Stoneford Group

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**PT. Stoneford International Investama Tbk.**, commonly known as **Stoneford Group**, is a Petrovburger halal-certificated soft drink company. It is the second-largest in the year of establishment and second-largest consume goods firm in Petrovburg after Holland Burger in terms of market share.

Headquartered in Canterlot City with the manufacturing plant located in Vernadia, it has the local brands include Stoneford, Stoneford Lite, StoneCola, and Stoneford Extreme. It also manufactures most famous brands such as Green Sands, Ardath, and Kansas.

## Description

Stoneford Group establishments are found in Petrovburg's tourist attentions, such as Wilhelmshaven National Park, the Sweyn Forkbeard's Music Festival, and others. Stoneford bottles themselves can only be obtained from Stoneford vending machines. A Stoneford vending machine is also featured in some districts around Petrovburg. For example: someone can buy a can of Green Sands for IDR5,000, drink its contents to replenish his/her health, and throw the empty can away.

## Influence

Stoneford Group is obviously being a parody of The Coca-Cola Company with the design of logo slightly based on Spacetoon.

In the Luna the Miracle Boy series, Stoneford brands say *"Canned/bottled under authority of PT. STONEFORD INTERNATIONAL INVESTAMA Tbk., CANTERLOT CITY – REPUBLIC OF PETROVBURG"* meaning all Stoneford drinks is owned by Stoneford Group. The another example is a Stoneford sign in Iceland District is based on a real-life sign for Pepsi Cola located in Long Island City (properly located in the MY State, United States). The name is a play on of "Stoneford", a slang term for "stone fort". This is reinforced by the Stoneford motto "The Essence of Life".

There are other examples: A plastic bottle by Stoneford can also be bought from supermarkets all over Canterlot City. Advertisements have also been featured in the series, the Stoneford drinks' logos can be found on some taxis. Another one is when several billboards for the Stoneford drinks can be seen in some story episodes.

## Sponsorship

Stoneford is one of the national sponsors featured on some national events (i.e Friendship Games, and Sirbistan Partizan Carnival).

## Depictions in the series

### Luna the Miracle Boy

The Stoneford drinks (Denmark Twist) is mentioned by Dennis as "fizzy apple cider" at the beginning of the LMB Original Scene, and later Roman scolds the soft drink in which she claims that it's her coronation as the Miracle Contest's princess and not a hoedown. This Stoneford flavor is very likely based on apple-flavored Mirinda.

### Rainbow Rocks animated short stories

Several Stoneford drinks are available during the Sirbistan Partizan Carnival in the Sirbistan Night Fever segment.

### Luna the Miracle Boy: Friendship Games

The billboards of Green Sands and Holland Burger are seen during the Friendship Games at Canterlot Presidential University.

### Better Together / Choose Your Own Ending

The Green Sands beverages are available at Norway Bay. In the Run to Break Free segment, the poster of Green Sands appears in the truck that Jason jumps over it on his way from Canterlot Presidentials.

### Luna the Miracle Boy: Forgotten Friendship

The Green Sands beverages briefly appear during Norway's Day when the Petrovburg Heroes enjoy the vacation at the beach in Norway Bay.

### Luna the Miracle Boy: Rollercoaster of Friendship

All Stoneford beverages are available in the Wilhelmshaven National Park.

### Luna the Miracle Boy: Spring Breakdown

All Stoneford beverages are available in the KLM Cruise Ship.

### Luna the Miracle Boy: Roman Backstage Pass

All Stoneford beverages are available in the Sweyn Forkbeard's Music Festival.

## Brands

### Stoneford

**Stoneford** is a brand of soft drinks that is most likely based on either German-made Fanta or Portuguese-made Mirinda. It is available in fruit varieties including orange, citrus, grapefruit, apple, strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, pineapple, pomegranate, banana, passionfruit, lemon, vanilla, guarana, tangerine, pear, watermelon, tamarillo, and grape flavors as well as tamarind.

