. Tampico now provides concentrate to licensees in over 50 countries.

Products

As of 2014, Tampico's products were as follows. In the U.S., these are labeled as a type of soft drink with the word "

punch Punch commonly refers to: * Punch (combat), a strike made using the hand closed into a fist * Punch (drink), a wide assortment of drinks, non-alcoholic or alcoholic, generally containing fruit or fruit juice Punch may also refer to: Places * Pun ...

". The words "fruit" or "juice" do not appear because the bulk consists of water, sugar, and flavoring, with only tiny proportions of fruit juice. ;Non-carbonated drinks *Blue Raspberry *Citrus Punch ''(Original flavor)'' *Island Punch *Kiwi Strawberry Punch *Lime Punch *Mango Punch *Peach Punch *Pineapple Coconut Punch *Strawberry Banana Punch *Tropical Punch ;Carbonated drinks *Apple *Lemon-Lime *Orange *Pineapple *Tamarind ;Iced tea *Unsweetened *Sweetened *Lemon *Peach ;Gelatin *Citrus Punch *Kiwi Strawberry Punch *Tropical Punch

References

External links

* {{official website, http://www.tampico.com/ 1989 establishments in Illinois American soft drinks Drink companies of the United States Brand name desserts Manufacturing companies based in Chicago American companies established in 1989 Iced tea brands Juice brands Food and drink companies based in Chicago Food and drink companies established in 1989