"Every bubble's passed its FIZZical!" yelped the Ernie Bilko-voiced Head Bubble in the cartoon ads for this knobbly-bottled orangeade. Very popular in the '70s. The idea of devouring an entire army of bubbles and then belching out their remains appealed to the juvenile mind.
Do You Remember Corona soft drinks?
Do You Remember Corona soft drinks?
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applepip
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I LOVED Corona fizzy pop!!! I remember going to my nanans house every saturday afternoon throughout the 60s n 70s and indulging in bottles of the stuff along with Mr Kiplings fancy cakes, World of Sport,Grandstand,everybody being told to shut up while the pools results came on and then..........Dr Who with William Hartnell or Jon Pertwee. Sometimes we stopped long enough to have to endure The Black & White Minstrel show! lIoved Corona pop cos it ALWAYS,always went up your nose... you know what i mean don't ya? it was that fizzy! My nanan was known as Nanny Pop becos of the pop we got when we went there as opposed to the other nanan who was Nanny Dog cos..... she had a dog! Simple really when your 7 years old.
Bring back Corona and big burps!
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Robinson
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My husband Cliff worked for Corona Soft Drinks from 1968 to 1973. His Saturday boy was Alec Mulligan and his Supervisor was Barry Hopwood, they are still in touch today. The Corona range was of exceptional quality, the products they carried were lemonade, limeade, dandelion and burdock, orangeade and american cream soda, tango orange and lemon, idris shandys, Hunts mixes, pickling vinegar BEST EVER ginger punch, Mortons pie fillings, Corona tinned blackcurrants, Cassilda Cream Sherry (Christmas only) and many other agency lines in the winter to boost n.s.v. Corona was the first Company to give us 3 weeks holiday a year, sick pay, profit sharing and pension scheme. An exceptional Company to work for. Britvic should be ashamed to have allowed such quality products to slip into oblivion.
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hope58
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Hi, wish I'd known about this website sooner. My late dad worked for Corona in the late 50's when Beecham took over but I don't think he received a pension. Can you tell me anything more like when it was introduced?
Do you have any pamphlets about the pension scheme or where I can find out more information?
Thanks, hope58
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mike stick up
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i used to have a t shirt with a big orange bubble working a chest expander with the slogan 'i've passed my corona fizzical'
my mumand dad had a cafe in the 1970's that sold it so we got loads of merchandise.
cherryade was the best!!!!
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keljbj
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My nan used to get pop from the corona man for our weekly visits, every saturday. The cherryade was my absolute favourite, and many a good memory was made over those glass bottles with the chubby-cheeked jolly man on them. Sadly my nan passed away when i was 21, but i will always look back on those days with a smile.
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deniseb3089
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HIYA just another comment yes corona was started by thomas and evans one used to sell ice cream and one pop,they soon realised the pop sold better.eventually they sold out to a company i cant remember but after that was sold to the south western mineral company poole in dorset,later to be bought by beechams and given the name corona. do you remember the actor dave king doing the advert the corona man is down your street cheers bob burton.
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stevespyderhall
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I remember as a kid going down the corner shop and buying bottles of corona cordial ginger punch. It was the best ever, my dad used to give it to me neat when i had a cold and i tell ya what, it worked. Bring back corona soft drinks. You can't beat them.
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peter 1933
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i worked for Corona Soft Drinks for 16 years from 1954 until 1970 i started as a salesman then supervisor at Reding iwas then Depot manager at portswood Southampton,next iwent to luton for 8 years from there to tottenham N London finally to White Hart Lane
Tottenham.good times good company good memories
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dodson.carol
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My late father was a driver with corona and we moved to Crawley West Sussex with the firm in 1956 from London.
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DJBZ
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did anyone fingd a supplier?
I would love to be able to get the cherryade
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adrian dark
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my dad, my mother & my brother used to work for corona in swansea. i will never forget my dad bringing home free pop every week. 'HEAVEN'. sometimes if i was good he would take me on his trips in his lorry. good old days!
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