Rhodes serves world's largest soft drink

Ben Matthews

Sunday, 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.

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. (Ben Matthews)
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. (Ben Matthews)
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. (Ben Matthews)
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. (Ben Matthews)

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. (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. (Ben Matthews)
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. (Ben Matthews)
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. (Ben Matthews)
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. (Ben Matthews)

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. (Ben Matthews)
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. (Ben Matthews)
Locals fill containers with free lemonade from the record setting cup at Mercato di Rodi in Cape Girardeau Sunday afternoon. (Ben Matthews)
Tiffany Koch, right, helps her daughter, Kyleigh, 11, carry away a cooler of free lemonade Sunday afternoon at Mercato Di Rodi in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews)
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. (Ben Matthews)