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Thanks for the help
Dale
"David McLaughlin" <davidmclaughlin@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> Check my copies of Clock Dial, and here is what I found out. Pommac was a
> Swedish drink, and imported and distributed by Dr. Pepper. It was first
> introduced in theU.S. in July 1964. It was available in 10 oz returnable
> bottles and 12 oz. cans based on the photos in the magazine.
> Representatives from Sweden were in the U.S. during late 65 to discuss
wider
> distribution (Canada and Mexico). While I could not find a flavour for
> Pommac, a quote stated the drink was the only soft drink to be aged in oak
> barrells, and gave the drink a geniune bouquet unlike any other soft
drink.
> That makes me think some type of fruit flavor. The Swedish executives
> stated that Pommac was registered for sale in 42 countries, and applied
for
> sales in 31 others. That doesn't mean the drink was actually sold in all
> those countries, but at least more than Sweden and USA.
>
> There were newspaper and magazine ads, radio and TV ads, billboards, and
in
> store sampling. There is a gap in which issues of Clock Dial magazine in
my
> files that skips 1966-1970. In the September 1970 issue, the first after
> the gap, there is no mention of Pommac whatsoever.
>
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