Orange Crush

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Orange Crush
Type	Orange soft drink
Manufacturer	Cadbury-Schweppes
Country of Origin	Chicago, Illinois USA
Introduced	1906
Related products	Fanta, Orange Slice

Orange Crush is an orange-flavored Soft drink (see orange soda) invented by J. M. Thompson of Chicago in 1906. The drink quickly became popular and was widely available throughout the US. Since the mid-20th century, however, the availability of Orange Crush has decreased considerably; it is now only sold in certain locales.

The Crush brand and trademark are presently owned by Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages, who market the soft drink in cans and bottles chiefly in the southeastern United States, where it is sold in most supermarkets. Crush is also popular in Canada, where it is distributed by Cadbury Beverages Canada.

Crush had/has spinoffs including:

• Grape Crush
• Strawberry Crush
• Chocolate Crush
• Cherry Crush
• Peach Crush
• Blue Raspberry Crush
• Diet Orange Crush
• Crush Frozen Orange Dream
• Green Apple Crush (New for 2005)
• Lime Crush
• Pineapple Crush
• Crush Birch Beer
• Crush Cream Soda (Canada only)
• Crush Grape Fruit
• Crush Tropical Punch
• Wild Cherry Crush (1989 Johnny Bench commemorative can)

Several of these flavors (Grape, Cream Soda, Lime, Orange) are freely available at most stores throughout North America. Several of them, however, are assumed by many to be discontinued but are, in actuality, only distributed within small markets. Crush Pineapple, for instance, is relatively easy to obtain in both can and single serving bottle in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Other countries in which Crush is sold are Argentina, Mexico, Chile, and at one time Costa Rica.

Orange Crush cans make an appearance in the movie Joe Versus the Volcano. It is a common misconception that R.E.M.’s song Orange Crush refers to the soft drink; it is in fact referring to Agent Orange, the defoliant/herbicide used by US forces during the Vietnam War.