Vok Beverages
Drink manufacturer in South Australia
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Vok Beverages is a drink manufacturer in South Australia.[1]
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| Industry | Beverage industry |
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| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Alcoholic beverages |
| Owner | Bickford's Australia |
| Parent | Bickford's Australia |
| Website | www |
Earlier history
Before the acquisition by Bickford's of the brandname, Vok was a brand of a range of liqueurs manufactured by Jan Vok, a Dutch company, popular in Papua pre-war.[2] Immediately after WWII sixteen flavours,[3] from Advocaat to White Curaçao were being imported into Australia, and distributed by Stephen King Pty Ltd of Sydney.[4]
An early marketing exercise by the company was the "Vok Thousand", an award of £1000 (one thousand pounds — the price of a mid-range car) to a Test cricketer, on the basis of points accumulated over the 1950–51 season.[5] Len Hutton was the inaugural winner.[6]
The company, which advertised prominently in the Dutch language Australia newspapers,[7] made the distinctive shape of its bottles a "selling point".[8] The company was still advertising similar products in the "distinctive bottle" in November 1978.[9]
Drinks
- Vok Liqueurs
- Aqua Pura Water
- Bearded Lady Bourbon[10]
- Beenleigh Rum
- Black Bottle Brandy
- Boronia marsala
- Cawsey's Grenadine
- El Toro
- Frigate Rum
- Galway Pipe port
- HI NRG Vodka & Energy Premix
- Infused Rush
- Inner Circle Rum
- Olympus Ouzo
- Real McCoy Bourbon
- Rebellion Bay Spiced Rum
- Ruski Lemon
- Three Oaks Cider
- TST Tolleys Brandy
- UDL
- Vickers Gin[11]
See also
- Bickford's Australia - sister company.
- List of South Australian manufacturing businesses
