{{Short description|American manufacturer of fruit-flavored drinks and gelatin}} {{Infobox company | name = Tampico Beverages, Inc. | logo = Tampico Beverages logo.svg | logo_size = 200px | type = Subsidiary | parent = Houchens Industries | industry = Beverages | foundation = Chicago, Illinois, US ({{Start date|1989 }})<ref name="bevnetArticle">{{cite news|title=Houchens Industries, Inc. Acquires Tampico Beverages, Inc|url=http://www.bevnet.com/news/2008/7-25-2008-tampico_houchens.asp |work=BevNet.com| date=25 July 2008 |accessdate=14 October 2014}}</ref> | location_city = Chicago, Illinois | location_country = US | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = Jenny Haas, <small>CEO</small> | products = Juice beverages, iced tea, gelatin, soft drinks | homepage = {{URL|http://www.tampico.com/|Tampico.com}} | footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Tampico Beverages Company Profile|url=http://www.hoovers.com/company-information/cs/company-profile.Tampico_Beverages_Inc.8625af5c048d4cdb.html| website= hoovers.com |publisher= Hoover's|accessdate=14 October 2014}}</ref> }}
'''Tampico Beverages''' is an American manufacturer of bottled fruit-flavored drinks and gelatin. It is available in the United States and more than 50 countries around the globe. Tampico Beverages is wholly owned by Houchens Industries Inc. since 2008.<ref name="bevnetArticle" />
==History== Founded in 1989, Tampico Beverages began with a single flavor, Citrus Punch. By the early 1990s, they had secured their first international licensee in Mexico. The company continued to add flavors and work with licensees to add new package sizes and formats. Tampico now provides concentrate to licensees in over 50 countries.<ref name="tampicoSite">{{cite web|title=About Tampico |url=http://www.tampico.com/about| website= tampico.com| publisher=Tampico Beverages| accessdate=14 October 2014}}</ref>
In 2018, Tampico launched its logo rebrand for the first time in 11 years.<ref>{{cite magazine| title= A Punch of Fun: Tampico Beverages unveils its first brand redesign in more than a decade that offers a 'fun, adventurous and uplifting aesthetic.'| year= 2018| work= Retail Merchandiser| volume= 58| number= 5| pages= 56–57}}</ref>
==Products== In 2005, Tampico introduced ''Tampico Plus,'' a product that included 50% less sugar than the original product.<ref>{{Cite web |date= 2019-04-30 |title=Tampico Beverages addresses consumer sugar concerns with new launch: 'This is our entry into zero-sugar' |url= https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2019/04/30/Tampico-Beverages-addresses-consumer-sugar-concerns-with-recent-launch/ |website= FoodNavigator-USA.com |language=en |access-date=2025-04-30}}</ref>
As of 2014, Tampico's products were as follows.<ref>{{cite web|title=Products|url=http://www.tampico.com/products| website= tampico.com| publisher=Tampico Beverages |accessdate=14 October 2014}}</ref> In the US, these are labeled as a type of soft drink with the word "punch". The words "fruit" or "juice" do not appear because the bulk consists of water, sugar, and flavoring, with only tiny proportions of fruit juice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tampico.com/products/punch/citrus-punch|title=Citrus Punch| website= tampico.com| publisher=Tampico Beverages |accessdate=April 1, 2019}}</ref>
{{Col-begin}} {{Col-break}} ;Non-carbonated drinks *Blue Raspberry *Citrus Punch ''(original flavor)'' *Island Punch *Kiwi Strawberry Punch *Lime Punch *Mango Punch *Peach Punch *Pineapple Coconut Punch *Strawberry Banana Punch *Tropical Punch
;Carbonated drinks *Apple *Lemon-Lime *Orange *Pineapple *Tamarind {{Col-break}} ;Iced tea *Unsweetened *Sweetened *Lemon *Peach
;Gelatin *Citrus Punch *Kiwi Strawberry Punch *Tropical Punch {{col-end}}
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==External links== * {{official website|http://www.tampico.com/}}
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