The "Arnold Palmer blend" of iced tea and lemonade has been commercially available since the 1990s; AriZona has since risen to become the most popular primary distributor of the beverage, with over $100 million in sales in 2010.

[4] They also have a major line of merchandise and drink mixes, including products such as rollerblades and skateboard wheels.

[5] The company roots trace back to 1971 when friends John Ferolito and Don Vultaggio opened a beverage distribution business in Brooklyn, New York.

[citation needed] In 1990, they saw the success of Snapple (also a Long-Island-based company founded in the 1970s) bottled juices and teas, and attempted to make their product.

[6] Vultaggio said the name was originally Santa Fe, in reference to the adobe-style house he lived in, but he felt it did not look right on the packaging.