Made Right Here: A-Treat

Published On: Aug 15 2011 12:51:36 PM EDT  Updated On: Feb 24 2011 05:47:24 AM EST

They're delightful soft drinks... And you can find them pretty much anywhere around here.

A-treat beverage company has been bottling for decades... And as wfmz's joscelyn moes shows us... They're "made right here" In allentown.

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Reporter: bottles filled to the brim with flavor... Make a-treat a treat to have.

Geno barron: they're very quality made.

Reporter: a-treat bottling company was formally established in allentown in 1918 by joseph and john egizio. Their father started a beverage business in the family home... And later built a small manufacturing facility behind it. The brothers eventually moved the business to union boulevard... Where the company remains today.

Barron: it's created here. It's bottled here. It's packaged here.

Reporter: and here... It's still run by the mily.

Barron: yes. 4th generation.

Reporter: a-treat produces soft drinks with flavors like grape, orange, and root beer.

Barron: one of our trademarks is the red cream. Standup: with more than 25 flavors to choose from... You're sure to find a favorite.

Reporter: the company distributes throughout pennsylvania...

Barron: they're virtually everywhere in the lehigh valley.

Reporter: and the mid-atlantic region.

Barron: it's basically still the same formula since they were made.

Reporter: as for what the a in a-treat stands for?

Barron: allentown-treat.

Reporter: a soda with enough pop for everyone.

Barron: there's probably not a single person in the lehigh valley who does not know of a-treat.

Reporter: a-treat... "made right here" In the lehigh valley. Joscelyn moes... 69 news.

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