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Bing is a soft drink formerly produced by the Silver Spring Mineral Water Company Limited. The company was based in Folkestone, Kent, UK, until 2013, when the company was liquidated.
Type | carbonated soft drink |
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Manufacturer | Silver Spring Mineral Water Company Limited |
Country of origin | England |
Color | Red/Orange |
Related products | Silver Spring Mineral Water Company Limited Irn-Bru Bing cherry |
The current label says Bing is being bottled by CBL Drinks for Speaking Water Brands Ltd, a company based in Purley, Surrey. These companies have however changed name in 2016.[1][2] It is unclear who currently produces Bing.
It was dark orange in colour and had a cherryade quality to it. The flavour has been compared by some[who?] to original Tizer (before they removed the artificial flavourings).
The name 'Bing' comes from the original producer of the drink, one Edwin Bing of Canterbury, who ran a chemist and mineral water business in Canterbury. His company 'Bing's Mineral Waters ltd' was bought by Silver Spring in 1968. The distribution of Bing was very limited: it was principally available in the County of Kent, but also in London and Essex.
See also
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- Terry, Fiona (2002). "Soft Drink Profits Will Dry Up Unless Firm Keeps Expanding." Sunday Times. January 27.
References
edit- ^ "CLEARLY DRINKS LIMITED overview - GOV.UK". Find and update company information. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "CLEARLY DRINKS BRANDS LIMITED overview - GOV.UK". Find and update company information. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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