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1939
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- 1940: The Grapette Company begins selling Grapette soda.
- 1944: Grapette soda is sold internationally, specifically in Central and South America.
- 1947: Orangette soda becomes available.
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1950's
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- 1950: Grapette soda is produced by more than 300 bottlers in 42 states,
with sales exceeding the combined sales of all other grape flavored soft
drinks.
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1960's
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- 1962: Grapette International, Inc. organized to handle franchising and sales overseas. In addition to Latin America, sales eventually expand to Caribbean and Pacific Rim countries.
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1970's
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- 1970: The Grapette Company is sold. Grapette International, Inc. maintains production and use of the original formulas.
- 1977: Through series of acquisitions, the Grapette brand becomes controlled by the manufacturer of rival Nu-Grape.
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1980's
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- 1980s: Derived from the original Grapette Company formulas, Grapette International begins producing franchise-quality soft drink flavors for other brands.
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1990's
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- 1993: Wal-Mart selects flavors by Grapette International to use in some of the Sam's Choice signature brand of soft drinks.
- 2000: Grapette International re-acquires Grapette and Orangette trademarks, reuniting the formulas with their brand names.
- 2004: Sam's Choice Grapette and Sam's Choice Orangette become available exclusively in Wal-Mart.
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2005
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