Canada Dry is a brand of soft drinks owned since 2008 by the American Dr Pepper Snapple Group. For over a century, Canada Dry has been known for its ginger ale, though the company also manufactures a number of other soft drinks and mixers. Although Canada Dry originated in Canada, it is now produced in many countries around the globe, including the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Japan, & a number of countries of the Middle East & Europe.
The "Dry" in the brand's name refers to not being sweet, as in a dry wine. When John J. McLaughlin, who first formulated "Canada Dry Pale Ginger Ale", originally made his new soft drink, it was far less sweet than other ginger ales then available; as a result, he labelled it "dry".
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History
In 1890, Canadian pharmacist and chemist John J. McLaughlin of Enniskillen, Ontario, who after working in a soda factory in Brooklyn, New York, opened a carbonated water plant in Toronto. McLaughlin was the eldest son of Robert McLaughlin, founder of McLaughlin Carriage and McLaughlin Motor Car. In 1904, McLaughlin created "Canada Dry Pale Ginger Ale". Three years later, the drink was appointed to the Viceregal Household of the Governor General of Canada, and the label featuring a beaver atop a map of Canada was replaced with the present Crown and shield.
When McLaughlin began shipping his product to New York, it became so popular that he opened a plant in Manhattan shortly thereafter. After McLaughlin's death in 1914, the company was run briefly by his brother, Samuel McLaughlin. P. D. Saylor and Associates bought the business from the McLaughlin family in 1923 and formed Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc., a public company.
Canada Dry's popularity as a mixer began during Prohibition, when its flavor helped mask the taste of homemade liquor. In the 1930s, Canada Dry expanded worldwide. From the 1950s onward, the company introduced a larger number of products.
Norton Simon took an interest in the company in 1964, and it merged with Simon's other holdings, the McCall Corporation and Hunt Foods, to form Norton Simon Inc. Dr Pepper bought Canada Dry from Norton Simon in 1982. In 1984, Dr Pepper was acquired by Forstmann Little & Company, and Canada Dry was sold to R. J. Reynolds' Del Monte Foods unit to pay off acquisition debt. RJR Nabisco sold its soft drink business to Cadbury Schweppes in 1986. Today, Canada Dry is owned by Dr Pepper Snapple Group, which was spun off from Cadbury Schweppes in 2008.
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Products
- Canada Dry Ginger Ale
- Canada Dry Ginger Ale and Lemonade
- Diet Canada Dry Ginger Ale
- Canada Dry Club Soda
- Canada Dry Sparkling Seltzer Water (unflavored and mineral free)
- Canada Dry Tonic Water
- Canada Dry Bitter Lemon
- Canada Dry Diet Tonic Water
- Canada Dry Lemon Soda
- Canada Dry Blueberry Ginger Ale
- Canada Dry Lime Ricky (retired)
- Canada Dry Tahitian Treat (now just Tahitian Treat)
- Canada Dry Hi-Spot, Apple, Tutti (cherry and fruit punch), and Orange
- Canada Dry Hi-Spot Lithiated Lemon
- Canada Dry Golden Cockerel Ginger Beer
- Canada Dry Sparkling Green Tea Ginger Ale
- Sussex Golden Ginger Ale
- Cranberry Canada Dry Ginger Ale
- Diet Cranberry Canada Dry Ginger Ale
- Canada Dry Blackberry Ginger Ale
- Canada Dry White Tea Ginger Ale with Raspberry
- Lemon Ginger Ale (retired)
- Canada Dry Flavored Sparkling Seltzer Water (Mandarin Orange, Lemon Lime, Cranberry Lime, Raspberry, Pomegranate Cherry, Peach Mango and Triple Berry) available in low sodium and sodium free varieties
- Cactus Cooler
- Purple Passion
- Canada Dry Lemon-Lime Soda
- Canada Dry Vanilla Cream Soda
- Canada Dry Cocoa Cream Soda
- Canada Dry Black Cherry Soda
- Canada Dry Wild Cherry Soda
- Canada Dry Spur Cola
- Canada Dry Sport Cola (a caffeine-free cola introduced in 1968; discontinued in the 1970s)
- Canada Dry Jamaica Black Cola
- Canada Dry Rooti Root Beer
- Canada Dry Barrelhead Root Beer
- Canada Dry Wink
- Canada Dry Pink Wink
- Canada Dry Collins Mixer
- Canada Dry Quinine Tonic Water Mixer
- Canada Dry Hi-Grape
- Canada Dry Concord Grape Soda
- Canada Dry Sunripe Orange Soda
- Canada Dry Mandarin Orange Soda
- Canada Dry Grapefruit Soda
- Canada Dry Ten
Brands with limited availability
Limited availability flavors are produced in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey, by Pepsi-Cola/National Brand Beverages and are distributed in southern New Jersey, Delaware, southeastern Pennsylvania, and eastern Maryland. At one time, the flavors all had uniquely designed labels; but now all use the standard Canada Dry crest logo.
Brands with limited availability in the United States include:
- Pineapple Canada Dry
- Peach Canada Dry
- Black Cherry Wishniak
- Island Lime
- Wild Cherry
- Blackberry Ginger Ale
- Cranberry Ginger Ale (Nationwide however only sold during the Christmas season)
Locale-specific brands
- Asia
- Canada Dry "Dry" Ginger Ale (Japan)
- Canada Dry "Wet" Ginger Ale (Japan)
- Middle East
- Canada Dry Cola (Syria)
- Canada Dry Dana
- Canada Dry Qabuum (Iraq)
- Canada Dry orange soda (Iran)
- Canada Dry Cream soda (Middle East)
- South America
- Pink Grapefruit Canada Dry (Peru)
- Canada Dry Limón Soda (Chile)
North America
- Cranberry Ginger Ale (Canada-Christmas season), although also available in the USA in Christmas season
- Blackberry Ginger Ale (Canada Spring 2016) also sold in some US stores as 20 oz bottles but not all stores that sell Canada Dry sell the blackberry kind
- Pineapple Canada Dry (US)
- Peach Canada Dry (US)
- Black Cherry Wishniak (US)
- Island Lime (US)
- Wild Cherry (US)
Marketing
Nylon Studios produced the song used in the Rabbit's "Jack's Farm" commercial featuring Canada Dry Ginger Ale. A Cantonese version of the ad was also produced.
See also
- Canada Dry-Gazelle
References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Robertson, Heather (1995). Driving Force: The McLaughlin Family and the Age of the Car. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd.
External links
- Canada Dry (Canada)
- Canada Dry (USA)
- Canada Dry (Japan)
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MD-131, "Canada Dry Bottling Plant, 1201 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD", 20 photos, 2 color transparencies, 7 measured drawings, 37 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
- HAER No. OR-137, "Canada Dry Bottling Plant, 4370 Northeast Halsey Street, Portland, Multnomah County, OR", 7 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- "Ginger Ale Commercial - Jack's Farm". YouTube. June 12, 2012. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
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