The Only Region Where This Vintage Canned Chocolate Drink Exists Today
NEWS
BY JACKSON WILLIAMS
One early chocolate powdered drink, Toddy, started out as an American invention that found greater popularity in Latin America than it did in the United States.
Toddy began in 1919 as a canned malt chocolate beverage, known as "the original chocolate and malt flavored food drink." It came in a can and could be prepared hot or cold.
Toddy started to fade out of the U.S. as Nestlé took over, but Toddy kept enough loyal fans in Latin America for it to still be sold today under the PepsiCo umbrella.
The drink found its biggest fans in Brazil, Argentina, and Venezuela. It was a convenient way to pack in extra vitamins when more nutritious food options were less accessible.