Arizona beverage company - wikipedia Arizona beverage company This article contains content that is written like an advertisement. Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view. ( June 2015 ) Arizona Beverage Company, Ltd. AriZona 's corporate headquarters in Woodbury, New York Type Private Industry Beverage Founded 1971 ( as Ferolito, Vultaggio & Sons ) May 5, 1992 ( 1992 - 05 - 05 ) ( AriZona ) Founder Don Vultaggio Headquarters Woodbury, New York, United States Area served Worldwide Key people Domenick J. `` Don '' Vultaggio ( Chairman & President ) Rob Marciano ( Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing ) David Menashi ( CEO ) Products Teas and juice drinks Revenue $300 million ( 1997 est. ) Number of employees 1000 + Parent Hornell Brewing Co., Inc. ( D / B / A Vultaggio & Sons ) Website www.drinkarizona.com Arizona Beverages USA ( stylized as AriZona ) is an American producer of many flavors of iced tea, juice cocktails and energy drinks based in Woodbury, New York. Arizona 's first product was made available in 1992. Arizona is known for its `` Big Can '' drinks holding 23 fl. oz. ( 680 ml ) of iced teas, juice drinks and other beverages that retail for around the price of $ 0.99 in the United States. The `` Arnold Palmer blend '' of iced tea and lemonade has been commercially available since the 1990s, though Arizona has since risen to become the most popular primary distributor of the beverage, with over $100 million in sales in 2010. Arizona also distributes packed trays of tortilla chip products, consisting of `` Nachos ' n ' Cheese '' and `` Salsa ' n ' Chips ''. Contents 1 History 2 Products 2.1 Hot Tea 2.2 Tea Mix 2.3 Tea and juice 2.4 Juice 2.5 Energy Drink 2.6 Sports Drink 2.7 Water 2.8 Soda 3 United Kingdom 4 Canada 5 Colombia 6 Norway 7 Sweden 8 Turkey 9 Immigration law 10 References 11 External links History The company roots trace back to 1971 when friends John Ferolito and Don Vultaggio opened a beverage distribution business in Brooklyn, New York. The company was a successful beer distributor. In 1990, they saw the success of Snapple ( also a Brooklyn - based company founded in the 1970s ) bottled juices and teas, and attempted to make their own product. In 1992, they produced the first bottles of their own AriZona teas. Products Hot Tea Tea Bags Green Tea with Ginseng & Honey Mandarin Orange Green Tea Pomegranate & Acai Green Tea CCK Green Tea Tea Mix Powder Diet Green Tea with Ginseng Lemon Tea Half Tea Half Lemonade Peach Tea Pomegranate Green Tea Liquid Green Tea with Ginseng & Honey Lemon Tea Blueberry Green Tea Watermelon cocktail Powder Stix Diet Green Tea with Ginseng Lemon Tea Peach Tea Pomegranate Green Tea Tea and juice Arnold Palmer Half & Half Lite Iced Tea & Lemonade Zero Iced Tea & Lemonade Iced Tea & Lemonlimeade Black & White Tea Iced Out Boys Tea Green Tea & Lemonade Red Apple Green Tea Iced Tea & Strawberry Lemonade Sweet Tea and Pink lemonade Fruit Juice & Lemonade 50 % Juice & Decaf Red Apple Green Tea Iced Teas Southern Style Sweet Tea Green Tea with Ginseng and Honey Diet Green Tea with Ginseng Black Tea with Ginseng and Honey Pomegranate Green Tea Mandarin Orange Green Tea with Ginseng and Honey Jasmine Asia Plum Green Tea with Ginseng and Plum Juice Iced Tea with Raspberry Flavor Iced Tea with Lemon Flavor Iced Tea with Peach Flavor Iced Tea with Watermelon Flavor Iced Tea with Cranberry Juice Iced Tea with Mango Blueberry White Tea Honey Lemon Herbal Tea with Lemon Mikey Juice Ade Lemonade Orangeade Grapeade Jack Nicklaus Golden Bear Lemonade Strawberry Lemonade / Pink Lemonade Mint Mango Honey 10 Calorie Honey Fruit Juice Fruit Punch Kiwi Strawberry Mucho Mango Watermelon Sweet Apple Smoothie Orchard Peach Piña Colada Virgin Cocktail Strawberry Banana Colada Cocktail Sweet Strawberry KaiseeTwist Energy Drink AZ Energy Regular Low Carb AriZona Energy Shot Green Tea with Honey & Ginseng Green Tea with Pomegranate & Acai Fruit Punch Mucho Mango Grapeade Green Tea Energy Green Tea Diet Green Tea Pomegranate Green Tea Caution Energy Extreme Performance Low Carb Performance All City NRG Pomegranate Green Tea RxEnergy Regular `` Herbal Tonic '' RxStress Caffeine Free Black & Green Tea with B Vitamins & Ginseng Sports Drink Hypertonic Lemon - Lime Hypotonic Water eternal alkaline spring water Vapor Water Rescue Water Hydrate - Blueberry - Coconut Energy - Lemon - Lime Relax - Berry Detox - Orange Immunity - Pomegranate Organic Water Organic Green Tea Organic Mandarin Orange Green Tea Organic Pomegranate Green Tea Organic Yumberry Green Tea Soda Cowboy Pop Chocolate Cola Diet Chocolate Fudge Float Root Beer Float Soda Shaq Original Vanilla Cream Orange Cream Blueberry Cream Strawberry Cream Shaq - Fu Punch Shaq - Fu Grape Shaq - Fu Strawberry Shaq - Fu Pineapple Shaq - Fu Lime Rickey Mango Lime Rickey Cherry Lime Rickey Grape Lime Rickey Lemon Lime Rickey United Kingdom In The United Kingdom, five different flavours of green teas in 500ml bottles are sold. The beverages are distributed by American Drinks Ltd. Canada Arizona sells their 695 ml ( 23 fl. oz. ) canned products in Canada for $. 