- Red Pop
Red Pop is a variant of
Cream Soda that is traditionally flavored withstrawberries .Description
Major producers of Red Pop include
Faygo /Shasta andBig Red . The brands do differ to some extent as to the character of their Red Pop. TheFaygo Red Pop focuses more on the strawberry flavor, whereasBig Red 's Red Pop includes a blend of several fruit flavors, including apple, cherry, and strawberry, with a focus on the cream soda aspect of the drink.History
Faygo introduced strawberry soda as one of the initial sodas in its line up. In the 1960s, the name of the strawberry soda was officially changed to Red Pop.Big Red introduced its 'Sun Tang Red Cream Soda' in 1937. In 1959, this was shortened to 'Sun Tang Big Red' and in 1969 it was further shortened to 'Big Red'. The same flavor is in use inBig Red 's energy drink,redjak .References
* [http://www.bigredltd.com Big Red Ltd]
* [http://www.faygo.com Faygo Inc.]
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