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Kist Beverages
Citrus
Products Company was founded in 1919 in Chicago, Illinois. Two of
their products, Kist and Chocolate Solder, are familiar brands of The
Citrus Company.
Like most soft drink companies, they
experimented with different flavors to try and find their niche in the
market. Kist was bottled in a wide range
of flavors like orange, ginger ale, lemon and grape, and became very
popular. They also offered a complete range of bottle sizes including
seven ounce, ten ounce and twelve ounce, and also two family
sizes.
By 1958 Kist was being bottled by franchised
bottlers in every state. In addition to Kist, Citrus Products
constantly pushed another product to franchised bottlers that was
called Chocolate Soldier. Chocolate Soldier, a
chocolate milk type beverage, grew steadily in sales volume, with
the help of the parent company, by providing bottlers with sales and
advertising materials. Probably the only thing that stands out in the
advertising of Chocolate Soldier is some signs which show a soldier
standing at attention.
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Top Left: Kist Citrus Products Co, Chicago IL,
Crown Bottling Works, Delaware OH
(Fruit Punch) 7oz ACL
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Top Right: Kist Bottling Co, 36oz,
"Phone 2301", Garnavillo, Iowa
Kist Beverages, 10oz, Bottled Under Authority from Citrus Products Co,
Schiller Park, Ill.
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Below: Kist promotion sign and
examples of Kist crown caps
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