craft soda

Carpenter Antonio Ambrosio Salvador makes Zega-Cola in Santa Ana Zegache, a small village near Oaxaca, Mexico. Zega-Cola was conceived as a locally made alternative to Coca-Cola, which is ubiquitous in Mexico.

World News

In Oaxaca, Mexico, A Locally Made Soda Takes Aim At Coca-Cola's Supremacy

3:35pm March 21, 2018

by Emily Cataneo

Oaxacan restaurants are offering diners an alternative to the ubiquitous Coke by selling Zega-Cola, an artisanal soda made in small batches nearby. Its maker hopes that will translate into local jobs.

Tom Conner, the current owner of Conner Bottling Works, is part of the fourth generation of the family-owned business.

National

Squamscot Soda: Helping You Wash It All Down Since 1863

10:48am January 04, 2017

by Todd Bookman

Conner Bottling Works used to be one of about 60 bottlers in New Hampshire. Now this fifth-generation, family-owned and run business is the last independent soda maker standing in the state.