Arizona Iced Tea Turns Their Woodbridge Factory Into 'ArizonaLand'

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Few may know this, but Arizona iced tea is actually bottled and shipped out of a factory in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge (1 Arizona Way, Keasbey, NJ).

And Don Vultaggio, the man who founded the Arizona iced tea empire in 1992 and is still the company's CEO, has turned the front of his 70-acre warehouse into "ArizonaLand," which will soon be open for free public tours.

If you check out their ArizonLand website, (VisitArizonaLand.com) you'll see that the exterior of their Keasbey warehouse has been transformed to resemble a southwest-style building in the Pueblo architecture style, symbolic of the iced tea's brand.

Last Thursday, they opened for private, invite-only tours. They will open in mid-October for free public tours; they will announce their opening date on their website, https://visitarizonaland.com/, so keep checking it.

The public tours are free and it takes about half an hour to tour the plant, the company says. You can also get free tastings of new flavors that have not yet been released to the public. ArizonaLand also has a museum and a gift shop.

The iced tea company promises a "one-of-a-kind in-person destination coming soon." The company says visitors can: "Discover AriZona’s rich history and innovation, from iconic flavors and bottle designs to founder Don’s journey from truck driver to entrepreneur. Tour our nearly 1 million sq. ft. campus for an inside look at our operations and learn how we craft our products with quality and sustainability in mind."

Vultaggio was working as a truck driver when he started selling beer and soda out of the back of his van in 1992 in Brooklyn. Vultaggio had never even been to Arizona, nor is the iced tea made there; he chose the name Arizona because he was looking for something "warm and health-conscious” to name his drinks, he told MyCentralJersey this week.

Arizona iced tea became successful in part because Vultaggio originally sold his cans for 99 cents. Arizona still sells their drinks directly for 99 cents, but the convenience stores where they are sold often mark them up. As Arizona says on their Instagram account, the brand has been "fighting inflation since ‘92."

While Woodbridge is their main manufacturing site, Arizona Beverages is headquartered in Woodbury, New York (Long Island).