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Squash (sometimes called cordial; however, see the definitions below) is a highly-sweetened (and often fruit-based) concentrate, which is mixed with a liquid, most commonly water, before drinking. It is also the name of the resulting drink.

Squashes and cordials are common in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, and have a large market share in competition with fruit juices and soft drinks. They are especially popular amongst toddlers and young children. Typically, squash is created by mixing one part syrup with four or five parts water (depending on concentration of the syrup and personal taste) directly into a glass or mug or into a jug. The most common flavours are orange, apple and blackcurrant, lemon, peppermint, mixed fruit, summer fruits, and lemon and lime. Other flavours include peach, strawberry, and kiwi fruit.

Common manufacturers of squash include Robinsons, Nichols (under the Vimto brand), GlaxoSmithKline (under the Ribena brand), Cantrell & Cochrane (under the MiWadi brand), Coca-Cola (under the Kia-Ora brand) and supermarkets' own brands. Prominent Australian brands include Cottees and Golden Circle cordials.

Use of the term 'squash'

concentrate is a form of substance which has had the majority of its base component (in the case of a liquid: the solvent) removed. Typically this will be the removal of water from a solution or suspension such as the removal of water from fruit juice.
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Water is a common chemical substance that is essential to all known forms of life.[1] In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or state, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor.
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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2]   (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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Ireland
Éire
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Northwest of continental Europe with Great Britain to the east.

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Location Western Europe <nowiki />
Archipelago
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Anthem
Advance Australia Fair [1]


Capital Canberra

Largest city Sydney
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Anthem
"God Defend New Zealand"
"God Save the Queen" 1


Capital Wellington

Largest city Auckland
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JUICE is a widely used non-commercial software package for editing and analysing phytosociological data.

It was developed at the Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic in 1998, and is fully described in English manual.
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The term soft drink (more commonly known as soda, pop, or soda pop in parts of the United States and Canada, or fizzy drinks in the U.K.[1]) refers to carbonated drinks that do not contain alcohol.
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Toddler is a common term for a young child who is learning to walk or "toddle",[1] generally considered to be the second stage of development after infancy and occurring predominantly during the ages of 12 to 36 months old.
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child (plural: children) is primarily a boy or girl who has not reached puberty.[1][2] However, some youth reach puberty earlier or later than expected.
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C. sinensis

Binomial name
Citrus sinensis
(L.) Osbeck

The orange—specifically, the sweet orange—is the citrus tree Citrus sinensis (syn. Citrus aurantium L.
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R. nigrum

Binomial name
Ribes nigrum
L.

The Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) is a species of Ribes berry native to central and northern Europe and northern Asia.
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C. × limon

Binomial name
Citrus × limon
(L.) Burm.f.

The lemon (Citrus × limon) is a hybrid in cultivated wild plants.
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Lime is a term referring to a number of different fruits (generally citruses), both species and hybrids, which are typically round, green to yellow in color, 3-6 cm in diameter, generally containing sour pulp, and frequently associated with the lemon.
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P. persica

Binomial name
Prunus persica
(L.) Batsch

The Peach (Prunus persica) is a species of Prunus native to China that bears an edible juicy fruit also called a peach.
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Fragaria
L.

Species

20+ species; see text
The strawberry (Fragaria) is a genus of plants in the family Rosaceae and the fruit of these plants. There are more than 20 named species and many hybrids and cultivars.
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kiwifruit is the edible fruit of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genus Actinidia. The fruit is native to southern China.
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Robinsons is a British soft drink brand owned by Britvic. Robinsons has a royal warrant to Queen Elizabeth II and was an independent company until 1995 when it was acquired by Britvic.
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Vimto is a purple soft drink in the United Kingdom. It contains the juice of grapes, raspberries and blackcurrants, flavoured with herbs and spices. Vimto has also been made into a sweet (candy) and an ice lolly (ice pop).
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GlaxoSmithKline

Public (LSE:  GSK
NYSE:  GSK )
Founded 2000, by merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham
Headquarters London, England, UK

Key people Sir Chris Gent, Chairman
Dr Jean-Pierre Garnier, Chief Executive
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Ribena is a brand of uncarbonated soft drink made by GlaxoSmithKline. The original and most common variety contains real blackcurrant juice.

History

Ribena was originally manufactured by the Bristol-based food and drink company HW Carter as a blackcurrant cordial.
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C & C Group plc

Public, ISEQ & LSE
Founded Republic of Ireland (1850)
Headquarters Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Key people Maurice Pratt, CEO
Industry Foodstuffs
Products Alcoholic Beverages
Employees 2,000 (2004)
Website cancgroupplc.
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MiWadi is an Irish soft drink brand owned by C&C (Cantrell & Cochrane), bottled in Dublin, Cork and Belfast.

Its name comes from the initial letters of C&C's predecessor company, Mineral Water Distributors, which was formed in 1927.
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Coca-Cola cola (a type of carbonated soft drink) sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO ) and is often referred to simply as Coke.
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Kia-Ora is a concentrated fruit soft drink, made by Atlantic Industries and produced in the UK by Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd. It comes in many fruit flavours.

It takes its name from "kia ora", a Māori language greeting which has entered New Zealand English.
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supermarket is a departmentalized self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise. It is larger in size and has a wider selection than a traditional grocery store and it is smaller than a hypermarket.
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Cottees

Founded
Headquarters Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Parent Cadbury Schweppes
Slogan That I like Best
Website www.cottees.com.au
Cottee's is an Australian brand of cordial drink, owned by the Cadbury-Schweppes company.
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Golden Circle may refer to:
  • The multinational company, Golden Circle (Food Company)
  • A popular Icelandic tourist route, see Golden Circle (Iceland)
  • The proposal to expand the slave-owning territories of the United States, see Golden Circle (Slavery)

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Caribbean (Dutch: Cariben or Caraïben, or more commonly Antillen; French: Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Spanish: Caribe
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