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that was originally produced in 1939 by The Frostie Beverage Company of

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, owned by George Rackensperger. In 1971, Frostie Enterprises, as the parent company was known, purchased a competing rootbeer brand and drive-in chain,

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(sold in 1979). Another expansion happened in 1974, when Frostie Enterprises purchased the Dog n Suds Root Beer Drive-in and brand. At the end of 1979, the Frostie brand was sold to the

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. After years of being under-promoted by Monarch in favor of

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, the Frostie brand was sold in 2000 to Leading Edge Brands of

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. In 2009, Leading Edge Brands sold the Frostie line of beverages to Intrastate Distributors Inc. of

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. As of 2014 it is now distributed by Excel Bottling Company of Breese, Illinois.

Flavors

The Frostie line includes the following sixteen flavors: * Root Beer *

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Root Beer *

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Root Beer * Ginger Beer * Ginger Ale * Blue Cream Soda * Green Apple * Orange * Concord Grape * Cherry Limeade * Strawberry * Strawberry Watermelon

Lemonades

* Classic Lemonade * Blue Lemonade * Pink Lemonade * Strawberry Lemonade * Watermelon Lemonade

References

External links

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Flavors

Lemonades

See also

References

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