What’s really local? Metro Times runs down what is and isn’t a ‘Detroit’ product
The Metro Times’ Curt Guyette looks at some of products known as “Detroit” products… and finds out how “Detroit” they really are.Excerpt of one of the products:Faygo soda The iconic Detroit soda is still bottled here, but in
terms of ownership, the company hasn’t been a local one for a long
time. Founded in 1907 by the Feigenson brothers — Russian immigrants
trained as bakers — Faygo was sold to TreeSweet in 1986. A year later
it was bought by Florida-based National Beverage Corp., which also
includes another formerly homegrown favorite, EverFresh juices, among
its labels. By the way, before it became part of a conglomerate, one of
the owners of EverFresh was mobster Vito “Billy Jack” Giacalone.Read the entire article here.
The Metro Times’ Curt Guyette looks at some of products known as
“Detroit” products… and finds out how “Detroit” they really are.
Excerpt of one of the products:
Faygo soda The iconic Detroit soda is still bottled here, but in
terms of ownership, the company hasn’t been a local one for a long
time. Founded in 1907 by the Feigenson brothers — Russian immigrants
trained as bakers — Faygo was sold to TreeSweet in 1986. A year later
it was bought by Florida-based National Beverage Corp., which also
includes another formerly homegrown favorite, EverFresh juices, among
its labels. By the way, before it became part of a conglomerate, one of
the owners of EverFresh was mobster Vito “Billy Jack” Giacalone.
Read the entire article here.
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