Cottee's

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Cottees
Kraft Heinz
Website[1]

Cottee's is an Australian food and beverage brand founded in 1927.[1] Cottee's make a variety of products including cordial, jams, marmalades and other spreads, toppings, jellies and puddings. The company is owned by Kraft Heinz with its drinks manufactured under licence by Asahi Breweries.

History

The company was founded in the early 20th century by dairy farmer Spencer Milton Cottee (ca.1864 – 8 June 1944) from

Geo. Hall and Sons
.

Apart from Passiona, the most popular Cottee's carbonated soft drinks were Tango (orange), and Coola (lime), with other flavours including lemon, cola, and lemonade. The brand's popularity reached its zenith in the 1960s. Cottee's Coola flavour is the most popular cordial in Australia (Coola, Australia's Flavourite Cordial).[4]

In 1965, Cottee's was acquired by the American company

Cadbury Schweppes.[5] Schweppes Australia was acquired by Asahi Breweries
in 2009.

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Water & Cordial – Asahi.com.au". Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ^ "History". Cottee Group. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Mr. S. M. Cottee Dies". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 10 June 1944. p. 5. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Cottee's History". Cottee's Website. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Cottee's History". Cottee's Website. Retrieved 3 January 2009.

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