Vimto

Vimto has been making the world slightly more purple since 1908, and now does so in, apparently, 73 countries.  Started by John Nichols in Blackburn, it was originally “Vimtonic”, a herbal drink to give people, well, vim.  The tonic part of the name was shortened and the rest is history, as they say.  There’s a “Monument to Vimto” statue outside the University of Manchester, on the spot where the first production line was, so you can go pay homage if you feel inclined.