Monday, December 23, 2024

Question: What Tennessee city is known as the home of the soft drink Mountain Dew?

Answer: In 1954, Tri-City Beverage of Johnson City was awarded the first Mountain Dew franchise. In 1959, Bill Bridforth of Tri-City Beverage and Bill Jones of Tip Corp merged Tri-City Lemonade with Mountain Dew, helping shape the soda into its modern form. Johnson City has a historical marker that calls it the “Home of Mountain Dew.”