Schweppes Australia is the non-alcohol business of

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operating in Australia. It is now known as Asahi Lifestyle Beverage having originally arrived in the country in 1850. In 1877, the first factory was built in Sydney. After an international merger with

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in 1969, forming

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, the company was eventually re-separated on 27 February 2009 and, in April 2009, Schweppes Australia was acquired by

. Schweppes was first sold in Australia in 1850. It began local production when it opened a factory in Sydney in 1877, followed by one in Melbourne in 1885. Schweppes Australia is a licensed manufacturer and distributor of brands such as

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, Sunkist,

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, and

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. They also produce Schweppes range of soft drinks, as well as many other Australian brands, including

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, Passiona, Cottee's Cordial, Spring Valley Beverages, Pop Tops and Cool Ridge, and Frantelle spring water. In 2011, Asahi acquired the juice and water brands of P&N Beverages, Australia's third largest volume supplier of fruit juices, soft drinks and mineral waters.Acquisition of P&N Beverages
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Products

Classic Mixers: Dry Ginger Ale, Diet Dry Ginger Ale, Indian Tonic Water, Lemon, Lime & Bitters, Soda Water, Diet Tonic Water, Bitter Lemon Agrum Collection: Blood Orange (originally called ''Ciata''), Citrus Blend (originally simply called ''Agrum''), Sugar Free Citrus Blend, White Grape & Passionfruit (discontinued circa 2014), Calamansi Lime (''Viage''; discontinued circa 2006) Mineral Waters: Lemon, Orange & Lime, Orange & Mango, Sparking Mineral Water, Apple & Pink Grapefruit, Lemon & Lime, Orange & Passionfruit, Natural Mineral Water Traditional Soft Drinks: Red Cream Soda, Brown Cream Soda, Raspberry, Sarsaparilla, Pink Lemonade, Lime, Ginger Beer, Fruit Tingler, and Fairy Floss Cordials: Raspberry Cordial, Lemon Cordial, Lime Cordial ^{/sup>

See also

*List of oldest companies in Australia

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