Cosmos Bottling Corporation (CBC) was a soft drink manufacturer in the Philippines. Cosmos was founded in 1918 by Wong Ning and is the manufacturer and distributor of Pop Cola, Sarsi, and Cheers.
History
Cosmos Bottling Corporation was founded as the Manila Aerated Water Factory at 735 Misericordia St., Sta. Cruz, Manila (now 735 Tomas Mapua St.) in 1918 by Wong Ning, a Guangdong native who migrated to the Philippines. He was later arrested and killed by the Japanese during World War II. Post-war 1945, Wong Ning's eldest son, Dr. Henry Gao-Hong Wong, revived Manila Aerated Water Factory as Manila-Cosmos Aerated Water Factory. They later expanded their operations in Hong Kong in 1947 as the Cosmos Aerated Water Co. Ltd., where they also became popular in Hong Kong.[1] In 1970, Henry Wong suffered a stroke due to a brain tumor and died at the age of 53; his successor is an outsider of the family, William Ma Padua. A decade later, William suffered a mild heart attack in one of his visits to the United States, marking his resignation from his position, and Hubert Wong, the late predecessor's brother, took over the position.[2]
Their first products were Macos Softdrinks which offer Orange, Root Beer, Sarsaparilla, and Lemonada variants while in Hong Kong, offers Cream Soda, Mulberry, Grape and Pineapple.[3]