Tariffs Threaten to End AriZona's 99-Cent 'Big Can' Price for First Time

'Particularly unfair': AriZona founder considers raising price of iconic 99-cent iced tea

(NEXSTAR) – Tall cans of AriZona iced tea have been sitting in refrigerated cases of gas stations and convenience stores since 1997, proudly emblazoned with their 99-cent price tag. The cans may soon need a redesign to reflect a new price, the company's founder fears. The 99-cent price, which has been a constant through economic ups and downs of the past 28 years, may no longer be tenable now that a 50% tariff on imported aluminum has taken effe…

Arizona Iced Tea ‘May Have No Choice’ but to Raise 99-Cent Price — Here’s Why

Arizona Iced Tea's famous 99-cent price tag is under threat due to Trump's aluminum tariffs, explains the company's chairman and co-founder Don Vultaggio.

AriZona Iced Tea Price Increase Potentially in the Works — Courtesy of Donald Trump's Tariffs

If AriZona Iced Tea increases the prices on their $0.99 tea, customers will have Donald Trump and his tariff's to thank for the price hike.

AriZona iced tea’s 99-cent price may finally end

In a recent interview with The New York Times, the company’s founder and chairman, Don Vultaggio, revealed its iconic 99-cent price point could be in jeopardy due to President Donald Trump’s proposed 50% tariffs on imported aluminum.

AriZona’s 99-cent iced tea may see a price hike — tariffs could be to blame

For nearly three decades, AriZona Iced Tea has been a rare constant in grocery stores and gas stations: a 22-ounce can, boldly stamped with “99¢,” offering flavors such as lemon, raspberry, peach and green tea. But now, founder and chairman Don Vultaggio says that the long-standing bargain may be coming to an end. Why the price could rise Vultaggio told The New York Times he may have no choice but to raise prices for the first time since introdu…

"Hell of a shame:" AriZona iced tea’s 99-cent price may finally end

The company founder blames Trump's proposed aluminum tariffs for the potential first price hike since the early 1990s.