Little Hug
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Little Hug Fruit Barrels is a brand of fruit-flavored drink introduced in 1974.{{Cite news|url=http://www.littlehug.com/about/|title=About {{!}} Little Hug|work=Little Hug|access-date=2017-08-19|language=en-US}} The drink is bottled in plastic 8-ounce (240 mL) barrel-shaped bottles (marketed as Little Hug) and 16-ounce (470 mL) bottles (marketed as Big Hug).
In 2015, Royal Wessanen sold the American Beverage Corporation to Harvest Hill Beverage, owner of Juicy Juice.{{Cite web |last=Tascarella |first=Patty |date=Mar 9, 2015 |title=American Beverage being sold for $55M to Harvest Hill |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/financial-district/2015/03/american-beverage-being-sold-for-55m-to-harvest.html |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=www.bizjournals.com}}
History
Little Hug Fruit Barrels were introduced in 1974 by the American Beverage Corporation.
In March 2015, the American Beverage Corporation sold the rights of the Little Hug brand to Harvest Hill Beverage Corporation for $55 million. Since their purchase of the Little Hug and Big Hug brands, Harvest Hill Beverage Corporation has reduced the amount of sugar in each bottle.
Little Hugs are often colloquially referred to as quarter waters.{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/anjalipatel/what-in-the-world-are-these-drinks-called|title=What's The Name Of This Childhood Beverage? Quarter Waters? Bug Juice? Little Hugs?|last=Patel|first=Anjali|publisher=BuzzFeed|date=July 13, 2015|accessdate=February 28, 2023}}
Products
- Little Hug Originals
- Little Hug Berry Blend
- Little Hug Tropical
- Little Hug Fruit Slushee
- Little Hug Lemonade Stand
- Little Hug 6-packs{{Cite web|url=https://www.littlehug.com/products/|title=Products {{!}} Little Hug Fruit Barrels|website=Little Hug|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-19}}
- Big Hug
Flavors include lemonade, orange, fruit punch, blue raspberry, grape, kiwi-strawberry, lemonade, tropical punch, wild berry, lemon berry, and cherry berry.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bevnet.com/news/2013/little-hug-fruit-barrels-launches-brand-refresh|title=Little Hug Fruit Barrels Launches Brand Refresh|date=2013-05-03|website=BevNET.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-13}}
Endorsements
Little Hug has an endorsement with NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr.{{cite news |last1=Jayski.com staff |title=Stenhouse Jr. gets a 'Little HUG' after big Talladega win |url=https://www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2017/story/_/id/19357660/stenhouse-jr-gets-little-hug-big-talladega-win |work=ESPN |date=May 11, 2017}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.littlehug.com Official website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170826104825/http://www.ambev.com/brands/little-hug Little Hug at American Beverage Corporation]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131007173153/http://underscoopfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/little-hug-drink.jpg Image of Little Hugs]
Category:Products introduced in 1974
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