DETROIT, May 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Faygo Beverages will give its 22,243 Facebook fans the opportunity to taste its refreshing lineup of nine new flavors beginning Memorial Day Weekend when the Faygo Flavor Team hits the streets.The Faygo Flavor Team will make surprise appearances at various locations throughout Detroit starting Saturday, May 28 through Saturday, June 4 to give away free samples of the newest Ohana and Faygo flavors. Each time the team arrives at its location, it will “Check In” utilizing the Facebook application to notify Facebook fans of their location. Fans and the general public who visit the team on location will be treated to full-size samples and Faygo paraphernalia while supplies last.“Faygo means fun and our Flavor Team was created to take that fun to the streets,” said Al Chittaro, executive vice president of Faygo Beverages. “Our summer lineup of new flavors brings Faygo’s total to 56 different sodas and noncarbonated beverages and truly means Faygo has something for every taste.”
The popular non-carbonated Ohana flavors will be introduced in a new one liter size. Previously, the only beverages sold in the one liter size were tonics, club soda and sparkling waters.
The new Ohana and Faygo flavors are:
- Faygo Diet Peach – 20 & 24 oz. bottle
- Faygo Pineapple Watermelon – 20 & 24 oz. bottle
- Ohana Pink Lemonade – 1 liter bottle
- Ohana Blueberry Lemonade – 1 liter bottle
- Ohana Pineapple Orange – 1 liter bottle
- Ohana Raspberry Iced Tea – 1 liter bottle
- Ohana Peach Melon – 1 liter bottle
- Ohana Peach Iced Tea – 1 liter bottle
- Ohana Cherry Grapefruit – 1 liter bottle
About Faygo
In April of this year, Faygo Beverages’ Orange Soda was voted “favorite orange” soda by Serious Eats, a Website focused on celebrating and sharing food enthusiasm through blogs and social networking communities. In its September 2009 issue, Bon Appetit magazine ranked Faygo Root Beer as one of the best Root Beers in America.
Faygo was founded in Detroit in 1907 as Feigenson Brothers Bottling Works. Over the years, the company has developed several different types of soft drink beverages and a wide range of flavors including Detroit favorites, Redpop and Rock & Rye. For more information visit: www.facebook.com/faygo or www.faygo.com
The company was sold to National Beverage Corp. in 1987