Who owns Canada Dry?
Canada Dry is owned by Keurig Dr Pepper (the United States, NASDAQ: KDP).[1]
Evidence: Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-24, SEC EDGAR, 24 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Burlington, Massachusetts and Frisco, Texas
- Origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada, Toronto
- Founded
- 1904
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Other carbonated soft drinks
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: KDP
- Trademark registrant
- DR PEPPER/SEVEN UP, INC. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Canada Dry
Canada Dry ginger ale was developed in Toronto in 1904 by a chemist who made a drier, less sweet ginger ale than was then usual, and it became popular in the United States during Prohibition as a mixer that disguised the taste of bootleg spirits. It is now owned by Keurig Dr Pepper.
How often Keurig Dr Pepper names Canada Dry in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central.
Trademark record for Canada Dry
The USPTO record for the Canada Dry mark lists DR PEPPER/SEVEN UP, INC. as the owner of record (serial number 75035845). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Canada Dry
- Current owner Keurig Dr Pepper [1] verified
Where Canada Dry sits in Keurig Dr Pepper
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Keurig Dr Pepper
Keurig Dr Pepper controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 15 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- 7UP (United States) (1929)
- A&W Root Beer (1919)
- Douwe Egberts (1753)
- Dr Pepper (1885)
- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (1981)
- Jacobs (1895)
- Kenco (1923)
- Keurig (1998)
- L'OR (1992)
- Moccona (1964)
- Peet's Coffee (1966)
- Pilão (1957)
- Snapple (1972)
- Tassimo (2004)
Other brands in other carbonated soft drinks, and who owns them
The 80 brands in other carbonated soft drinks on Brandtree belong to 47 owners. The largest is PepsiCo, with 4; Keurig Dr Pepper has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Hamoud La Blanche | Hamoud Boualem | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 7UP | PepsiCo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Colombiana | Postobón | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Faxe Kondi | Royal Unibrew | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Fanta | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hi-Malt | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Jones Soda | Jones Soda | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Melo | Kasapreko | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
About the owner: Keurig Dr Pepper
Keurig Dr Pepper is a publicly listed company headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts and Frisco, Texas, United States, founded in 2018. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: KDP.
Keurig Dr Pepper was formed in 2018 when JAB Holding's Keurig Green Mountain merged with Dr Pepper Snapple. It combines single-serve coffee systems with the third-largest soft drinks portfolio in the United States.
Keurig Dr Pepper: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇨🇦 Canada Dry and other Canadian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 178 brands that began in Canada. 45 of them (25%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Canada Dry among them.
- Big 8 — Empire 🇨🇦
- Black Velvet — Heaven Hill 🇺🇸
- Carling — Molson Coors 🇺🇸
- Crown Royal — Diageo 🇬🇧
- Fruité — Lassonde 🇨🇦
- Jones Soda — Jones Soda 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Canada Dry?
The parent company of Canada Dry is Keurig Dr Pepper, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Canada Dry Canadian or American?
Canada Dry originated in Canada in 1904, but it is owned today by Keurig Dr Pepper, which is headquartered in the United States. So Canada Dry is a Canadian-origin brand under American ownership.
Is Canada Dry still owned by Keurig Dr Pepper?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Canada Dry is still owned by Keurig Dr Pepper. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-24 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 24 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: CANADA DRY, serial 75035845 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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