The Alpine Soft Drinks man used to come round in a sort of converted milk float every week (Wednesday or Thursday), and sell these street by street back in the mid seventies. Alpine Soft Drinks were closer to Corona than Cresta, but they came in the most vivid colours and left you hyper all evening. Alpine Soft Drinks came in the usual flavours - Orangeade, Limeade, Lemonade, Cola, Cherryade and of course Dandelion and Burdock. As someone who worked for them for a short time I can remember one of the top sellers was American Cream Soda.
Do You Remember Alpine Soft Drinks?
Do You Remember Alpine Soft Drinks?
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tony3116
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hi worked for alpine in middlesbrough in 1976 loved the place
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lyndabrill
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HI, I worked on the alpine production line in the mid 80's our depot was in charlton s/e london. have lots of good memories. lynda Brill
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Jim Young
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Should have said the factory was based in Queenslie Ind Estate in east end of Glasgow. Dont think alpine is bottled anymore
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Jim Young
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I used to work in the factory making the ginger from 1982-1985. This was a great palce to work especially at christmas. Alpine gave it's workers a 12pound turkey and 12 bottles of ginger.We had turkey sandwiches the whole of january. Glad to hear so many people remember and enjoyed the different flavours. The strangest was dandilion and burdoch which we used to get from birmingham.
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Dave Schoey
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Got a facebook group " I remember alpine Soft drinks....I WAS THAT POP MAN!"... all wecome....http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/10732708108/
Great days I worked at stockport 83 to 89....did the guy getting a model of an alpine wagon made get one done?? If so I would love one...or even just a picture
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LK123
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I REMEMBER THE ALPINE MAN IN FACT MY DAD WAS ONE THEN HE BECAME A TRASPORT MANAGER AND WE GOT A CRATE FULL FREE AND I LIKED PINNAPLE THE MOST
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LEO THE LION
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I ALWAYS REMEMBER THE ALPINE YELLOW TRUCK WITH ALPINE ON IT AND THE SOUND OF CRATES AND BOTTLES AND ALL THE BEST FLAVORS THE DAYS OF CHERRY, ORANGE, PINEAPPLE, IRON BREW, AND THE BEST OF ALL GREEN CREAM SODA LIVING IN SKELMERSDALE IN ESKBANK IN THE 1980'S
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SeventiesKid66
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Yes now I remember the green cream soda & the strawberry cream soda were Brill! Alpine cream sodas were the best cream sodas!
The iron brew was good too!
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Naya Napa
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I remember when I accidentally had a glass of dandelion and burdock instead of cola and i was horrified. Mind you after a few more attempts I was hooked and D&B was the flavour of the range!!! I remember the alpine vans - they were like a combat green with caging - suitable for any riot. Quality!!!
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SeventiesKid66
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Horrified at D&B lol! The first taste of D&B was strange I agree,
maybe not for everyone! But I also acquired a taste for Alpines Dandelion and burdock! Ben shaws D&B is Great!
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lao tzu
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ps,still got my alpine name badge,and a few payslips:)50 pound per week.
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lao tzu
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I worked for Alpine in Tipton 1986-88? Best job i ever had! You were your own boss. Pedigree (from usa) took them over and we started selling all kinds of rubbish like cuddly toys! Then the price went up and folk started cancelling as they could get 2 litres (in a shitty plastic bottle) much cheaper. Folk sacrificed quality for quantity! I remember running around with 8 or 9 bottles of pop, to most houses (fingers are all crooked now) and in winter the bottles were freezing cold in your fingers! Ever tried giving change in the dark when you're hands are frozen? I also remember going underneath the hood of the tk750s for a wee. Used to wee on the exhaust in the middle of the street and it stank! wow those were happy days:)
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