Giles Andreae an advertising campaign for the soft drink Vimto. Purple Ronnie was sold in April 2007 to Coolabi, the small UK company which manages the Hammer House of Horror brand, for £3.3m. Since then the company have tried to break the US market by adapting the designs and language to suit. Giles Andreae Giles Andreae (born 16 March 1966) is a British artist, poet and greeting card writer, creator of the "Purple Ronnie" and "Edward Monkton" series. As a child Andreae went to Eton College where he was best friends with David Cameron. He then went on to Oxford University (Worcester
Vimto channels that in recent years have become very popular, and achieved cult status with viral marketing videos exchanged on the Internet. Vimto was introduced to The Gambia and Senegal in the 1980s where it remains popular. In 2011 Vimto once again became widely available throughout the Republic of Ireland, through Tesco and the local version of Iceland shops. In Pakistan, Vimto is produced, under licence, by Mehran Bottlers. In Nepal recently Vimto is manufactured under licence by Himganga Beverage Pvt Ltd. Vimto Vimto is a soft drink sold in the United Kingdom. It was first manufactured as a health tonic