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NuGrape is a brand of grape-flavored soda pop. The NuGrape brand was invented in 1906, first bottled in 1921, and by April 1933, The National NuGrape Company was founded in Atlanta, Georgia.〔(Soda TraderZ by CokeGirl - NuGrape and SunCrest )〕 In 1922, licensing rights were sold to the Olla Bottling Works in Olla, Louisiana where it was made and distributed for many years. NuGrape was followed up by the popular Sun Crest brand of soft drinks in 1938.〔(Dad's Root Beer Company - Sun Crest )〕 In 1965, the National NuGrape Company introduced Kickapoo Joy Juice, a product based on Al Capp's Li'l Abner comic strip.〔(The Road to Hokum: Dogpatch, USA )〕 All three brands were acquired in 1968 by The Moxie Company (renamed Moxie-Monarch-NuGrape Company and later Monarch Beverage Company).〔(Jamaica Plain Historical Society - '20th Century' Editor - Moxie Soda Outsold Coca-Cola )〕 In 1970, Moxie-Monarch-NuGrape discontinued domestic U.S. sales of Kickapoo Joy Juice.〔("Bottles on the Border" by Bill Lockhart - Chapter 10e )〕 In 1999, NuGrape and the Nesbitt's line of carbonated drinks were acquired from Monarch Beverage Company in Atlanta by Big Red, Ltd. of Waco, Texas under its North American Beverages Products division, which also included Nesbitt's. The National NuGrape building still exists in Atlanta at 794 Ralph McGill Blvd., but is not open to the public.〔(National Nugrape Company-Atlanta: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary )〕 Today, NuGrape is usually found in parts of the southeast United States. Specifically, it is sold in parts of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, northwest Alabama, and the eastern half of Tennessee. NuGrape is almost impossible to find for sale west or north of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. However, NuGrape is bottled and distributed in central Kentucky by the Ale-8-1 Bottling Company of Winchester, KY, and in the Pacific Northwest by Orca Beverage Company of Mukilteo, Washington.〔http://orcabeverage.com/orca_beverage_soda_products.html〕 It is most commonly available in small, novelty candy stores as well as independent grocery stores, available in bottles (glass or plastic) or cans. In recent years, Cracker Barrel restaurants have begun selling NuGrape, by the individual bottle and in six-packs. It is available at World Market stores.〔http://www.worldmarket.com/product/nugrape+soda.do?from=ac〕 In 1906, John James Mangham and a fellow pharmacist discover the formula for NuGrape in Breman, GA. There is only one known case of a glass bottle of nugrape exploding unexpectedly and injuring a person. This case was semi-documented and possibly may be featured in an episode of Mythbusters: Texas style. == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「NuGrape」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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