Charles Leiper Grigg (May 11, 1868 – April 16, 1940) was an American businessman. He is primarily known as the inventor of 7 Up , originally known as Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda . He invented the drink in October 1929. Grigg became acquainted with the carbonated beverage business after moving to St. Louis, Missouri . Prior to inventing 7 Up, Grigg had created an orange soft drink named "Whistle" for the Vess Soda Company. It is still made and sold in St. Louis.
8-478: Leiper is a surname. People with the surname include: Charles Leiper Grigg (1868–1940), the inventor of Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime soda, better known by its later name, 7 Up Dave Leiper (David Paul Leiper, born 1962), a relief pitcher with Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics George Gray Leiper (1786–1868), a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Henry Smith Leiper (1891–1975),
16-550: A British parasitologist and helminthologist Thomas Leiper (1745–1825), a Scottish American merchant and local politician who served in the American Revolutionary War Tim Leiper (Timothy Joseph Leiper, born 1966), an American professional baseball coach and manager William Leiper (1839-1916), a Scottish architect notable particularly for his domestic architecture in and around the town of Helensburgh See also [ edit ] Leiper Canal ,
24-581: A canal that, in the nineteenth century, ran along Crum Creek in Delaware County, Pennsylvania Leiper's Fork, Tennessee , an unincorporated rural village in Williamson County, Tennessee Leiper Railroad , a horse drawn railroad that operated between 1810 and 1828 in what is now Nether Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Leaper (disambiguation) Leeper (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
32-457: A missionary Jack Leiper (John Morton Leiper, 1921–2006), an English cricketer Jack Leiper (baseball) (1867–1960), an American professional baseball player Joe Leiper , Scottish footballer Jeff Leiper , the current Ottawa city councillor for Kitchissippi Ward Moira Leiper Ducharme , the first female mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia (1991–1994) Robert Leiper (born 1961), an English cricketer Robert Thomson Leiper (1881–1969),
40-476: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Charles Leiper Grigg Charles Leiper Grigg was born in 1868 in Prices Branch, Missouri to Charles L. S. Grigg (1822–1883) and Mary Elizabeth Leiper Grigg (1839–1890). At the age of 22, Grigg moved to St. Louis and began working in the advertising field in which he was introduced to the carbonated beverage business through the various agencies he
48-409: The surname Leiper . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leiper&oldid=1160189764 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
56-569: The Warner Jenkinson Company developing flavoring agents for soft drinks. It was at this time that Grigg invented then his second soft drink, an orange-flavored beverage with 14% sugar named "Howdy". He partnered with financier Edmund G. Ridgway and lawyer Frank Gladney and formed the Howdy Company. Based on the quality of the product and supported by Ridgway's financing, the company grew quickly, adding bottling companies anxious to sell
64-431: Was partnered. By 1919, Charles Leiper Grigg was working as a salesman for a manufacturing company owned by Vess Jones. It was there that Grigg invented and marketed his first soft drink called "Whistle". The success of the drink led to his promotion to the position of sales and marketing manager, however, eventually he and Vess came to loggerheads and Grigg left the company, leaving Whistle behind. He eventually settled at
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