However, there are some notable variants named according the Nordic countries:

#### Energizing Orkney

*It's an upbeat flavor on the party moment about Orkney. Liven up the taste buds with the new raspberry taste explosion.*

Energizing Orkney is one of Stoneford's notable variants that the intended flavor is raspberry, and the background color is carmine red.

#### Denmark Twist

*It's an exploration of the world make their bump become a beat ride and skip the drive to the future with the Danish apple twists.*

Denmark Twist is one of Stoneford's notable variants that the intended flavor is apple, and the background color is red.

#### Celestial Sweden

*It's a classic iconic flavor inspired in a bottle of passion for life share every moment with the celestial flares.*

Celestial Sweden is one of Stoneford's notable variants that the intended flavor is orange, and the background color is orange.

#### Finland Breeze

*It's a dedication to Finland's true color. Get ready for an exciting blast of purple fizz that uses natural grape juice and is so tasty.*

Finland Breeze is one of Stoneford's notable variants that the intended flavor is grape, and the background color is purple.

#### Iceland Shimmer

*It's a tropical pride on Iceland's beaches rich with the sea breeze, coconut trees, pineapple sips, ocean dips, and vacation vibes.*

Iceland Shimmer is one of Stoneford's notable variants that the intended flavor is piña colada, and the background color is yellow.

#### Norway Sparkle

*It's a great sensation rich in blue. Such as twilight sightseeing, lunar eclipses and radars, and the scientific sparkles of night.*

Norway Sparkle is one of Stoneford's notable variants that the intended flavor is blueberry, and the background color is blue.

#### Greenland Flutterblast

*It's a sunset over the meadow that the Greenlandic melons can't look back until they move forward to be open to the road ahead.*

Greenland Flutterblast is one of Stoneford's notable variants that the intended flavor is melon, and the background color is green.

#### Pinkie Faroe

*It's a mild taste with some spontaneous strawberries, this radar of flavor will make the most of every vapor wave and daydream.*

Pinkie Faroe is one of Stoneford's notable variants that the intended flavor is strawberry, and the background color is pink.

### Stoneford Lite

**Stoneford Lite** is a brand of soft drinks that resembles Sprite – that is a clear, lemon and lime-flavored soft drink.

### StoneCola

**StoneCola**, also known as **Stoneford Cola**, is a carbonated soft drink that resembles Coca-Cola.

### Stoneford Extreme

**Stoneford Extreme** is a brand of soft drinks that is a sarsaparilla-flavored soft drink.

### Green Sands

*Main article: Green Sands.*
**Green Sands** is a brand of soft drinks that is a pure lemonade drink. The brand looks similar to its Indonesian counterpart by the legendary packaging design back in the year 1990s.

There are 3 famous variants of the Green Sands lemonade: "Sirbistan Shandy" (with the aroma of apple and lime), "Lemon Zest" (with the aroma of original lemon), and "Brazilian Rarity" (with the aroma of orange and lime).

### Ardath

**Ardath** is a brand of soft drinks that is an Italian soda – made from carbonated water and flavored syrups.

### Kansas

**Kansas** is a brand of isotonic soft drinks with some of American blend and the iconic three horses emblem.

## Business

In 2016, Stoneford International was the last third-largest consume goods firm in Petrovburg with a market share of approximately 7%.

## Gallery

### Stoneford

Energizing OrkneyDenmark TwistCelestial SwedenFinland BreezeIceland ShimmerNorway SparkleGreenland FlutterblastPinkie Faroe
### Other Stoneford drinks

Green Sands advertising posterGreen Sands (Sirbistan Shandy)Green Sands (Brazilian Rarity)Green Sands (Lemon Zest)Stoneford LiteStoneColaStoneford Extreme
## References

1. **Main course**
	* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentoel\_Group
2. **Secondary course**
	* https://gta.fandom.com/wiki/Sprunk
	* http://gta.fandom.com/wiki/Orang-O-Tang