Made in PA: How Stateside grew into a nationally-recognized brand

Made in PA: How Stateside grew into a nationally-recognized brandPITTSTON, Pa. (WPVI) -- Stateside Brands, a Pennsylvania-based beverage company, has grown from a local startup into a nationally recognized brand, with its canned cocktails and vodka sodas now stocked on shelves across the country. Clement Pappas, co-founder and CEO of Stateside Brands, said demand for Surfside exceeded expectations from the start. Stateside Brands is the maker of Surfside Iced Tea & Vodka, Vodka Lemonades, Stateside Vodka Sodas and Stateside Vodka. Among the company's offerings, Surfside Half & Half is its most popular flavor. Half lemonade, half tea," Pappas said.