Charles Leiper Gregg; He was born in Missouri, USA in the year 18. As an adult, he moved to St. Louis, where he began working in the advertising and sales sectors. That's when Greg got acquainted with soft drinks.
In 1919, Gregg was working for a manufacturing company owned by Wes Jones. While there, Gregg invented an orange-flavored soft drink called Whistle for Jones' farm; It is also marketed. Anyway, in the end, Greg left because of a problem with the management, leaving Whistle behind.
He then joined Warner Jackinson Company. There also continue to work with the flavor of soft drinks. While working here, the second soft drink Howdy came holding Greg's hand. He did not make the same mistake as Warner Jackinson when he left, bringing with him all of Howdy's rights.
Greg realized that it was possible to make a big difference in the soft drink industry. That's why he found a money investor, named Edmund G. Ridgeway. Until then, he had two soft drinks with orange flavors, but he could not stand in front of the market giant Orange Crush. So Greg didn't mind anymore and then got drunk with lemon-lime soda.
Greg finally saw success in October 1929, inventing a new soft drink formula, called the 'Bib-Label Lithium Lemon-Lime Soda'. Shortly after, the name was changed to 'Seven Up Lithium Lemon Soda'. Finally in 1938 it was just 'Seven Up'.
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Lithium citrate was one of the most basic formulas in Seven Up. At that time this ingredient was used to treat manic depression. The use of this ingredient in soft drinks was later banned in 1948 by the relevant department of the US government. As a result, the running layer of Seven Up and Lithium Citrate became different. Calcium disodium was removed from the list of EDTA components in 2006. Potassium citrate is added instead of sodium citrate to reduce the amount of sodium.
Now the question is, why was this name given to Seven Up? What is the specialty of this name? Unfortunately, this is not the case with Greg. As a result, there are a number of theories, but it is up to you to decide which one to choose.
The original formula of Seven Up had 8 ingredients: sugar, carbonated water, lemon and lime oil extract, citric acid, sodium citrate, and lithium citrate.
This soft drink was initially sold in 8-ounce bottles.
Seven Up will help cut down on the seven types of hangovers caused by excessive intoxication - this is what Gregg once claimed. Although the fact-checking website Snoops confirmed the claim, they said Greg did not take it seriously, saying it was just for fun.
Greg chose this name because it is close to the standard atomic weight of lithium, one of the most important components of the seven formulas.
Some people claim that the soft drink has a pH level of more than 6, which is why it is so named. However, for those who think so, it is better to let them know - this is a completely wrong idea, as its pH level is close to 3.69.
Greg once saw a mark on a group of cattle to identify them, which was a lot like the word ‘7up’. Inspired by that, some people claim that he chose this name for his soft drink.
Here are 6 theories discussed, if you go around the internet, you will see many more such theories. As a result, you will choose one of these, or if you have a drink of your choice, you will continue to swallow as much as before without thinking about it, let alone leave it to you!
Gregg died in 1940 at the age of 71. Although he has left, Seven Up, which started his journey with his hand, has become very popular among football fans in recent times for the benefit of the Brazilian football team and the Barcelona football club; Someone's happiness-dream, someone's nightmare!