April 29, 2010
If you want to boycott, leave the guys at AriZona Iced Tea out of it. They have nothing to do with Arizona – they’re from Brooklyn and their HQ is on Long Island. Wiki. They also work with “Operation Smile,” which helps repair facial deformities – mainly cleft lips and cleft palates – free of charge for children around the world.
Their statement from NY Daily News:
Don Vultaggio: AriZona Beverages proudly traces its origins back to New York. In 1992, two hard working guys from Brooklyn with a dream created AriZona Iced Tea.
Since then … we have remained loyal to our family-run business based in New York. For the last 16 years, our headquarters have remained on Long Island.
[Couldn't locate complete statement.]
Not sure why Arizonans – some of whom will inevitably be stopped – have to have their livelihoods put in jeopardy because of what the legislators did.
