Vess Soda is a brand of soft drink

Soft drink

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 manufactured and distributed primarily in the St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

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, USA, metropolitan area. The company was founded in 1916. At the height of its popularity, Vess had bottling plants in several locations including Asheville

Asheville, North Carolina

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, Lafayette

Lafayette, Indiana

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, Anderson

Anderson, Indiana

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 and Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio

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. It is now owned by Cott Beverages.

Sylvester Jones was the principal founder, who developed the VESS trademark from his nickname. Whistle Orange Soda was introduced in 1925, with the Vess logo on the other soda flavors.