Vimto Fruit Drink 250ml

Vimto was created in 1908 in Manchester by John Noel Nichols (1883–1966), a wholesaler of herbs, spices and medicines. He saw the market opening for soft drinks due to the temperance movement and the passage of the 1908 Licensing Act. It was originally sold under the name Vim Tonic, which Nichols shortened to Vimto in 1912. Vimto was originally registered as a health tonic or medicine, which was then re registered in 1913 as a cordial. In 1910, production moved to a warehouse at Chapel Street, Salford, then to Old Trafford in 1927, and finally, in 1971, to a state of the art plant in Wythenshawe, Manchester.