Tahoe
04-26-2009, 09:53 PM
Kool Kool-Aid Facts!
*KOOL-AID was invented in Hastings, Nebraska by an enterprising young chemist named Edwin Perkins. As a child, Perkins developed many flavoring extracts and perfumes. Later, this led to his own mail-order company, which eventually resulted in modern-day KOOL-AID®.
*The original spelling of KOOL-AID® was Kool-Ade, but the name was soon changed to its popular modern-day spelling.
*The seven original KOOL-AID® flavors were: Cherry, Lemon-Lime, Grape, Orange, Root Beer, Strawberry, and Raspberry.
*Based on per capital sales, KOOL-AID® is most popular in Memphis, Tennessee. The other top five cities are (in order) Little Rock, St. Louis, Oklahoma City, and Jacksonville, Florida. (But, we're working on making #1 Jackson, MS!!!)
*KOOL-AID® is certainly an All-American favorite. So it's no surprise that more KOOL-AID® is sold the week right before and the week after the 4th of July than any other period during the year. (That's around girls camp!!)
*More than 563 million gallons of KOOL-AID® are consumed each year, with more than 225 million gallons in the summer. In other words, 17 gallons of KOOL-AID® are consumed every second during the summer season! (I think our club drinks at least half of that!!)
*If all the envelopes of KOOL-AID® sold in a year were laid end-to-end, they would stretch 58,524 miles, which would wrap around the Earth's equator twice - or
between Los Angeles and New York more than 20 times!
*Today, one glass of KOOL-AID® - which cost less than a penny a glass back in 1927 - is still a bargain, costing less than a nickel a glass and beating the rate of inflation since 1947!
Have anymore Kool Kool-Aid facts?
koolaid@mailroom.com (koolaid@mailroom.com)
*KOOL-AID was invented in Hastings, Nebraska by an enterprising young chemist named Edwin Perkins. As a child, Perkins developed many flavoring extracts and perfumes. Later, this led to his own mail-order company, which eventually resulted in modern-day KOOL-AID®.
*The original spelling of KOOL-AID® was Kool-Ade, but the name was soon changed to its popular modern-day spelling.
*The seven original KOOL-AID® flavors were: Cherry, Lemon-Lime, Grape, Orange, Root Beer, Strawberry, and Raspberry.
*Based on per capital sales, KOOL-AID® is most popular in Memphis, Tennessee. The other top five cities are (in order) Little Rock, St. Louis, Oklahoma City, and Jacksonville, Florida. (But, we're working on making #1 Jackson, MS!!!)
*KOOL-AID® is certainly an All-American favorite. So it's no surprise that more KOOL-AID® is sold the week right before and the week after the 4th of July than any other period during the year. (That's around girls camp!!)
*More than 563 million gallons of KOOL-AID® are consumed each year, with more than 225 million gallons in the summer. In other words, 17 gallons of KOOL-AID® are consumed every second during the summer season! (I think our club drinks at least half of that!!)
*If all the envelopes of KOOL-AID® sold in a year were laid end-to-end, they would stretch 58,524 miles, which would wrap around the Earth's equator twice - or
between Los Angeles and New York more than 20 times!
*Today, one glass of KOOL-AID® - which cost less than a penny a glass back in 1927 - is still a bargain, costing less than a nickel a glass and beating the rate of inflation since 1947!
Have anymore Kool Kool-Aid facts?
koolaid@mailroom.com (koolaid@mailroom.com)