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Del's Lemonade & Refreshments, Inc.
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A container of Del's Lemonade in Rhode Island
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Restaurant information
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Slogan
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"Stop at the Sign of the Lemon!"
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Established
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1948
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Current owner(s)
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Bruce DeLucia
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City
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Cranston
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State
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Rhode Island
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Country
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United States
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Website
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http://www.dels.com/
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Del's is a brand of frozen lemonade typically found in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts during the summer months. Del's lemonade is available in 20 states.[1] Frozen lemonade is a kind of slush. It is made from crushed ice, lemons, and sugar. In Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts "Del's" is synonymous with frozen lemonade.
Contents
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History 1
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Products 2
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Distribution 3
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See also 4
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References 5
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External links 6
History
Del's was founded by Angelo DeLucia, who originally received the recipe for lemonade from his father, Franco DeLucia, who brought the recipe to the United States from Italy. Angelo then developed a machine to dispense their product.
The first Del's stand was a small, pushable cart in Cranston, Rhode Island, in 1948. Soon afterwards, Angelo started using "Del's Trucks" to serve the beverage anywhere in the state. The company still uses the trucks today in addition to its storefront locations.
In 1993, Rhode Island legislature made an attempt to select an official state beverage. Del's lemonade and coffee milk were chosen as "finalists"; however, coffee milk was eventually chosen as the official state beverage.
The 2011 television movie Lemonade Mouth, a Disney Channel Original Movie adapted from the book of the same name by Rhode Island author Mark Peter Hughes, prominently features "Mel's Frozen Lemonade," which the author has indicated is a parody of Del's.
Angelo DeLucia died on September 6, 2007.
Products
There are eight flavors of the popular drink: lemon, lite lemon, watermelon, peach-mango, blueberry, cherry, grapefruit, and pomegranate. Coffee was once a flavor but has not appeared on the menu for many years. Del's also sells other various products such as warm pretzels, candy, hot dogs, and popcorn.
In partnership with Del's, the Narragansett Brewing Company produces a shandy called Del's Shandy.[2]
Distribution
Del's operates franchises selling their prepared product, with 20 locations in Rhode Island, the most of any state, as well as locations throughout the US, and even internationally. Trucks selling the product are often seen at popular beach locations in summer months. The Del's "take-home" mix and non-frozen variety of lemonade can be found in grocery stores throughout the world.
See also
References
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^ Perreault, Denise (July 23, 2014). "Del's lemonade folks squeezed from festival again". The Valley Breeze. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
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^ "Del's Shandy".
External links
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