Editing Vimto (section)

{{Short description|British soft drink}}
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{{infobox beverage
| name = Vimto
| image = Vimto No Added Sugar 2.jpg
| type = Soft drink
| manufacturer = [[Nichols plc]]
| distributor = Cabana
| introduced = {{start date and age|1908}}
| origin = [[England]]
| region = [[Manchester]]
| colour = [[Purple]]
| flavour = Mixed fruits
| variants = 
| related = 
| website = {{URL|vimto.co.uk}}
| logo = Vimto_logo_on_grey.svg
| logo_caption = 2021 logo on a grey background
| caption = A glass of Vimto
| image_size = 150
}}

'''Vimto''' is a British mixed fruit [[soft drink]] containing the juice of [[grape]]s, [[Raspberry|raspberries]], [[blackcurrant]]s, and black [[carrot]]s flavoured with herbs and spices.<ref name="BBC" /> Originating in [[Manchester]], northern [[England]], the recipe was invented in 1908 by John Noel Nichols of [[Blackburn]]. It was first manufactured as a [[Herbal tonic|health tonic]] in [[Squash (drink)|cordial]] form, then decades later as a [[Soft drink#Carbonated drinks|carbonated drink]]. Produced domestically by [[Nichols plc]], it is available in cans and bottles in carbonated, still, cordial (squash), and energy forms and it has also been made into a [[confectionery|sweet]], [[ice pop|ice lolly]] and other items.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vimto Range |url=https://www.vimto.co.uk/vimto-range/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=Vimto |language=en-GB}}</ref> Vimto is traditionally most popular in the north of England<ref name="BBC" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-20 |title=Southern converts provide Vimto boost |url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/companies/article/southern-converts-provide-vimto-boost-6rk75nfz6tg |access-date=2024-05-20 |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> and is also sold globally under license, and enjoys high popularity in the [[Arab gulf countries|Persian Gulf countries]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-07-25 |title=Vimto hits purple patch in the Gulf |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-23455612 |access-date=2024-05-20 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> and in [[The Gambia]] and [[Senegal]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Ben |date=2020-09-22 |title=Purple Ronnie & How Vimto Took Over The World |url=https://www.manchestersfinest.com/news/purple-ronnie-how-vimto-took-over-the-world/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=Manchester’s Finest |language=en-GB}}</ref>