Cawy Bottling Company is a soda beverage company founded in Cuba in 1948 and

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following the

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. Two of the company's executives

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d to the U.S. and restarted the brand in 1962, first offering

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soda and then diversifying outside of that competitive market by offering Materva (a

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flavored soda) and then other tropical flavors.

Products

Cawy's soda brands include

lemon-lime soda A lemon-lime soft drink or lemon-lime soda (also known as lemonade in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand and as cider in Japan and South Korea) is a carbonated soft drink with lemon and lime flavoring. Description Lemon-lime soft dr ...

, Materva, Jupiña, Champ's Cola and Quinabeer. Jupiña is the company's best-selling line. Other offerings from the company include Cawy Watermelon, Coco Solo (a coconut soda), Fruti Cola (a red cola), Malta Cawy (a

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), Trimalta, Rica Malt Tonic, and Rica Orange Mandarin.

Jupiña

Jupiña (pronounced hoo-peen-yah) is a sweet

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flavored carbonated beverage. The name is from a condensed version of "Jugo de Piña" (juice of pineapple).

Quinabeer

Quinabeer is a carbonated beverage produced by Cawy Bottling Company. It is very sweet with hints of orange and cherry flavor.George Prince Loves Quinabeer
Soda Survey by Sebastian Del Marmol August 24, 2010 Miami New Times It has been described as tasting like a combination of

cream soda Cream soda (also known as creme soda) is a sweet soft drink. Generally flavored with vanilla and based on the taste of an ice cream float, a wide range of variations can be found worldwide. History and development A recipe for cream soda written ...

and

cola Cola is a Carbonation, carbonated soft drink flavored with vanilla, cinnamon, citrus essential oil, oils, and other flavorings. Cola became popular worldwide after the American pharmacist John Stith Pemberton invented Coca-Cola, a trademarked br ...

. Another source says it is "like root beer, but sweeter". Quinabeer cans feature a stylized drawing of a bicep flexing "Champion George Prince". The same figure also adorns Cawy's Champ's Cola, a lighter version of Quinabeer.

Distribution

Cawy's beverages are distributed in the United States, Canada, Central America and Spain.

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.cawy.net Drink companies of the United States Companies based in Miami Food and drink companies established in 1948 1948 establishments in Cuba Food and drink companies based in Florida