1922 | Food And Drink
Food And Drink
Pep breakfast food is introduced by the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Co. which changes its name to Kellogg Co. (see 1919; 1928).
Canada Dry Ginger Ale opens its first U.S. bottling plant on New York's 38th Street to avoid the long, costly haul from Canada and the high tariff on imports (see 1907). Shipments from the new plant begin April 28 and a full-page advertisement in the New York Times rotogravure section, prepared by N. W. Ayer & Son of Philadelphia, carries the headline, "Down from Canada Came Tales of a Wonderful Beverage." The ginger ale sells at 35ยข per 12-ounce bottle but meets with immediate success despite its high price.
Chocolate maker George Cadbury dies at his native Birmingham, Warwickshire, October 24 at age 83, having improved working conditions and made substantial contributions to housing and city planning.