The Lancashire roots of one of the nation’s favourite drinks has come to light after we taste-tested two bargain supermarket dupes.
Then this got us thinking - what else started in Lancashire?
Take a look at some surprising facts below.
7. Holland's Pies
Holland's is a true British bakery baking proper tasty pies and puddings for over 168 years. It was founded by father and daughter John and Sarah Whittaker in 1851, as a confectioners shop in Haslingden, Lancashire. It now sells pies, pasties and sausage rolls. Photo: Holland's Pies Official
8. Inbev Brewery, Samlesbury
Samlesbury Brewery was built by Whitbread in 1972 and came into the ownership of Interbrew (as it then was) following Whitbread’s decision to sell its breweries and brewing interests in 2000. Brands brewed at Samlesbury include Budweiser, Stella Artois, Brahma, Bass and Boddingtons, which are packaged into kegs, cans and bottles. Photo: Spencer Platt
9. British biologist and palaeontologist Sir Richard Owen
Former Lancaster Royal Grammar School pupil turned British biologist and palaeontologist Sir Richard Owen, pictured in 1875, is known for coining the word 'dinosauria' from which the term dinosaur derives. As a young man Owen recognised the fossils found at the Jurassic coast shared a number of distinctive features. He said they were terrible lizards. Photo: Hulton Archive
10. BAE Systems
The BAE Systems manufacturing and assembly facility at Warton (on the banks of the River Ribble) has its aviation roots in May 1939 when, as war clouds gathered in Europe, Air Ministry officials started the compulsory purchase of grass field land west of Preston in order to establish a satellite airfield for the nearby RAF Squires Gate airfield in Blackpool. Work by the Wimpey Construction Company on land drainage and the construction of 3 main runways started soon after. Photo: UGC
11. Laila's Fine Foods
Laila’s Fine Foods Ltd is a successful family run business in Blackpool that specialises in authentic, ready prepared meals for both the food service and retail markets. The company has worked with a major UK supermarkets such as Asda, Morrisons, Lidl and Spar and Iceland. Photo: Google
12. Pendle Hill
Pendle hill is famous for its links to three events which took place in the 17th century - the Pendle witch trials (1612), Richard Towneley's barometer experiment (1661), and the vision of George Fox (1652), which led to the foundation of the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) movement. Photo: UGC