Type | Soft drink |
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Manufacturer | Schweppes Australia |
Country of origin | Australia |
Introduced | 1925 |
Passiona is an Australian passionfruit-flavoured soft drink currently manufactured by Schweppes Australia and originally Cottee's. [1] In 2009, Schweppes Australia was acquired by Asahi Beverages.
Originally developed as a cordial by Lismore dairy farmer Spencer Cottee during the 1920s to avoid wasting excess passionfruit on his farm, when carbonated Passiona became a foundation product of the Cottee's range. [2] Passiona was first manufactured in 1924, and described in writing in an address to the Mullumbimby Chamber of Commerce by Spencer Cottee 1925. [3] In 1926, a factory was set up in Sydney, and in 1927 the drink was marketed to the public. [4]
Newspaper reports from the 1930s mention Australians taking the drink with them overseas to Canada and Jerusalem. In 1934, Cottees Passiona Ltd reported a gross profit of £609.[ citation needed]
Cottee granted licences to produce the drink to a number of now defunct Australian bottlers, including Geo. Hall & Sons in South Australia and Bowral Bottlers in the NSW Southern Highlands. [5] The trademark has also been used by Cottee's jelly crystal range.
The passionfruit pulp was originally supplied from not only Australian mainland growers, but later also a Norfolk Island cooperative. [6] Cottees then established plants in New Guinea in the highlands at Goroka and Mt. Hagen. [7]
Type | Soft drink |
---|---|
Manufacturer | Schweppes Australia |
Country of origin | Australia |
Introduced | 1925 |
Passiona is an Australian passionfruit-flavoured soft drink currently manufactured by Schweppes Australia and originally Cottee's. [1] In 2009, Schweppes Australia was acquired by Asahi Beverages.
Originally developed as a cordial by Lismore dairy farmer Spencer Cottee during the 1920s to avoid wasting excess passionfruit on his farm, when carbonated Passiona became a foundation product of the Cottee's range. [2] Passiona was first manufactured in 1924, and described in writing in an address to the Mullumbimby Chamber of Commerce by Spencer Cottee 1925. [3] In 1926, a factory was set up in Sydney, and in 1927 the drink was marketed to the public. [4]
Newspaper reports from the 1930s mention Australians taking the drink with them overseas to Canada and Jerusalem. In 1934, Cottees Passiona Ltd reported a gross profit of £609.[ citation needed]
Cottee granted licences to produce the drink to a number of now defunct Australian bottlers, including Geo. Hall & Sons in South Australia and Bowral Bottlers in the NSW Southern Highlands. [5] The trademark has also been used by Cottee's jelly crystal range.
The passionfruit pulp was originally supplied from not only Australian mainland growers, but later also a Norfolk Island cooperative. [6] Cottees then established plants in New Guinea in the highlands at Goroka and Mt. Hagen. [7]