| 1963 |
Sunny Delight founded in Florida by 2 dads, Howard Dick and Phil Grinnell.
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| 1966 |
Purchased by Coca-Cola Bottling operation.
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| 1970 |
First production of Sunny Delight Florida Citrus Punch in Mt. Dora, FL.
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| 1982 |
Bottler sold Doric Foods to parent company, Coca-Cola.
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| 1983 |
Coca-Cola sold Doric Foods to a joint venture between Charterhouse Group International and American Fruit Co., creating Sundor Brands Inc.
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| 1989 |
Procter & Gamble acquired Sundor Brands Inc. and the growing Sunny Delight brand.
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| 1997 |
SunnyD expanded into Canada.
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| 1998 |
SunnyD expanded into Europe.
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| 2004 |
Sunny Delight Beverages Co. established when J. W. Childs, a Boston-based private equity firm, acquired Sunny Delight brands from Procter & Gamble.*
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| 2007 |
Elations U.S. national launch.
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| 2007 |
Veryfine and Fruit2O acquired from Kraft.
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| 2009 |
Bossa Nova acquired from founder.
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| 2011 |
Sunny Delight Europe sold to Orangina Schweppes.
*For more information about J. W. Childs Associates, L.P., click here. |
