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Don Vultaggio: AriZona Beverage Company - The Snap Decision That Outsmarted Snapple

2025-09-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC ·59m 35s ·by Guy Raz / NPR
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What does it take to turn a Brooklyn beer salesman into the king of iced tea? In the early 1990s, the iced tea market was dominated by Lipton, Nestea, and Snapple. But Don Vultaggio saw an opening. A single moment—watching Snapple cases fly off a truck in winter—sparked an idea that would change his