Lightning in a bottle: How two Newton natives helped build Zing Zang

Steve Mattison, left and T.M. Ashcraft work a trade show promoting Zing Zang. The two Newton natives helped propel an unknown drink mix for Bloody Marys into a national best seller.

By Adam Strunk In 1996, Newton natives Steve Mattison and T.M. Ashcraft hauled cases of an unheard-of drink mix in the back of a...

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