• Club Over The Years
• The Making of Club Products
• Club Facts and Figures

CLUB FACTS & FIGURES

• Interesting Facts...
• Oranges most likely originated in SW China or NW India
• Club Orange was the first orange fruit juice to come on the market
• It is the only Irish brand which competes successfully with the major multinational soft drinks
• It was released just prior to WW II and came back on the market in 1945
• In 1960 Club Lemon was introduced
• Ancient Romans believed oranges were brought across the med Herperides, by the daughter of Atlas, on her return journey from Africa in a shell!
• The "Club" in Club Orange comes from the Kildare Street Gentleman's Club who commissioned C&C to create an orange drink bearing the club's name -later abbreviated to "Club"
• Rock Shandy got its name from a group of swimmers from Blackrock (involving a former MD of C&C) whose favourite drink was a mix (shandy) of Club's Orange and Lemon drinks!
• Oranges were used by sailors to prevent scurvy!
• The orange's taste and aroma can differ, depending on which section of the tree they grew on!
• People in Nepal don't peel them.....they just eat them skin and all!
• In 2003 it was Club Orange and Cranberry and everyone loved it
• In 2004 Club Berry made an appearance and was very berry nice
• In 2005, we bowed to pressure and brought out Club Strawberry & Cherry which proved a big hit!
• In 2006 Club Pomegranate & Cranberry made a grand entrance as was loved so much it is here to stay!
• ...and Figures!!!
• There are 11 types of club drink: orange, lemon, rock shandy, soda water, tonic, ginger ale, soda and lime, white lemonade, red lemonade, bitter lemon and apple
• Club has 45% market share
• It accounts for over one third of the carbonated orange sold in Ireland
• There are approximately 900 billion oranges harvested every year