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RC Cola is underrated
Posted on 1/24/25 at 9:04 pm
Posted on 1/24/25 at 9:04 pm
Even I sleep on it and I've always loved it. For some reason I just forget about it for long stretches of time. I'm not a huge soda drinker though.
I think it's better tasting than it's contemporaries.
Drinking one makes me think of my grandpa. He used to have his old 1950s icebox well stocked with these things.
I think it's better tasting than it's contemporaries.
Drinking one makes me think of my grandpa. He used to have his old 1950s icebox well stocked with these things.
Posted on 1/24/25 at 9:22 pm to FAT SEXY
RC Cola is damn good for sure. My grandpa used to always have some too, as well as some Nehi Peach!
Posted on 1/24/25 at 9:26 pm to FAT SEXY
I remember @ 4H camp at Camp Grant Walker, RC Cola & a Moonpie was the preferred evening snack…
Posted on 1/24/25 at 9:36 pm to FAT SEXY
Damn fine product that Coca-Cola suffocated out of the market.
Posted on 1/24/25 at 10:18 pm to FAT SEXY
I had a few friends on the football staff at Baylor. I sent the DC a text, I needed a couple tickets. When to get a Coke, the girl said, no Coke. I said ok, Pepsi, her reply, no Pepsi, no cola I asked. They had RC, an it was good.
So an asked a coaching friend of mine about the RC only at the games.
He said the guy that had the RC franchise, was a big Baylor grad. He just about gives them the stuff. Maybe all of it.
So an asked a coaching friend of mine about the RC only at the games.
He said the guy that had the RC franchise, was a big Baylor grad. He just about gives them the stuff. Maybe all of it.
Posted on 1/24/25 at 10:35 pm to FAT SEXY
Don’t think I’ve had that in years.
Posted on 1/24/25 at 10:45 pm to FAT SEXY
Has a fascinating history. From their website...
RC Cola History
The Independent Soft Drink
Since its launch in 1905, RC Cola has been a soft drink that embodies individuality and entrepreneurial spirit. RC’s RC Colacrisp, clean taste distinguishes it from other colas, and has become a favorite of cola drinkers throughout America.
RC originated in Columbus, Ga., when a young pharmacist named Claud A. Hatcher decided to supply his family’s grocery store with drinks that he produced and bottled. Hatcher called his first line of beverages “Royal Crown,” and the first cola product “Chero-Cola.” Other early products included Royal Crown Ginger Ale, Royal Crown Strawberry and Royal Crown Root Beer.
Sales grew steadily and in 1912 Hatcher’s basement bottling activities grew into the Chero-Cola Co. Sixteen years later, he renamed the company Nehi Corporation, after the successful line of fruity beverages he had developed.
After Hatcher’s death in 1933, Vice President H.R. Mott took control of the company and quickly streamlined operations to make the company debt-free within the year. Part of Mott’s plan was the reformulation of the classic Chero-Cola into a more refreshing beverage. Chemist Rufas Kamm was given the responsibility of coming up with the new flavor, which took six months to perfect. The new cola was released to the public with the name of Hatcher’s original line of beverages: Royal Crown.
Royal Crown Cola was an instant sensation. RC Cola, as it is now called, was such a success that the company was eventually renamed Royal Crown Cola Co. By 1940, RC products were available in 47 of the 48 states.
RC continued to expand throughout the following decade and began to advertise more aggressively. Advertisements were inserted into publications such as Saturday Evening Post and Good Housekeeping, and endorsements by Hollywood stars such as Joan Crawford, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby were featured on billboards throughout the nation.
As RC continued to grow, it stayed true to its independent personality by producing innovation after innovation. In 1954, the company became the first to nationally distribute soft drinks in cans. Four years later, the company introduced the 16-ounce bottle.
In terms of beverages, RC produced the first low-calorie diet cola (Diet Rite), the first caffeine-free diet cola (RC 100) and the first diet cherry cola (Diet Cherry RC). Other RC innovations include the all-aluminum beverage can and Royal Crown Draft cola, a premium cola made with pure sugar cane.
The RC Cola brand was acquired in October 2000 by London-based Cadbury Schweppes plc. Today, RC Cola continues under the ownership of Plano, Texas-based Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages, the largest subsidiary of Cadbury Schweppes plc.
What’s in a name? RC Cola received its name from the people who matter the most: its consumers. When the reformulated product was released in 1934, the manufacturer named it “Royal Crown Cola.” As the soft drink became increasingly successful, consumers affectionately abbreviated the name to “RC.”
RC Cola History
The Independent Soft Drink
Since its launch in 1905, RC Cola has been a soft drink that embodies individuality and entrepreneurial spirit. RC’s RC Colacrisp, clean taste distinguishes it from other colas, and has become a favorite of cola drinkers throughout America.
RC originated in Columbus, Ga., when a young pharmacist named Claud A. Hatcher decided to supply his family’s grocery store with drinks that he produced and bottled. Hatcher called his first line of beverages “Royal Crown,” and the first cola product “Chero-Cola.” Other early products included Royal Crown Ginger Ale, Royal Crown Strawberry and Royal Crown Root Beer.
Sales grew steadily and in 1912 Hatcher’s basement bottling activities grew into the Chero-Cola Co. Sixteen years later, he renamed the company Nehi Corporation, after the successful line of fruity beverages he had developed.
After Hatcher’s death in 1933, Vice President H.R. Mott took control of the company and quickly streamlined operations to make the company debt-free within the year. Part of Mott’s plan was the reformulation of the classic Chero-Cola into a more refreshing beverage. Chemist Rufas Kamm was given the responsibility of coming up with the new flavor, which took six months to perfect. The new cola was released to the public with the name of Hatcher’s original line of beverages: Royal Crown.
Royal Crown Cola was an instant sensation. RC Cola, as it is now called, was such a success that the company was eventually renamed Royal Crown Cola Co. By 1940, RC products were available in 47 of the 48 states.
RC continued to expand throughout the following decade and began to advertise more aggressively. Advertisements were inserted into publications such as Saturday Evening Post and Good Housekeeping, and endorsements by Hollywood stars such as Joan Crawford, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby were featured on billboards throughout the nation.
As RC continued to grow, it stayed true to its independent personality by producing innovation after innovation. In 1954, the company became the first to nationally distribute soft drinks in cans. Four years later, the company introduced the 16-ounce bottle.
In terms of beverages, RC produced the first low-calorie diet cola (Diet Rite), the first caffeine-free diet cola (RC 100) and the first diet cherry cola (Diet Cherry RC). Other RC innovations include the all-aluminum beverage can and Royal Crown Draft cola, a premium cola made with pure sugar cane.
The RC Cola brand was acquired in October 2000 by London-based Cadbury Schweppes plc. Today, RC Cola continues under the ownership of Plano, Texas-based Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages, the largest subsidiary of Cadbury Schweppes plc.
What’s in a name? RC Cola received its name from the people who matter the most: its consumers. When the reformulated product was released in 1934, the manufacturer named it “Royal Crown Cola.” As the soft drink became increasingly successful, consumers affectionately abbreviated the name to “RC.”
Posted on 1/24/25 at 10:46 pm to FAT SEXY
RC is one of my favorites but been a while since Ive had any. Heading to the store tomorrow. 

