issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . march 2011 this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message the switch beverage company industry beverages founded darien connecticut united states 2001 2001 founder mike gilbert bill hargis 1 headquarters 381 post road darien connecticut usa area served united states products carbonated fruit juice website switchbev.com the switch beverage company is a beverage company based in darien connecticut . 2 they are well known for their carbonated fruit juices with no artificial additives or high fructose corn syrup . 3 switch is available at many stores as well as over 3 000 schools around the united states . switch is well known in school vending machines for containing a complete day s worth of vitamin c. though extremely popular the number of stores that sell switch are scarce . 4 5 according to spinscan the switch is among the fastest growing single serve beverages in the united states . a switch can contents 1 history 2 flavors 3 references 4 external links history edit the founder of the switch company mike gilbert first came up with the idea of carbonated juices in 1999 in the parking lot of his gym . to replenish nutrients and hydration that he lost while working he would drink orange juice . however he found orange juice bland and mixed it with carbonated water . the switch was born when gilbert spilled sparkling water all over himself and wondered how many other people had the same struggle as him . he soon teamed up with the visionary bill hargis to launch the new soft drink . gilbert s idea for the name wasn t clicking but the switch was finally reached when bill decided the skater term would fit perfectly . three years later the switch was born though it ended abruptly for mike and bill they both went on to be very successful . mike an author and bill learning from the switch and using his knowledge to make a new drink fruit 66 . flavors edit the switch comes in 8 flavors apple black cherry watermelon strawberry orange tangerine grape fruit punch kiwi berry and lemon lime apricot peach & very berry are not listed on the company s website . eight varieties come in 8fl cans and five come in 8fl bottles . all flavors contain 100 % percent juice 100 % vitamin c and no artificial colors 6 the switch motto is 100 % of what you want and 0 % of what you don t . 7 8 ounces of the switch contains 120 calories and 28 grams of sugar . 8 as a comparison 8 ounces of coca cola contains 100 calories and 26 grams of sugar 9 references edit http www.switchbev.com page make the switch http www.bevnet.com companies listing switch beverage company http www.switchbev.com page lemon lime http www.switchbev.com page switch in schools http www.allbusiness.com retail trade eating drinking places eating 4130082 1.html http www.switchbev.com page apricot peach http www.switchbev.com page kiwi berry http switchbev.com thejuice blackcherry http livepositively.com content dam live positively files coca cola nutrition facts.pdf external links edit official website inc magazine profile retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the switch beverage & oldid 680316030 categories companies established in 2001hidden categories orphaned articles from march 2011all orphaned articlesarticles needing additional references from march 2010all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 september 2015 at 02 41 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view