Cawy Bottling Company is a

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beverage company founded in Cuba in 1948 and

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after the

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when communists took over in 1959. Two of the company's executives

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d to the U.S. and restarted the brand in 1962, first offering

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soda and then diversifying outside of that competitive market by offering

Materva Materva is a mate-based soft drink, originally produced and popularized in Cuba prior to the Cuban Revolution. It has been produced in Miami since the 1960s by Cawy Bottling Company. Drink Materva is a carbonated drink made from yerba mate, ...

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flavored soda) and then other tropical flavors.

Products

Cawy's soda brands include

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, Jupiña, Champ's Cola and Quinabeer. Jupiña is the company's best-selling line. Other offerings from the company include Cawy Watermelon, Coco Solo (a coconut soda), Fruti Cola (a red cola), Malta Cawy (a

Malta (soft drink) Malta is a lightly carbonated, non-alcoholic malt beverage, brewed from barley, hops, and water; corn and caramel color may also be added. Distribution Most Malta is brewed in the Caribbean and can be purchased in areas with substantial Caribb ...

), Trimalta, Rica Malt Tonic, and Rica Orange Mandarin. An article in ''

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'' described the watermelon soda as "horrible tasting", adding that it is "a perfect example of why certain flavors just weren't meant to be carbonated."

Jupiña

Jupiña (pronounced hoo-peen-yah) is a sweet

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flavored carbonated beverage. The name is from a condensed version of "Jugo de Piña" (juice of pineapple).

Quinabeer

Quinabeer is a carbonated beverage produced by Cawy Bottling Company. It is very sweet with hints of orange and cherry flavor.George Prince Loves Quinabeer
Soda Survey by Sebastian Del Marmol August 24, 2010 Miami New Times It has been described as tasting like a combination of cream soda and

cola Cola is a carbonated soft drink flavored with vanilla, cinnamon, citrus oils and other flavorings. Cola became popular worldwide after the American pharmacist John Stith Pemberton invented Coca-Cola, a trademarked brand, in 1886, which was imi ...

. Another source says it is "like root beer, but sweeter". Quinabeer cans feature a stylized drawing of a bicep flexing "Champion George Prince". The same figure also adorns Cawy's Champ's Cola, a lighter version of Quinabeer.

Distribution

Cawy's beverages are distributed in the United States, Canada, Central America and Spain.

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.cawy.net Drink companies of the United States Companies based in Miami Food and drink companies established in 1948 1948 establishments in Cuba Food and drink companies based in Florida