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'''Rye-Ola''' was a soft-drink created in [[Birmingham]] in [[1905]] and bottled and sold in the city until [[1922]]. It was the invention of chemist [[Jefferson J. Peek]], who had previously been involved with [[Nervola]] and [[Wiseola]]. He incorporated the [[Peek Beverage Company]] with offices in the [[Watts Building]] and a bottling plant nearby at 2006 [[3rd Avenue North]]. Two years later he changed the name of the business to '''The Rye-Ola Company''' and began licensing the drink to other regional bottlers. The company was moved to [[Southside]], with a plant at 1726 [[3rd Avenue South|Avenue C]]. | '''Rye-Ola''' was a soft-drink created in [[Birmingham]] in [[1905]] and bottled and sold in the city until [[1922]]. It was the invention of chemist [[Jefferson J. Peek]], who had previously been involved with [[Nervola]] and [[Wiseola]]. He incorporated the [[Peek Beverage Company]] with offices in the [[Watts Building]] and a bottling plant nearby at 2006 [[3rd Avenue North]]. Two years later he changed the name of the business to '''The Rye-Ola Company''' and began licensing the drink to other regional bottlers. The company was moved to [[Southside]], with a plant at 1726 [[3rd Avenue South|Avenue C]]. | ||
In [[1918]] Peek sold the Rye-Ola Company to [[Ben Barbour]] and [[Harry Speaker]]. They relocated the plant to 322 [[19th Street South]] and added [[Cheri-Chum]] and a ginger-ale to the product line. The business closed in 1922. | In [[1918]] Peek sold the Rye-Ola Company to [[Ben Barbour]] and [[Harry Speaker]]. They relocated the plant to 322 [[19th Street South]] and added [[Cheri-Chum]] and a ginger-ale to the product line. The business closed in 1922. | ||
==References== | |||
* Smith, Dennis I. ''Birmingham Bottlers: 1883-1983'' (1983) Birmingham, D. I. Smith. | |||
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Revision as of 22:17, 19 July 2006
Rye-Ola was a soft-drink created in Birmingham in 1905 and bottled and sold in the city until 1922. It was the invention of chemist Jefferson J. Peek, who had previously been involved with Nervola and Wiseola. He incorporated the Peek Beverage Company with offices in the Watts Building and a bottling plant nearby at 2006 3rd Avenue North. Two years later he changed the name of the business to The Rye-Ola Company and began licensing the drink to other regional bottlers. The company was moved to Southside, with a plant at 1726 Avenue C.
In 1918 Peek sold the Rye-Ola Company to Ben Barbour and Harry Speaker. They relocated the plant to 322 19th Street South and added Cheri-Chum and a ginger-ale to the product line. The business closed in 1922.
References
- Smith, Dennis I. Birmingham Bottlers: 1883-1983 (1983) Birmingham, D. I. Smith.