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Back Issues: Fledgling fizz: a fierce contest of flavour and flair
- Description
Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. Fizzy cordial drinks were a popular beverage in the late 19th century. From 1875, several local manufacturers competed for customers. Joseph Bell and Co set up a factory in Rangitikei Street and found their market niche selling mineral water. Intellectual property was jealously guarded. One manufacturer, Edward Shepherd threw suspicion on the town's water supply, insinuating that it was safer to drink his sugary product.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Content type
- Born digital
- Relation
- Manawatū Standard
- Date
- May 27, 2023
- Format
- Born Digital