Zingo is a Swedish soft drink, with a carbonated orange flavor. Zingo was introduced during the 1950s as ''Ingo-dricka'' ("Ingo drink"), named after the

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Ingemar "Ingo" Johansson. After Ingo lost the world championship in heavy weight boxing, the drink was renamed to Zingo in 1962. Originally Zingo was produced in Norrköping, Sweden by

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was bought by Carlsberg in 2000 and they continue to manufacture Zingo.

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Carlsberg Sweden
* Swedish Wikipedia on Zingo

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