Canada Dry

{{Short description|American brand of soft drinks}}
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{{infobox brand 
| name           = Canada Dry
| logo           = Canada dry logo23.png
| logo_size      = 150
| image          = 
| type           = [[Soft drink]]
| currentowner   = [[Keurig Dr Pepper]]
| origin         = Canada
| introduced     = {{Start date and age|1904}}
| discontinued   =
| related        =
| markets        = [[Canada]], [[United States]], [[Mexico]], [[Chile]], [[Colombia]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Peru]], [[Europe]], [[Japan]], [[Middle East]], [[Africa]]
| previousowners = [[Cadbury]]<br />(1986–2008)<br />Canada Dry Ginger Ale Inc.<br />(1923–1986)<br />[[John J. McLaughlin]] family<br />(1904–1923)<ref name="brandhist"/>
| trademarkregistrations =
| ambassador     =
| tagline        =
| website        = {{url|https://canadadry.ca/|canadadry.ca}}
}}
'''Canada Dry''' is a brand of [[soft drink]]s<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.canadadry.com/|title=Ginger Ales, Seltzer Waters, Sodas {{!}} Canada Dry|website=www.canadadry.com|access-date=May 28, 2016}}</ref> founded in 1904 and owned since 2008 by the American company [[Dr Pepper Snapple Group|Dr Pepper Snapple]] (now [[Keurig Dr Pepper]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.canadadrymotts.ca/company/history/|title=Canada Dry Mott's - Our History|website=www.canadadrymotts.ca|access-date=May 28, 2016}}</ref> For over 100 years, Canada Dry has been known mainly for its [[ginger ale]], though the company also manufactures a number of other soft drinks and [[Drink mixer|mixer]]s. Although it (as the brand name suggests) originated in Canada, Canada Dry is now produced in many countries such as the [[United States]], [[Panama]],  [[Mexico]], [[Chile]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Japan]], and in a number of countries of [[Europe]] and the [[Middle East]].

==Etymology==

The "Dry" in the brand's name refers to not being sweet, as in a [[Sweetness of wine|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 When [[John J. McLaughlin]], who first formulated "Canada Dry Pale Ginger Ale", originally made his new soft drink, it was far less sweet than other ginger ales then available; as a result, he labelled it "dry".  The name has given rise to a clichéd joke: "Don't drink Canada dry", uttered when someone is taking too long (at your expense and patience) at a [[Drinking fountain|water fountain]].<ref>Morris, Evan. ''From Altoids to Zima: The Surprising Stories Behind 125 Famous Brand Names''. Fireside, 2004. p. 23–24.</ref>

==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>

==Products==
[[File:Canada dry crop.jpg|thumb|A can of Canada Dry [[Ginger Ale]] with the 2010–2022 logo at [[Lake Louise (Alberta)|Lake Louise]]]]
[[File:Feature. Construction in St. Laurent. Canada Dry BAnQ P48S1P13355.jpg|right|thumb|Canada Dry building in [[Saint-Laurent, Quebec|Saint-Laurent]], May 1946]]
* Canada Dry [[Ginger ale|Ginger Ale]]
* [[Diet soda|Diet]] Canada Dry Ginger Ale (rebranded in November 2020 as Canada Dry Zero Sugar)
* Canada Dry Bold Ginger Ale
* Canada Dry Ten
* Canada Dry Ginger Ale and Lemonade
* Diet Canada Dry Ginger Ale and Lemonade
* Canada Dry Ginger Ale and Orangeade
* Canada Dry [[Club soda|Club Soda]]
* Canada Dry [[Tonic water|Tonic Water]] with Quinine
* [[Diet soda|Diet]] Canada Dry Tonic Water with Quinine
* Canada Dry [[Bitter lemon|Bitter Lemon]]
* Canada Dry Lime Ricky
* Canada Dry Tahitian Treat (now just Tahitian Treat)
* Canada Dry Hi-Spot Apple, Hi-Spot Orange, Hi-Spot Tutti (cherry and fruit punch) and Hi-Spot Lithiated Lemon<ref>{{cite news |title=Display Ad (for Hi-Spot-the delightful lithiated lemon drink) |url=https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=Hi-Spot-the+delightful+lithiated+lemon+drink |newspaper=Daily Boston Globe |date=April 16, 1948 |access-date=September 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020813214541/http://www.google.com/search?hl=en |archive-date=August 13, 2002 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Canada Dry Golden Cockerel Ginger Beer
* Canada Dry [[Carbonated water|Sparkling]] [[Green tea|Green Tea]] Ginger Ale
* Canada Dry White Tea with Raspberry Ginger Ale
* Canada Dry Cranberry Ginger Ale
* Diet Canada Dry Cranberry Ginger Ale
* Canada Dry Blackberry Ginger Ale
* Canada Dry Lemon Ginger Ale
* Canada Dry Sparkling [[Carbonated water|Seltzer Water]] (unflavored and mineral free)
* Canada Dry Flavored Sparkling Seltzer Water (Lemon Lime, Mandarin Orange, Raspberry, Triple Berry, Pomegranate Cherry, Peach Mango and Cranberry Lime; all available in low sodium and sodium free varieties) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dpsgproductfacts.com/product/CANADA_DRY_PEACH_MANGO_SPARKLING_SELTZER_WATER_LOW_SODIUM_16_9|title=Keurig Dr Pepper Product Facts|publisher=dpsgproductfacts.com|access-date=February 21, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Sussex Golden Ginger Ale]]
* [[Sussex Golden Ginger Ale#Variants|Sussex Pale Dry Ginger Ale]]
* [[Sussex Golden Ginger Ale#Variants|Sussex Red Oval Ginger Ale]]
* [[Sussex Golden Ginger Ale#Variants|Sussex Old English Ginger Beer]]
* [[Sussex Golden Ginger Ale#Variants|Sussex Cola]]
* [[Cactus Cooler]]
* Purple Passion
* Canada Dry Lemon Soda
* Canada Dry Lemon Lime Soda
* Canada Dry Vanilla Cream Soda
* Canada Dry Cocoa Cream Soda
* Canada Dry Wild Cherry Soda
* Canada Dry Black Cherry Soda
* Canada Dry Sunripe Orange Soda
* Canada Dry Mandarin Orange Soda
* Canada Dry Concord Grape Soda
* Canada Dry Grapefruit Soda
* Canada Dry Spur Cola (a caffeine-free cola introduced in 1968,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19680220&id=bwIkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d34EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2715,2555738|title=The Milwaukee Journal|access-date=February 21, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> then discontinued in the 1970s)
* Canada Dry Jamaica Cola
* Canada Dry Rooti Root Beer
* Canada Dry [[Barrelhead Root Beer]]
* Canada Dry Wink
* Canada Dry Pink Wink
* Canada Dry Collins Mixer
* Canada Dry Tonic Water Mixer with Quinine
* Canada Dry Hi-Grape

