Canada Dry

==History==
[[File:Canada Dry logo beside an old shop name.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A faded Canada Dry sign on the site of a shuttered Iranian confectionery, a victim of the [[Iranian Revolution|1979 Revolution]], seen in 2011]]
In 1890, Canadian [[pharmacist]] and [[chemist]] [[John J. McLaughlin]] of [[Clarington, Ontario#Communities|Enniskillen]], [[Ontario]], after working in a [[Soft drink|soda]] factory in Brooklyn, New York,<ref name=promoter>"The McLaughlins - Sleighs, Buggys, Cars and Ginger Ale". ''The Clarington Promoter'', September 2016, pages 1 and 4. by Myno Van Dyke</ref> opened a [[carbonated water]] plant in [[Toronto]].<ref name="brandhist">{{cite web |url=http://collaboration.cadbury.com/allaboutus/ourbrands/Pages/brandhistory.aspx?TabIndex=1 |title=History of our Brands|publisher=[[Cadbury]] |access-date=September 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708111100/http://collaboration.cadbury.com/allaboutus/ourbrands/Pages/brandhistory.aspx?TabIndex=1 |archive-date=July 8, 2011}}</ref> McLaughlin was the eldest son of [[Robert McLaughlin (industrialist)|Robert McLaughlin]], founder of [[McLaughlin Motor Car Company|McLaughlin Carriage and McLaughlin Motor Car]].<ref>{{Cite book
| publisher = McClelland & Stewart
| isbn = 0-7710-7556-1
| last = Robertson
| first = Heather
| title = Driving Force: The McLaughlin Family and the Age of the Car
| date = October 28, 1995
| url = https://archive.org/details/drivingforcemcla00robe
}}</ref> 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 label.<ref>{{Cite book
| publisher = McClelland & Stewart
| isbn = 978-0-7710-6713-6
| last = Nader
| first = Ralph
| author2 = Nadia Milleron
| author3 = Duff Conacher
| title = Canada Firsts
| date = September 1, 1992
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/canadafirsts0000nade/page/96 96]
| url = https://archive.org/details/canadafirsts0000nade/page/96
}}</ref>

[[File:Canada Dry Pale Ginger Ale Toronto Star ad 1916.jpg|thumb|170px|1916 ''Toronto Star'' ad for the product]]
When McLaughlin began shipping his product to [[New York City|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.<ref name="brandhist"/>

Canada Dry's popularity as a mixer began during [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]], when its flavor helped mask the taste of homemade [[Distilled beverage|liquor]].<ref>{{Cite book
| publisher = Town Square Books
| isbn = 978-0-89658-326-9
| last = Witzel
| first = Michael Karl
| author2=Gyvel Young-Witzel
| title = Soda pop!: from miracle medicine to pop culture
| date = May 1998
| pages = 68}}</ref> 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's|Hunt Foods]], to form Norton Simon Inc. [[Dr Pepper]] bought Canada Dry from Norton Simon in 1982.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/16/business/dr-pepper-to-acquire-canada-dry.html "DR PEPPER TO ACQUIRE CANADA DRY"]. ''[[The New York Times]]'', By Barnaby J. Feder September 16, 1981</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/03/business/canada-dry-sold-to-dr-pepper-co.html "Canada Dry Sold to Dr Pepper Co."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 3, 1982</ref> In 1984, Dr Pepper was acquired by [[Forstmann Little & Company]], and Canada Dry was sold to [[R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company|R. J. Reynolds]]' [[Del Monte Foods]] unit to pay off acquisition debt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1986-06-03/business/fi-9221_1_schweppes-canada-dry|title=Schweppes to Buy Nabisco's Sunkist, Canada Dry Units|work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=June 3, 1986 |access-date=April 5, 2015}}</ref> [[RJR Nabisco]] sold its soft drink business to [[Cadbury Schweppes]] in 1986. Today, Canada Dry is owned by [[Keurig Dr Pepper]], which was spun off from Cadbury Schweppes in 2008.<ref name="brandhist"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drpeppersnapplegroup.com/brands/canada-dry/|title=Keurig Dr Pepper - Canada Dry|publisher=Keurig Dr Pepper|access-date=April 5, 2015}}</ref>

==='Made from Real Ginger' lawsuits===
In 2019, Canada Dry faced a false advertisement lawsuit from the U.S. Government.<ref name="Drinking">{{Cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/life/food/facing-false-advertising-lawsuits-canada-dry-drops-claim-it-is-made-from-real-ginger|title=Facing false advertising lawsuits, Canada Dry drops claim it is 'made from real ginger' {{!}} National Post|last=Drinking|first=Eating &|date=January 12, 2019|language=en-CA|access-date=March 19, 2019}}</ref> According to researchers, the drink did not have enough ginger for it to have health benefits and for the company to claim that it was "made from real ginger."<ref name="Drinking"/> Instead of defending their ginger content by going to court, they decided to settle by no longer making this claim.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/life/food/facing-false-advertising-lawsuits-canada-dry-drops-claim-it-is-made-from-real-ginger|title=Facing false advertising lawsuits, Canada Dry drops claim it is 'made from real ginger' {{!}} National Post|last=Drinking|first=Eating &|date=January 12, 2019|language=en-CA|access-date=March 19, 2019}}</ref> Dr Pepper decided to offer payment to those who purchased Canada Dry for personal use since 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.narcity.com/news/canada-dry-is-being-forced-to-pay-out-anyone-who-has-bought-their-ginger-ale-since-2013-because-of-this-lawsuit|title=Canada Dry Is Being Forced To Pay Out Anyone Who Has Bought Their Ginger Ale Since 2013 Because Of This Lawsuit|last=Aonso|first=Casey|website=www.narcity.com|date=January 12, 2019 |language=en-ca|access-date=March 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://www.cdgasettlement.com/ Canada Dry Ginger Ale Settlements]</ref>

After the settlement with the U.S. Government, a class-action lawsuit has also been requested in Canada.<ref name="International">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2019/01/28/canada-dry-ginger-ale-lawsuit-settled-u-s-begins-in-canada/|title=Canada Dry Ginger Ale- "no ginger" lawsuit settled in U.S., begins in Canada|last=International|first=Radio Canada|date=January 28, 2019|website=RCI {{!}} English|language=en-US|access-date=March 19, 2019}}</ref> {{As of|2021|06}}, Canada Dry still advertised their drinks as "made from real ginger" in Canada.<ref name="International"/> The Supreme Court of British Columbia case was settled with the defendant Canada Dry Mott's Inc. agreeing to pay $200,000, inclusive of all expenses and fees, plus disbursements of $18,607.61, but it did not require the defendant to change its product labelling or advertising for products marketed in Canada. The settlement amount was to be distributed to the class members by way of [[Cy-près doctrine|cy-près]] donation to the Law Foundation of British Columbia, while two lead plaintiffs, Victor Cardoso and Lionel Ravvin, received $1,500 each.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ginger-ale-lawsuit-canada-dry-1.5782817 B.C. man's lawsuit over marketing of Canada Dry ginger ale settled for $200,000]</ref><ref>[http://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/20/15/2020BCSC1569cor1.htm Cardoso v. Canada Dry Mott’s Inc., 2020 BCSC 1569]</ref>