99 CAD and 500ml ( 16.9 fl. oz. ) cans for $1.49 CAD ( Chains such as 7 - Eleven carry this product for the higher markup value ). The same products in 473 ml ( 16 oz ) bottles are sold at a premium, roughly 2 -- 3 times the canned price. Arizona Iced tea cans were briefly recalled in Canada in 2007 due to a can defect, before being re-introduced at the $. 99 CAD price. They sell a variety of iced tea and juice drinks. As of approximately December 20, 2014 the 695 ml ( 23 fl. oz. ) canned Arizona beverages were unavailable until late January / Early February 2015 because the company sought to find a Canadian distributor, no longer using Coke for distribution. The company has a bottling plant in Mississauga and uses local distributors across the country. Colombia Arizona sells their 695 ml ( 23 fl. oz. ) canned products in Colombia for 5.500 ( COP ), the Arizona Products could be found in Exito Supermarkets in national level or in Oxxo Markets around the country in cities such as Bogotá, Medellin, Bucaramanga, Cali, Monteria or Barranquilla. The beverages are distributed by Destileria Nacional S.A. Norway In Norway, different flavors of Arizona Iced Tejma and Green Tea are sold. They are available in 500 ml cans, and 473 ml bottles. The beverages are usually sold in smaller shops like Deli De Luca. Sweden In Sweden, seven different flavors of Arizona Iced Tea and Green Tea are sold. They are available in 500ml cans, and 473ml bottles. The beverages are distributed by Grays American Stores AB. Turkey In Turkey, seven different flavors of Arizona Iced Tea in 500ml Pet bottles, 473ml Glass Bottles and 355ml Slim Cans are available. The beverages are distributed by Dmc Group Turkey. Immigration Law After the passage of Arizona SB1070, a controversial anti-illegal immigration measure, many businesses associated with the state of Arizona faced protests and boycotts. A tongue - in - cheek post to Twitter calling Arizona Iced Tea `` the drink of Fascists '' fueled reports of a boycott of Arizona - brand beverages. In reaction to this, the company posted to its Twitter account that `` Arizona is and always has been a NY based company ! '' References This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. ( March 2008 ) ^ Jump up to : `` Vultaggio & Sons History '', FundingUniverse.com, a Lendio company Jump up ^ `` AriZona Beverages - AriZona Beverages - America 's No. 1 Selling Iced Tea Brand ''. AriZona Beverages - America 's No. 1 Selling Iced Tea Brand. Retrieved 14 August 2015. Jump up ^ Rovell, Darren ( 13 May 2010 ). `` Arnold Palmer Finally Making Big Money Off His Drink ''. CNBC. Retrieved 13 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` AriZona Beverages - AriZona Beverages - America 's No. 1 Selling Iced Tea Brand ''. AriZona Beverages - America 's No. 1 Selling Iced Tea Brand. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` AriZona History '' Archived July 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine., AriZona website Jump up ^ `` Red Apple Green Tea - AriZona Beverages - America 's No. 1 Selling Iced Tea Brand ''. Retrieved 26 July 2016. Jump up ^ AriZona Energy Shot - Green Tea w / Honey & Ginseng, 2oz, 12 pack. Jump up ^ National Post Staff ( 29 April 2010 ). `` Confused protestors boycott NY - based AriZona Iced Tea ''. National Post. Retrieved 14 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Boycott Arizona Iced Tea ? Wait a Second... '' cbsnews.com. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2015. Jump up ^ Weiner, Juli. `` Misinformed Activists Boycott Brooklyn 's AriZona Beverages ''. Retrieved 26 July 2016. Jump up ^ Christie, Bob ( Apr 30, 2010 ). `` Arizona Faces Boycott Calls After Immigration Law ''. Huffington Post. External links Arizona Beverage Company official website Drink portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arizona_Beverage_Company&oldid=828311106 '' Categories : Drink companies of the United States Companies based in Nassau County, New York Energy drinks Iced tea brands Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles with a promotional tone from June 2015 All articles with a promotional tone Articles lacking in - text citations from March 2008 All articles lacking in - text citations Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Français 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 1 March 2018, at 20 : 35. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who is the founder of arizona iced tea
Answer: John Ferolito