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This is a 1950 magazine advertisement for Schweppes Ginger Beer manufactured and bottled by Schweppes Ltd., London, England. Contrary to its name, the product contains no beer and its only difference from Ginger Ale is it contains more ginger flavor.
-- In the late eighteenth century, Johann Jacob Schweppe (1740–1821), a German-born naturalised Swiss watchmaker and amateur scientist developed a process to manufacture carbonated mineral water, based on a process discovered by Joseph Priestley in 1770, founding the Schweppes Company in Geneva in 1783. In 1792, he moved to London to develop the business there. Mainstay products include ginger ale (1870), bitter lemon (1957), and tonic water (the oldest soft drink in the world – 1771). In 1969, the Schweppes Company merged with Cadbury to become Cadbury Schweppes. After acquiring many other brands in the ensuing years, the company was split in 2008, with its US beverage becoming the "Dr Pepper Snapple Group". The Dr Pepper Snapple Group is the current owner of the Schweppes trademark. Schweppes is a beverage brand that is sold around the world under seperate licensing agreements. It includes a variety of carbonated waters and ginger ales.