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Mirinda Orange Soda – Heliopolis – Cairo, Egypt – Uptown Correspondent, Iman R. Abdulfattah

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Mirinda is a brand of soft drink originally created in Spain [1960] with global distribution. The name “Mirinda” means “wonderful” in Esperanto. There is a claim that the original manufacturer of Mirinda, which later sold the brand to PepsiCo, was an Esperanto-speaking individual…. It is available in fruit varieties including orange, grapefruit, apple, strawberry, raspberry, pineapple, pomegranate, banana, passionfruit, lemon, hibiscus, Guarana, tangerine, and grape flavors as well as Tamarind. A “citrus” flavour is also available in certain areas of the Middle East. – Wikipedia

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Coca-Cola Stencils in El Mounira – Cairo, Egypt – Uptown Correspondent, Iman R. Abdulfattah

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Stella Artois Beer – Mansour Street – Downtown Cairo, Egypt – Uptown Correspondent, Iman R. Abdulfattah

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Canada Dry Sport Cola – Mohamed Sabry Abo Alam St – Downtown Cairo, Egypt – Uptown Correspondent, Iman R. Abdulfattah

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Maggi Chicken Bouillon Cubes – Downtown Cairo, Egypt – Uptown Correspondent, Iman R. Abdulfattah

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The original company came into existence in 1872 in Switzerland, when Julius Maggi took over his father’s mill. He quickly became a pioneer of industrial food production, aiming to improve the nutritional intake of worker families. Maggi was the first to bring protein-rich legume meal to the market, and followed up with a ready-made soup based on legume meal in 1886. In 1897, Julius Maggi founded the company Maggi GmbH in the German town of Singen, where it is still based today.Wikipedia

Michelin Tires – Cairo, Egypt – Uptown Correspondent, Iman R. Abdulfattah

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Coca-Cola – Hegaz Street – Heliopolis – Cairo, Egypt – Uptown Correspondent, Iman R. Abdulfattah

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Bisleri Ferro-China – Remy Martin Cognac – Sherif Street, Downtown Cairo, Egypt – Iman R. Abdulfattah, Uptown Correspondent

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A friend directed me to this cognac ad… The obscured word on the bottom left should read “Remi”, or something like that. – I.R. Abdulfattah

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Ferro-china is a liqueur usually consumed as a liquore nero and digestive tonic, but is often used as an aperitif . It was invented and patented in the last decade of the nineteenth century by entrepreneur and Garibaldi freedom fighter Signor Felice Bisleri (1881) . – Wikipedia – Italy

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The Bisleri’s, originally a family of industrialists, have produced this very famous Italian tonic since 1881. It is essentially an aperitif in a herb flavoured, fortified wine base. Its producers recommend its as a blood tonic. Each 30 ml shot contains 5 mg of Iron [from Ammonium Iron (lll) Citrate] and when taken at any time of day, but preferably before a meal, will help maintain normal blood. Ferro China also makes a pleasant drink when mixed with mineral water.

One member of the Bisleri family, Franco Bordoni-Bisleri (born 1913), was a famous Italian flying ace. The badge on the Ferro-China bottles was a lion so this was the image painted on most of his aircraft alongside the word “Robur” meaning “strength” in Latin. No doubt his fame helped to popularise the brand. 21% Alc./Vol. – Vintage Direct

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Tang – Aswan, Egypt – Uptown Correspondent, Iman R. Abdulfattah

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Umberto Brothers Storage Warehousing Inc. – Record Storage – Uptown Correspondent, Iman R. Abdulfattah

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