FAYGO

Updated 05-May-2020.

Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about FAYGO!

Tears of a Clown: The American Nightmare That Created the Insane Clown Posse: How two poor white kids from Detroit became the leaders of a hated and misunderstood subculture that is centered around macabre raps, face paint, Faygo, and family.

Detroit Free Press Lifestyles Section: Lifestyles news from Detroit Free Press.

Detroit’s Faygo unveils new ‘Gold’ flavor; it appears to rival another popular brand with city ties: DETROIT, MI – Detroit’s Faygo beverage company has a new flavor out that could make the neighborhood for soft drinks with Michigan ties a lot tougher.
The company, located at 3579 Gratiot, recently unveiled its new “Gold” flavor that apparently rivals Vernors ginger soda – another product with Detroit ties.
Below is a look at some reaction about the new drink; let us know what you think about the new Faygo creation in our comments section.
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Faygo Sold to National Beverage Corp.: DETROIT (AP) _ Faygo Beverage Inc., one of the top independent bottlers of soft drinks in the nation, will be sold to National Beverage Corp. of Florida for an undisclosed price, National said Thursday.

TREESWEET BUYS SOFT-DRINK FIRM: That acquisition target that owners of TreeSweet Companies have been stalking for months turned out to be Faygo Beverages, the prominent Detroit-based soft-drink marketer and bottler.

Pop history: Detroit export Faygo turns 107: Ben and Perry Feigenson picked a horrible time to start a beverage company.

Faygo, Detroit beverage maker, remembered in storied history: “Comic books and rubber bands…climb into the tree top…falling down and holding hands…tricycles and Redpop…”

What’s in a name? Here are the stories behind Biggby, Zingerman’s, Founders, Faygo, Domino’s: We see their iconic logos and names every time we grab a coffee or order a pizza. But how did they get their names?

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Faygo Beverages, Inc. is a soft drink company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan . the beverages produced by the company, branded as Faygu or Fayg Pop, are distributed in the u. the company introduced the now industry standard twist-off cap and the term “pop” for the product . the original flavors of Faygo were based on cake frosting recipes used by the Feigensons in Russia . in 1921 as the company expanded, they decided the brand name “Feigenson Brothers” was too long . the brothers bought their first delivery truck in 1922, and started home deliveries the following year . new flavors in the the company opened its currently operating bottling plant in 1935 on Gratiot Avenue in Detroit . the brothers ran the company until the mid-1940s, when they turned it over to their sons . in 1956, the Faygo increased company sales from $6 million in 1966 to $20.4 million in 1971 . in the 1970s, they introduced flavored carbonated water . the company introduced diet version of its line in the 1960s . in 1961, the Royal Hawaiian Pineapple Orange was launched as a premium product line . the soda was recalled and Dole gave Faygo enough sterilized juice to offset the company’s losses . six other flavors in the 1980s, they introduced flavored carbonated water . in 2007, Faygo celebrated its 100th anniversary with a new flavor . a fourth-grade Ohio teacher won with Centennial soda . the company introduced its ginger ale, Faygo Gold, rivaling cross town company, Vernors’ flagship drink . ten thousand entries were