Schweppes (brand)
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- For an overview of the Schweppes family of businesses, see Cadbury-Schweppes.
Schweppes brand beverages, sold around the world, include a variety of carbonated water and ginger ales. Its marketing campaign made heavy use of an onomatopoeia in their commercials: "Schhhhh.... Schweppes," after the sound of the gas escaping as one opens the bottle.
In the late eighteenth century, Johann Jacob Schweppe, a watchmaker and amateur scientist, developed a process to manufacture carbonated mineral water. He founded the Schweppes Company in Geneva in 1783, but later moved to London to develop the business there. In 1969, the company later merged with Cadbury to form Cadbury Schweppes plc. Recent acquisitions include Canada Dry (1986), Dr Pepper and Seven Up (1995) and Hawaiian Punch (1999). Mainstay products include ginger ale (1870), bitter lemon(1957), and tonic water.
[edit] External links
- Schweppes.com - official site
