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{{Short description|Frozen lemonade brand}}
{{about|frozen lemonade|other uses|del (disambiguation)}}
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{{independent sources|date=September 2012}}
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| name              = Del's Lemonade & Refreshments, Inc.
| logo              = Del's sign.png
| logo_width        = 225 px
| logo_alt          = Del's logo
| image             = Del's Lemonade Container 2011.jpg
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| image_alt         = Three paper cups with the Del's Lemonade logo on a wooden table
| image_caption     = Paper cups of Del's Lemonade
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| slogan            = "Stop at the Sign of the Lemon!"
| established       = 1948
| current-owner     = Bruce DeLucia
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| food-type         = Frozen Lemonade
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| city              = Cranston
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| state             = Rhode Island
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| country           = United States
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| website           = [http://www.dels.com/ www.dels.com]
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'''Del's''' is a brand of [[frozen lemonade]] typically found in [[Rhode Island]] and southeastern [[Massachusetts]] during the summer. Del's lemonade is available in 20 states.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.valleybreeze.com/2014-07-23/observer-smithfield-west/dels-lemonade-folks-squeezed-festival-again |title=Del's lemonade folks squeezed from festival again |author=Perreault, Denise |date=July 23, 2014 |work=The Valley Breeze |access-date=2015-06-07}}</ref> Frozen lemonade is a kind of [[slush (beverage)|slush]]. It is made from water, lemon juice concentrate, and real lemons in an ice cream machine. In Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts "Del's" is synonymous with frozen lemonade.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

==History==
Del's was founded by Angelo DeLucia, who originally received the recipe for lemonade from his father, Franco DeLucia, who brought the recipe to the United States from [[Italy]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Armitage|first=Helen|title=The 10 Best Spots For Frozen Lemonade In Rhode Island|url=https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/rhode-island/articles/10-best-spots-for-rhode-island-frozen-lemonade/|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Culture Trip|date=19 December 2015 }}</ref> Angelo then developed a machine to dispense their product.

The first Del's stand was a small, pushable cart in [[Cranston, Rhode Island]], in 1948.<ref name=":0" /> Soon afterwards, Angelo started using "Del's Trucks" to serve the beverage anywhere in the state. The company still uses the trucks today, in addition to its storefront locations.

In 1993, the Rhode Island legislature made an attempt to select an official state beverage. Del's lemonade and [[coffee milk]] were chosen as "finalists", but coffee milk was eventually chosen as the official state beverage.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lukas |first=Paul |date=2002-11-13 |title=The Big Flavors of Little Rhode Island |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/13/dining/the-big-flavors-of-little-rhode-island.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=2018-07-23 |language=en}}</ref>

The 2011 television movie ''[[Lemonade Mouth]]'', a [[Disney Channel Original Movie]] adapted from the book of the same name by Massachusetts author [[Mark Peter Hughes]], prominently features "Mel's Frozen Lemonade", which the author has indicated is a [[parody]] of Del's.

[[Image:Dels-stand.jpg|thumb|right|A Del's Lemonade stand in [[San Francisco]]]]

Angelo DeLucia died of prostate cancer on September 6, 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Angelo DeLucia 1928-2007|url=http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/09/12/angelo_delucia_founded_dels_lemonade_at_84//|access-date=2020-09-15|website=tribtoday.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Products==
The seven main flavors of the popular drink are lemon, watermelon, peach-mango, blueberry, cherry, grapefruit, and blood orange. Occasionally, extra seasonal flavors, such as tangerine, are added.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flavors |url=https://dels.com/flavors/ |website=dels.com |date=6 August 2019 |publisher=Del's Lemonade |access-date=7 October 2021}}</ref> Coffee was once a flavor, but has not appeared on the menu for many years. Del's also sells other various products, such as [[pretzel stick]]s, candy, and [[popcorn]], as well as many different Del's branded products in its gift shop located at its corporate office location and online.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dels.com/shop/ | title=Shop - Del's | date=7 August 2019 }}</ref>

In partnership with Del's, the [[Narragansett Brewing Company]] produces a [[shandy]] called Del's Shandy.<ref name=gansett>{{cite web |url=http://www.narragansettbeer.com/beers/dels-shandy |title=Del's Shandy |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=[[Narragansett Brewing Company]] |access-date=2014-07-22}}</ref>

==Distribution==
Del's operates franchises selling its products, with 20 locations in Rhode Island, the most of any state, as well as throughout the US, and even internationally.  Trucks selling the product are often seen at popular beach locations in summer. The Del's "take-home" mix and non-frozen variety of lemonade can be found in grocery stores throughout the world.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

==See also==
* [[List of frozen dessert brands]]
* [[List of lemonade topics]]
* {{portal-inline|Drink}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.dels.com Del's website]

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