Sapocita

Sapocita SA is a Ventoran. It manufacturers and markets beverage concentrates and syrups for Sapocita brand sodas (known as gaseosa in Ventora). The concentrate or syrup is sold to various franchised bottlers who then produce and distribute the actual beverages within their franchise territory.

The company's tagline is "a pantheon of refreshment" (: un panteón de refresco) implying Sapocita is the drink of the gods. The name Sapocita derives from a variant of for the words sapos (juice) and cita (life), thus the "juice of life".

History
Founded April 10, 1921, Sapocitaa introduced a sweetened orange-flavored carbonated water soda in an effort expand from a simple mountain spring water provider into the burgeoning market. The drink quickly became popular and the company enlarged its independent bottler network to expand availability throughout the Ventora. In 1923, lemon-lime was added. Then the company added an apple flavor in 1925 which has grown to be Sapocita's second most popular flavor. Other flavors have been added over time, such as strawberry, pear, and vanilla-based flavors.

With the popularity of, a drink made with wine, fruit juice, and brandy, Sapocita introduced its sparkling red and white wine sodas in the 1940s. In the 1960s, the company introduced non-carbonated flavored waters using some of the same flavors as their sodas to satisfy a growing demand for bottled waters.

Products
All of Sapocita's drinks use natural flavoring. Original labeling for the flavors featured the flavor name. To foster international markets. images of the flavoring fruit became a prominent feature on the label. From the company's perspective, this also emphasizes the use of real fruit juice rather than artificial products for flavoring.

Sodas
Under the moniker "Sapocita Gaseosa", the brand currently rosters 12 flavors of carbonated beverages.

Wine sodas
The company's red wine soda brand is Sapocita Tinto while the white wine version is Sapocita Distinto. There is also a red wine version with lemon&mdash;Sapocita Tinto con Limón. Each has 4.5% alcohol by volume.

Flavored waters
Introduced in the 1960s, the company brands its flavored waters as Sapocita Agua de Vida (Sapocita Lifewater).

Packaging
All beverage flavors are packaged in the following bottle sizes:
 * 350 ml
 * 500 ml
 * 1 l

Sapocita soda also comes in 350 ml cans and 2 l bottles. Wine sodas are also available in 750 ml bottles.

Local size variations of consumer packaging are allowed. Franchisers usually package fountain syrup concentrate in 20 l bags for use in restaurant soda dispensing machines.

For shipping to franchise bottlers, the company packages the concentrated beverage base in standard 200 l shipping drums.