Stewart's Fountain Classics is an American brand of premium
soft drink
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s.
History
Stewart's are nostalgic "old fashioned" fountain sodas, having originated at the
Stewart's Restaurants
Stewart's Restaurants are classic 1950s style fast-food restaurants located throughout the United States. Restaurants are branded as Stewart's Root Beer or Stewart's Drive-In or similar variations. Started in 1924 in Mansfield, Ohio by Frank Stew ...
, a chain of root beer stands started in 1924 by Frank Stewart in
Mansfield, Ohio
Mansfield is a city in Richland County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 47,534 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located approximately from Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, Columbus via Interstate 71, it i ...
. In 1990, the
bottling
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Bottling lines usually include label ap ...
rights to Stewart's were acquired by the Cable Car Beverage Corporation. Cream Soda and Ginger Beer
flavors were introduced in 1992. Other flavors have been added since then. In November 1997 Cable Car Beverage Corporation was purchased by Triarc.
Cadbury Schweppes
Cadbury, formerly Cadbury's and Cadbury Schweppes, is a British multinational corporation, multinational confectionery company owned by Mondelez International (spun off from Kraft Foods, Inc., Kraft Foods) since 2010. It is the second-largest c ...
PLC acquired the Stewart's brands in 2000 along with
Snapple
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and Mistic Brands for $1.45 billion.
Stewart's drinks come in 12
fl. oz. (355
ml) glass bottles with twist-off tops. The
bottle
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s of some flavors are tinted amber, while the others are clear.
Flavors
See also
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Stewart's Restaurants
Stewart's Restaurants are classic 1950s style fast-food restaurants located throughout the United States. Restaurants are branded as Stewart's Root Beer or Stewart's Drive-In or similar variations. Started in 1924 in Mansfield, Ohio by Frank Stew ...
References
External links
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