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| name = Sosyo<br />
| image = Sosyo logo.png<br />
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| type = [[Carbonated drink|Aerated drink]]<br />
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| manufacturer = Sosyo Hajoori Beverages Pvt. Ltd.<br />
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| origin = India<br />
| introduced = 1923<br />
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| ingredients = Fruit Juice Based Soft drink, Mixed Fruit flavor drink<br />
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| website ={{url|http://www.hajoori.com/ }}<br />
| region = [[Surat]], [[Gujarat]]<br />
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'''Sosyo''' is an Indian [[carbonated drink|aerated drink]], produced and marketed mainly in the western and northern states of [[India]]; [[Gujarat]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Rajasthan]] [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It is based in [[Surat]].<ref name="timesofindia-economictimes 2015">{{cite web | title=India's oldest fizzy drink Sosyo plans to become a national brand | website=timesofindia-economictimes | date=19 August 2015 | url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-08-19/news/65592552_1_abbas-hajoori-the-hajooris-sosyo | accessdate=18 April 2016}}</ref><br />
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Sosyo is the product of the ''Swadeshi'' movement of [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence struggle]]. Mohsin Hajoori introduced Sosyo in 1927 in [[Surat]], as an Indian option to the UK drink ''Vimto''. Vimto was marketed in India since 1923 by Mohsin Hajoori.<ref name=toi>{{cite news|title=Sosyo: Gandhi-inspired drink close to whisky-rum cocktail!|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/sosyo-gandhi-inspired-drink-close-to-whisky-rum-cocktail/articleshow/4206888.cms|last=Khurana|first=Ashlesha|date=2009-03-01|work =The Times of India |place =[[Surat]]|accessdate =2014-04-04}}</ref><br />
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Originally, Sosyo was called '''Socio''', The present name was derived from the Latin word 'Socious', since it became a social drink. <br />
Sosyo is a mixture of grape and [[apple cider]] with some ingredients imported from Germany and Italy.<ref name=toi/><br />
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50 million bottles of Sosyo are consumed every year, mainly in [[Surat]] and parts of [[Gujarat]] and [[Maharashtra]] where bottling plants are located. It is exported as far as UAE, [[South Africa]], [[New Zealand]], UK and USA. The exported bottles are marked as ‘An Indian Drink’ with a tri-coloured backdrop.<ref name=toi/><br />
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Sosyo Bottle.jpg|Sosyo Bottle<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.hajoori.com/ Official Website]<br />
* Article on ''Business Today'': [http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/small-brands-gujarat-softdrink-sosyo/1/184711.html Sosyo wants to be a national brand when it grows up]<br />
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[[Category:Indian drinks]]<br />
[[Category:Gujarati cuisine]]<br />
[[Category:Economy of Surat]]</div>->BD2412