Posted on 1/24/25 at 10:48 pm to FAT SEXY
The bottle caps used to have a removable coating that may reveal, 5 cents, 10 cents, or try again.
We would buy a RC and check the cap, then go behind the store and find plenty of caps. We regularly returned our empty bottle for a dime, plus additional caps with a prize to get another free RC.
Good times.
We would buy a RC and check the cap, then go behind the store and find plenty of caps. We regularly returned our empty bottle for a dime, plus additional caps with a prize to get another free RC.
Good times.
Posted on 1/24/25 at 10:59 pm to roobedoo
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We would buy a RC and check the cap, then go behind the store and find plenty of caps. We regularly returned our empty bottle for a dime, plus additional caps with a prize to get another free RC.
I'm glad you mentioned that. I'd forgotten all about the caps.
I also remember back around the Summer of '87/88, 16 oz bottles of Coke were 35 cents, but you could return empty bottles and get a 10 cent credit so it would only cost you a quarter to get an ice cold bottle of Coke (made with real cane sugar). Those were the days.
Posted on 1/24/25 at 11:37 pm to FAT SEXY
Coke > RC >>>>>>>>>>>> Pepsi
Posted on 1/25/25 at 12:52 am to FAT SEXY
When my friend owned Carrollton Station, RC is what was on their soda guns at the bar
Posted on 1/25/25 at 1:02 am to FAT SEXY
Friend's dad owned a RC distributor. He told me they kicked Walmart to the curb when they told them they'd pay net 90.
Been a fan ever since.
Been a fan ever since.
Posted on 1/25/25 at 1:20 am to roobedoo
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The bottle caps used to have a removable coating that may reveal, 5 cents, 10 cents, or try again. We would buy a RC and check the cap, then go behind the store and find plenty of caps
You use to be able to get into the movie theater with I think 8 RC bottle caps.
We’d go to the corner grocery, dump the caps in a paper bag, then sort them out.
Posted on 1/25/25 at 7:25 am to FAT SEXY
I hardly ever drink soft drinks, but if I’m on a road trip I absolutely make a point of looking for it in a convenience store and will always buy it if I find it.
Sadly, it’s become harder and harder to find.
Sadly, it’s become harder and harder to find.

Posted on 1/25/25 at 8:19 am to Y.A. Tittle
Always loved it.
It got a big jump in sales after the "New Coke" debacle.
I thought it would have emerged as the new king of the hill if Coke had never come to their senses. It was a time when eveyone was actually paying attention to what their drinks tastes like, and a lot of people were deciding they liked RC best.
It got a big jump in sales after the "New Coke" debacle.
I thought it would have emerged as the new king of the hill if Coke had never come to their senses. It was a time when eveyone was actually paying attention to what their drinks tastes like, and a lot of people were deciding they liked RC best.
Posted on 1/25/25 at 10:31 am to Stadium Rat
AHH those were the days. A cold 16oz. RC, take 2 big swigs then pour peanuts into the bottle. I'm smiling just thinking about it. 

Posted on 1/25/25 at 10:36 am to FAT SEXY
Did RC during the New Coke debacle. Helped carry me until Classic was brought back.
Posted on 1/25/25 at 12:20 pm to FAT SEXY
Still have a 6 pack of these in the cave
Great memories years before this though. We would ride our bikes to the family store down the street to get a cold RC out of the machine for a quarter. Simple times of days gone by !
ETA;
glass bottles
in these old machines

Great memories years before this though. We would ride our bikes to the family store down the street to get a cold RC out of the machine for a quarter. Simple times of days gone by !
ETA;
glass bottles

in these old machines
This post was edited on 1/25/25 at 12:32 pm
Posted on 1/25/25 at 12:30 pm to 91TIGER
Nothing wrong with an RC Cola. I prefer to pair it with Lance Toast-chee crackers, but that's just me.
Six RC bottle caps could get kids into the Tiger theater for a Saturday matinee of old cartoons and black and white B movies when I was growing up.
Six RC bottle caps could get kids into the Tiger theater for a Saturday matinee of old cartoons and black and white B movies when I was growing up.
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