===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]], eastern [[Maryland]], and northern [[Virginia]]. At one time, the flavors all had uniquely designed labels; but now all of them use the standard Canada Dry crest logo.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}

Brands with limited availability in the United States include:
* Canada Dry Pineapple
* Canada Dry Peach
* Black Cherry Wishniak
* Island Lime
* Wild Cherry
* Vanilla Cream
* Blackberry Ginger Ale
* Cranberry Ginger Ale (nationwide; however, only sold during the Christmas season)

===Locale-specific brands===
====Asia====
* Canada Dry "Dry" Ginger Ale ([[Japan]])

Europe
- United Kingdom -  Schweppes Canada Dry Ginger Ale

====The Middle East====
* Canada Dry UAE Dubai 
* Canada Dry Dana
* Canada Dry [[Orange Soda]] ([[Iran]])
* Canada Dry [[Cream Soda]] (the [[Middle East]])

====South America====
* [[Pink Grapefruit]] Canada Dry ([[Peru]])
* Canada Dry [[Lemon|Limón]] Soda ([[Chile]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccu.cl/nuestras-marcas/gaseosas/canada-dry-limon-soda/?lang=en|title=CCU - Un Mundo de Sabores » Canada Dry Limón Soda|work=ccu.cl|access-date=February 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206124420/http://www.ccu.cl/nuestras-marcas/gaseosas/canada-dry-limon-soda/?lang=en|archive-date=February 6, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====North America====
* Cranberry Ginger Ale (Canada during the Christmas season, although also available in the United States during the Christmas season)
* Blackberry Ginger Ale (Canada, spring 2016, summer 2022 & 2023; also sold in some U.S. stores as 20 oz. bottles, but not all stores that sell Canada Dry sell the Blackberry variant)
* Canada Dry Pineapple (U.S.)
* Canada Dry Peach (U.S.)
* Black Cherry Wishniak (U.S.)
* Island Lime (U.S.)
* Wild Cherry (U.S.)
* Vanilla Cream (U.S.)
* Pomegranate (Canada spring time 2023)

==Marketing==
Nylon Studios produced the song used in the Rabbit's "Jack's Farm" commercial featuring Canada Dry Ginger Ale.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nylonstudios.blogspot.ca/2011/02/nylon-studios-creates-music-for-new.html|title=Nylon Studios Creates Music for New Canada Dry TV Ad |date=February 28, 2011 |publisher=Nylons Studios |access-date=February 21, 2015}}</ref> A [[Cantonese]] version of the ad was also produced.

==See also==
* [[Canada Dry–Gazelle]]
* [[List of Canadian inventions and discoveries]]

==References==
===Notes===
{{Reflist|30em}}

===Bibliography===
* Robertson, Heather (1995). ''Driving Force: The McLaughlin Family and the Age of the Car''. Toronto: [[McClelland & Stewart|McClelland & Stewart Ltd.]]

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