Rocket Fizz

Rocket Fizz
Industry Franchise chain of candy stores in the United States
Number of locations
 74 (as of August 2016)[1]
Products Candies and its own line of soft drinks
Website www.rocketfizz.com

Rocket Fizz is a franchise chain of candy stores in the United States.[2][3][4][5] The company markets a diverse variety of candies and produces its own line of soft drinks with unique flavors.[3][6][7] Its flagship store is located in Camarillo, California,[8] and most of the company's franchise stores are located in California.[5] The company also markets candies that are rare to find or in limited production by various manufacturers, such as those that were popular during the 1960s to 1980s.[2][9] As of September 2017, there are 86 Rocket Fizz store locations in the United States.[1]

Products

Rocket Fizz specializes in candy and soft drink products. For example, the franchise store in Beaverton, Oregon markets over 4,000 varieties of candy and over 500 varieties of soda drinks.[10] The company's franchise store in Cary, North Carolina markets over 1,200 varieties of candy and over 430 varieties of soft drinks.[9] Some of the company's beverages have been described as "novelty soft drinks".[11]

The company's soda products are marketed with the brand name Rocket Fizz.[6] A popular soda they produce is a bacon soda, which is also named "Bacon Soda".[3] At the company's Denver, Colorado store, bacon soda was described as the store's best-selling soda in 2012.[3] The variety of soft drinks offered by Rocket Fizz has been described by Indianapolis Monthly magazine as "overwhelming", and the quantity of candies offered was described as "copious amounts".[5]

In 2017, the chain began rollout of a line of sodas as part of a marketing deal with the band KISS; as of September 2017, the line consisted of Destroyer Kola, KISS Army root beer and Rock And Roll Over Cherry Kola.[12]

Rocket Fizz also produces ranch dressing-flavored soda,[13] buffalo wing-flavored soda, coffee soda and one named dog drool, among others.[3][4]

The company also markets novelty items such as retro memorabilia and prank gifts.[10]

View inside the Portland Oregon Rocket Fizz location

Locations

As of September 2017 there are 86 locations. Rocket Fizz has store locations in the U.S. states of Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.[2][3][10][1]

See also

  • Jones Soda – a company that sometimes produces unique flavors of soft drinks

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Locations - Rocket Fizz". www.rocketfizz.com. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Wohletz, Jenn (13 January 2012). "Photos: Denver gets a Rocket Fizz Soda Pop and Candy Shop". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Worst Four Sodas at the New Rocket Fizz Downtown". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 The Cooler: Bacon Soda - Local 12 WKRC-TV Cincinnati - The Cooler Archived 2014-05-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. 1 2 3 Dining - Article. Indianapolis Monthly.
  6. 1 2 Tepper, Rachel (9 May 2012). "Crazy Soda Flavors Taste Test: Buffalo Wing, Bacon, PB&J And More". Retrieved 13 September 2018 – via Huff Post.
  7. ↑ "Welcome to Rocket Fizz Soda Pop & Candy Shops". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  8. ↑ Rocket Fizz Company Information Archived 2014-04-27 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. 1 2 Rocket Fizz now open in Cary - Triangle Business Journal
  10. 1 2 3 "Rocket Fizz brings old-time tastes to Progress Ridge: Westside gift guide". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  11. ↑ Schipani, Deidre. "Liquid assets Interesting things to imbibe around town". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "KISS Sodas - Rocket Fizz". rocketfizz.com. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "'Ranch Dressing Flavored Soda Could Be The Worst Thing On The Planet!' - Rocket Fizz website". Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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