<P> The company roots trace back to 1971 when friends John Ferolito and Don Vultaggio opened a beverage distribution business in Brooklyn , New York . The company was a successful beer distributor . In 1990 , they saw the success of Snapple ( also a Brooklyn - based company founded in the 1970s ) bottled juices and teas , and attempted to make their own product . In 1992 , they produced the first bottles of their own AriZona teas . </P>
<P> The company roots trace back to 1971 when friends John Ferolito and Don Vultaggio opened a beverage distribution business in Brooklyn , New York . The company was a successful beer distributor . In 1990 , they saw the success of Snapple ( also a Brooklyn - based company founded in the 1970s ) bottled juices and teas , and attempted to make their own product . In 1992 , they produced the first bottles of their own AriZona teas . </P>
who is the founder of arizona iced tea
who is the founder of arizona iced tea
John Ferolito Don Vultaggio
John Ferolito Don Vultaggio