Founded by an A Stevenson, it was then owned by the Perreau family for 70 years before being purchased by a group of Wellington investors in 2006.  Its new owners moved production to Auckland in 2008, ditching the 90-year-old bottling machinery that remains at the Foxton factory. 

The old practice of washing and refilling thick glass bottles was still used at Foxton Fizz until the 2006 sale.

Continue here to read the full article in the Horowhenua Chronicle and  a look at some of the original equipment used    ||  March 02,  2018   |||