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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pwhiley
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brill days started in nottingham depot in 76 went on to open abingdon depot and portsmouth depot, anyone remember the area manager for nottingham? loved kensal rise depot and the pub at the end of the road,
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nige
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You the guy who used to call the bottles, Bokkals? Proper Nottenum lad? If you're the guy, did you manage to buy the BMW316? Only names I remember as area managers are Mick Collins and John Boulton.
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pwhiley
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HI KEVINM I WORKED IN BEESTON FROM 76 THEN AROUND THE COUNTRY, OPENING UP ABINGDON AND PORTSMOUTH DEPOTS, AS EVERYONE ELSE ALSO GOT MANY FOND MEMORYS, LOVED THE KENSAL ROAD DEPOT AND THE PUB AT THE ENS OF THE ROAD. DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE AREA MANAGER IN NOTTINGHAM? HE DROVE AROUND IN A NISSAN AT THE TIME POSSABLE NAME OF BROWN? I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PURCHASE A MODEL TRUCK IF AT ALL POSSABLE.
PAUL WHILEY
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damc
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The Tamworth depot was actually in Polesworth next to the firestation. Can't remember the exact address. Can anyone remember the name of the pub over the road from the Chelmsley Wood depot? There were two trading companies Alpine Soft Drinks Ltd and Alpine Soft Drinks (Scotland) Ltd. Alpine started to go Franchise in the late 80's early 90's and Stan Crewe sold out to the Pedigree Group (who used to make the Cindy dolls). They pumped money into it to no avail and it went bump a few years later. I worked there from 1985 to 1990.
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Sotv7274
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Hi I work with alpine on the wood in the 80s
First a lad Neil was my driver
Then I they put me through. My driving test and I became a driver the pub next to the wood depo was the yeomen
And the hiker was around the corner
Had great times there what a laugh loved it
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steve1960
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I worked there in the 80s my name is Steve Elliott and my round was in Coventry
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wilf
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I was a driver in the 80s my name is lloyd rushton great times every saturday night in the yeoman and sell ya two free bottles to someone in the pub
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Hetti
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If I remember it right (spent many an hour after work there after the management meetings) I'm sure it was the Seven Stars. Lorraine Receptionist at Chelmsley Wood
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GILLIAN LEWIS
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I LIVED A BICYCLE RIDE AWAY FROM THE CORONA FACTORY(HAS BEEN REPLACED BY YET MORE HOUSES)WELL REMEMBERED THE DIFFERENT FLAVOURS (THIS WAS IN THE 60'S & 70'S) DONT KNOW WHEN THE FACTORY CLOSED DOWN( IN READING)AS BACK IN TRHE MID 7O'S MY EX-HUSBAND WORKED AS AN "AGENCY TEMP" FOR A SHORT WHILE. REMEMBERED THE TVN ADVERT "WITH A SPARKLE IN THE MIDDLE AND A TINGLE AT THE TOP"DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE COMPANY? (DID IT CLOSE DOWN OR AMALGAMATE WITH ANOTHER COMPANY)
GILLIAN LEWIS
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chadlad35
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I worked out of the nottingham depot around 1985-1987, was hard work but everyone seamt to enjoy it,remember harry beech n nev powell very well and you buck also spike, phil, clarkey n the evans brothers.. great memories, sad it went franchise.. ian w
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gazza1971
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has anybody got any photos of any alpine pop lorrys from bedford tk to the dodges and bedford cf canvass vans which was used
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luca1970
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Hi, my dad worked for Alpine for many years all over England (Bradford, Cannock, Birmingham etc) and South Wales (was area manager) his name was Brian Lucas. My sister and I used to love going to work with him cos we always got free pop and a ride on the delivery vans, probably not the safest of idea's but back in the 70's nobody batted an eyelid...
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Hetti
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I remember your dad well I can actually picture him frm then as I write. I met him every time he came to the area manager meetings with everyone else at Chelmsley Wood. I was the Receptionist there frm 1973 for nxt 22yrs. I've been remembering so many people frm reading all the comments a lot of the Managers names I recognise and knew them. Lorraine
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john keeling
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I worked for Alpine in the 80s.
my gaffa was,dominic at chelmsley wood bham.
My pals included alan and dutch dave nicklin,steve gamble and boza,,and many more
the pay was70 pw.which was diabolical,and you worked your nuts off for it,but we had a scream.
johnny keeling.
ps i was the best,and you know it......
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wilf
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Hi john steve gamble was my van lad for a while im lloyd rushton i did round 9 what a job for havin a laugh and good work mates
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80's expert
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i lived in runcorn in cheshire and alpine was delivered by hard scouse lads who could carry 4 bottles at the same time and used to hang off the back of the bedford TK and flick the V's at you on the way past!
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toddyboy
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hi george, i would love to get my hands on an empty alpine bottle,does yours still have the label on them?
thanks, Toddy.
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