1980 ad for Britvic 55.
The Britvic Company was founded in the mid-nineteenth century in Chelmsford, Essex as the British Vitamin Products Company. It started producing fruit juices in 1938 and started marketing them under the Britvic name in 1949.[1] The Company changed its name to Britvic in 1971. In 1986 it merged with Canada Dry Rawlings so acquiring the R. White’s Lemonade brand. It acquired Tango from Beechams in 1987 and since that year it has also owned the UK and Ireland franchises of Pepsi and 7 Up.[1] In 1995 it bought Robinson’s from Reckitt & Coleman and in 1998 went on to launch J2O. Read the rest of this entry »
1987 7UP ‘Feels So good cooling down’.
1986 Irn Bru advert
Kiri (Apple Juice with a bit of Sparkle)
Lucozade ad featuring Daley Thompson and music by Iron Maiden.
Martini Extra Dry 80’s Advert
Martini is a brand of Italian vermouth, named after the Martini & Rossi Distilleria Nazionale di Spirito di Vino, in Turin.
From within the Distilleria emerged Alessandro Martini, Luigi Rossi and Teofilo Sola. They changed the company name to Martini, Sola & Cia in 1863 and it was in 1879 that the Sola family sold its interests to the remaining partners who renamed the company Martini & Rossi, as it stands today.
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A advert for Campari dated from 1981 featuring two window cleaners drinking a nice glass of Campari.
Campari is an alcoholic (alcohol 20.5%; 41 proof) aperitif obtained from the infusion of sixty ingredients, combined and macerated in a blend of distilled water and alcohol. Campari is a type of bitters.
Campari was invented by Gaspare Campari between 1862 and 1867. Today the product is still composed of the same original ingredients, thanks to a formula which has remained a secret for almost 150 years. Campari is obtained from the infusion of bitter and aromatic herbs, plants and fruit in alcohol and water. Read the rest of this entry »
Corona (Every Bubble past its FIZICAL) from 1981.
Advert for Corona drinks 1976. Every bubble’s passed its physical.
Corona was a brand of carbonated beverage available in the United Kingdom and produced by Corona Soft Drinks. The firm was created by Rhondda grocers William Thomas and William Evans when they saw a market for soft drinks caused by the growing influence of the temperance movement in South Wales. The companies first factory was based in Porth, and eventually the company had 87 depots. Read the rest of this entry »
We all adore Kia Ora!
Kia-Ora is a concentrated fruit soft drink, made by Atlantic Industries and produced in the UK by Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd. It comes in many fruity flavours.
It takes its name from “kia ora”, a Māori language greeting which has entered New Zealand English. It means literally “be well/healthy” and is used for both “hello” and “goodbye”. The name was first used for a lemon squash by Arthur Gasquoine of Sydney, Australia who founded an ice and soft-drink business in 1896. First created in Australia in 1903, ‘Kia-Ora’ was launched in Great Britain in 1917. Read the rest of this entry »