Faygo or Faygo Pop is a soft drink manufacturer. Faygo beverages are popular throughout the midwest and mid Atlantic regions of the US. Since Faygo is a lesser known brand, its products tend to be inexpensive. Nevertheless, many Faygo drinkers consider the brand to be on par with more well known brands.
Feigenson Brothers Bottling Works, the company that later became known as Faygo was founded in Detroit in 1907 by Russian immigrants Ben and Perry Feigenson. The origional flavors of Faygo were based on cake frosting recipies used by the Feigensons in Russia. Throught the twentieth century, Faygo steadily increaced its production and product line.
Flavors
Faygo is known for its wide product line. In 2004, Faygo produced:
- 17 regular soft drinks
- 13 diet soft drinks
- 8 non-carbonated drinks
- 4 mixers
- 6 sparkling waters
Faygo's best known flavors include:
- RedPop
- Rock & Rye
- Cream Soda
- Moon Mist
- Grape
It should be noted that soft drinks are known as "pop" throughout nearly all of Faygo's distribution area.