[1] Cottee's make a variety of products including cordial, jams, marmalades and other spreads, toppings, jellies and puddings.
The company is owned by Kraft Heinz with its drinks manufactured under licence by Asahi Breweries.
The company was founded in the early 20th century by dairy farmer Spencer Milton Cottee (ca.1864 – 8 June 1944) from Lismore.
Cottee was a champion of the dairy industry and began processing and marketing the milk by-product casein.
Apart from Passiona, the most popular Cottee's carbonated soft drinks were Tango (orange), and Coola (lime), with other flavours including lemon, cola, and lemonade.