Sam's Choice is a

private label brand A private label, also called a private brand or private-label brand, is a brand owned by a company, offered by that company alongside and competing with brands from other businesses. A private-label brand is almost always offered exclusively by th ...

created by Cott Beverages for

Walmart Walmart Inc. (; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States and 23 other ...

stores. The brand was introduced as "Sam's American Choice" in 1991; the name has since been shortened to simply "Sam's Choice". It is named after

Sam Walton Samuel Moore Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992) was an American business magnate best known for Co-founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club, which he started in Rogers, Arkansas, and Midwest City, Oklahoma, in 1962 and 1983 res ...

, the founder of Walmart as their version of the

President's Choice President's Choice (Canadian French, French: le Choix du Président) or PC is a line of grocery products and services offered by the Canada-based Loblaw Companies, Loblaw Companies Ltd. History President's Blend The first President's Ch ...

label with their products initially developed by Dave Nichol, who created the brand. Items produced under the Sam's Choice label are primarily grocery items.

Brand portfolio

Beverages

Soft drinks

All varieties are available in 2-liter bottles. Some varieties are available in 12oz cans, 8oz cans, 12oz bottles, 16.9oz bottles and 20oz bottles. Many Walmarts have Sam's Cola branded vending machines in their vestibules or entranceways. *

Cola Cola is a Carbonation, carbonated soft drink flavored with vanilla, cinnamon, citrus essential oil, oils, and other flavorings. Cola became popular worldwide after the American pharmacist John Stith Pemberton invented Coca-Cola, a trademarked br ...

(in various varieties, including diet, cherry, zero sugar, and diet caffeine free) * Twist-Up (lemon-lime) * Mountain Lightning (formerly ''Green Lightning''; citrus flavored; also available in diet, orange and grape) * Dr. Thunder (formerly ''Southern Lightning''; also available in diet; "pepper" type) *

Root Beer Root beer is a North American soft drink traditionally made using the root bark of the sassafras tree '' Sassafras albidum'' or the vine of '' Smilax ornata'' (known as sarsaparilla; also used to make a soft drink called sarsaparilla) as the ...

Grapette Grapette is a grape-flavored soft drink that was first produced and marketed in 1939 by Benjamin "Tyndle" Fooks. Grapette is now produced by Grapette International, and is marketed in the United States by Walmart as part of its Sam's Choice line ...

* Orangette *

Ginger ale Ginger ale is a carbonated soft drink flavoured with ginger. It is consumed on its own or used as a mixer, often with spirit-based drinks. There are two main types of ginger ale. The golden style is credited to the Irish doctor Thomas Joseph ...

Lemonade Lemonade is a sweetened lemon-flavored drink. There are many varieties of lemonade found throughout the world. In some parts of the world, lemonade refers to an un-carbonated, traditionally, homemade drink, using lemon juice, water, and a sw ...

* Pineapple * Fruit punch * Raspberry * Grapefruit *

Cream soda Cream soda (also known as creme soda) is a sweet soft drink. Generally flavored with vanilla and based on the taste of an ice cream float, a wide range of variations can be found worldwide. History and development A recipe for cream soda written ...

Kid's Choice 8oz. bottles

* Bubble Gum (blue-colored) * Orange * Fruit Punch * Grape * Lemonade * Water

Other beverages

* Bottled water * Clear American carbonated and flavored water * Tea * Coffee

Other products

* Ice Cream (regular & premium) * Chocolate * Pizza (regular & thin crust, e.g. buffalo chicken) * Plastic wrap * Salsa * Slow cooker meals