Back in the decade of the 70’s, several brands of Chocolate soda were marketed but it was Canfield’s Diet Chocolate Fudge that was preferred by the masses and by 1984 it helped turn a regional bottler in the Chicago into a national phenomenon. Coca-Cola was in a tailspin over its poorly received product, “New Coke” and consumers were seeking alternatives.
October 12th, 2009 | Posted in Back In The Day,Underground Cafe | Read More »
What later became Hires Root Beer was first a recipe for a delicious herbal tea. While Charles Hires, a Philadelphia pharmacist was on his honeymoon he began blending dry teas with varied herbs, and root stock and soon after, this pharmacist began selling a dry version of the tea mixture. Hires also had been working on a liquid version of
June 26th, 2009 | Posted in Back In The Day,Underground Cafe | Read More »
