Rhodes serves world's largest soft drink

August 20, 2017

Rhodes 101 Convenience Stores broke the Guinness World Record for largest glass/cup of soft drink. The 4,730.9-gallon lemonade was served to the public for free during a summer customer appreciation event Sunday, August 20, 2017 at Mercato Di Rodi in Cape Girardeau which featured games, giveaways and free food from Imo's Pizza.

Ben Matthews

Rhodes employees fill a 15-foot cup with lemonade at Mercato Di Rodi in Cape Girardeau early Sunday morning in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for largest cup/glass of soft drink.

Guinness adjudicator Jimmy Coggins, right, shakes hands with Duane Statler after awarding the Guinness World Record for largest cup/glass of soft drink to Rhodes 101 Stop convenience stores at Mercato di Rodi in Cape Girardeau Sunday afternoon.

Guinness adjudicator Jimmy Coggins, right, presents a the Guinness World Record certificate for largest cup/glass of soft drink to Rhodes 101 Stop vice-president of information management Duane Statler at Mercato di Rodi in Cape Girardeau Sunday afternoon.

Locals fill containers with free lemonade from the record setting cup at Mercato di Rodi in Cape Girardeau Sunday afternoon.

Tiffany Koch, right, helps her daughter, Kyleigh, 11, carry away a cooler of free lemonade Sunday afternoon at Mercato Di Rodi in Cape Girardeau.

Nick Hayes, right, and his son Finley, 2, enjoy free lemonade and Imo's Pizza with Chrystal Martin at Mercato Di Rodi in Cape Girardeau Sunday afternoon.

A Rhodes employee transports a pallet of lemonade syrup at Mercato Di Rodi in Cape Girardeau early Sunday morning during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for largest cup/glass of soft drink.

Matt Wertzberger, left, and Jim Berns replace boxes of lemonade syrup early Sunday morning outside of Mercato Di Rodi in Cape Girardeau during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for largest cup/glass of soft drink.

Soda hoses mix and pour lemonade into an oversized Rhodes cup early Sunday morning at Mercato Di Rodi in Cape Girardeau during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for largest cup/glass of soft drink.

Jim Berns moves to switch an empty box of lemonade syrup outside of Mercato Di Rodi in Cape Girardeau early Sunday morning during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for largest cup/glass of soft drink.

Rhodes employees fill a 15-foot cup with lemonade at Mercato di Rodi in Cape Girardeau early Sunday morning in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for largest cup/glass of soft drink.

Rhodes 101 vice-president Brent Anderson looks back for the unveiling of their gigantic cup of lemonade Sunday afternoon at Mercato Di Rodi in Cape Girardeau.

After the unveiling of a gigantic cup of lemonade, Rhodes 101 vice-president Brent Anderson speaks to the crowd Sunday afternoon at Mercato Di Rodi in Cape Girardeau.

Guinness adjudicator Jimmy Coggins awards the Guinness World Record for largest cup/glass of soft drink to Rhodes 101 Convenience Stores at Mercato di Rodi in Cape Girardeau Sunday afternoon.

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