Suntory Pays $3.8 Billion for Orangina Schweppes Sep 23, 2009
In addition to its orange drink, Orangina's portfolio also includes national brands such as La Casera in Spain and Rosinka in Ukraine, and niche brands such as Gini and Canada Dry. Suntory Holdings, which bottles and distributes PepsiCo Inc. products in Japan and makes well-known whisky brands such as "Yamazaki," wants to gain traction in the global market and diversify its portfolio. (SmartMoney)
Cadbury Rejects $16 Billion Kraft Bid Sep 8, 2009
Analysts at Evolution Securities () said the takeover of Wrigley by Mars created a global confectionery "powerhouse" and "made a deal for Cadbury inevitable as it fundamentally changed the confectionery economic landscape." In April 2008, Cadbury , including brands such as 7-Up, Canada Dry, and Mott's apple juice, into the separately traded Dr Pepper Snapple Group () to focus on confectionery and analysts renewed their predictions that the freestanding candy company could become a Kraft takeover... (BusinessWeek)
Excerpt from ‘It Feels So Good When I Stop’ Aug 2, 2009
Canada Dry or Schweppes. Canada Dry, hands down. (Boston Globe)
Legend fights cancer Jul 23, 2009
And Brooks, who lost this third reelection last year, says Canada Dry has replaced whisky and wine, both longtime staples of his diet. I havent had a drink since May 14, and to tell you the truth, I dont feel like having one, he said. (The Palm Beach Post)
BBQ and Big Ben? Jul 4, 2009
Held on the shores of Lake Ontario at the amusement park Ontario Place in Toronto, the Grand Finale for the Canada Dry Festival of Fire is an extensive fireworks display that draws between 15,000 and 20,000 people each year. Choreographed to a surprise playlist, "the fireworks actually detonate to the beat of the songs, which are voted on by the listeners of [local radio station] CHFI," said Ontario Place spokesman Nick Kondrat. (CNN -- US)
EU rules: Be successful, be punished May 20, 2009
This column erroneously stated last week that Canada Dry ginger ale was first marketed in the United States. In fact, chemist John McLaughlin introduced it at his Toronto pharmacy in 1907. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
What recession? Dr Pepper puts the fizz back in its ad budget Apr 11, 2009
Now here we are, in the midst of a crushing recession, and the newbie company with the heritage brands is laying out its marketing plans for not only the continent's oldest carbonated beverage Dr Pepper dates back to a first-time pour at a Texas drug store in 1885 but a portfolio of drinks that includes such recent hits as Canada Dry Green Tea Ginger Ale, and more troubled brews, Snapple in particular ... Diet Dr Pepper, to cite one example, was up two per cent. Canada Dry was up 2 ... Canada... (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Elects Beverage Industry Executive Mike Weinstein to Its Board of Directors Feb 11, 2009
In addition to its flagship Dr Pepper and Snapple brands, the company's portfolio includes 7UP, Mott's, A&W, Sunkist Soda, Hawaiian Punch, Canada Dry, Schweppes, Squirt, RC Cola, Diet Rite, Penafiel, Rose's, Yoo-hoo, Clamato, Mr & Mrs T and other well-known consumer favorites. Based in Plano, Texas, Dr Pepper Snapple Group employs approximately 20,000 people and operates 24 bottling and manufacturing facilities and more than 200 distribution centers across the United States, Canada, Mexico and... (PR Newswire)
