Rocket Fizz is an American franchise chain of novelty bottled soft drinks and candy stores. The company markets a diverse variety of candies and produces its own soda pop line offering unique flavors. Its flagship store, which opened in 2009, two years after the company was founded, was located in Camarillo, California but closed in 2019.[1] The company also markets candies that are rare to find or in limited production by various manufacturers, such as those that were popular during the 1960s to 1980s. As of November 2018, there are 91 Rocket Fizz store locations in the United States and two in Canada.
Products
Rocket Fizz specializes in candy and soft drink products. For example, the franchise store in Beaverton, Oregon markets over 4,000 varieties of candy and over 500 varieties of soda drinks. The company's franchise store in Cary, North Carolina markets over 1,200 varieties of candy and over 430 varieties of soft drinks. Some of the company's beverages have been described as "novelty soft drinks".
The company's soda products are marketed under the brand name Rocket Fizz. A popular soda they produce is a bacon soda, which is also named "Bacon Soda". At the company's Denver, Colorado store, bacon soda was described as the store's best-selling soda in 2012. The variety of soft drinks offered by Rocket Fizz has been described by Indianapolis Monthly magazine as "overwhelming", and the quantity of candies offered was described as "copious amounts".