Clicquot Club Company facts for kids
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Clicquot Club Beverages
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| Industry | Soft drinks |
| Fate | Purchased by Cott in 1965, dissolved in 1980 |
| Predecessor | LaCroix Fruit Farm |
| Founded | 1885 in Millis, Massachusetts, United States |
| Founder | Charles LaCroix |
| Defunct | 1980 |
| Headquarters | Millis-Clicquot, , |
| Products | Sparkling cider Ginger ale Eskimo-Up Vineyard Punch Strawberry cream soda Root beer Raspberry soda Cream soda Grape soda |
The Clicquot Club Company (pronounced "Kleek-O") was a very popular American company. It made tasty soft drinks like Ginger ale and many kinds of soda. For 80 years, Clicquot Club was one of the biggest drink companies in the country.
In 1965, another company called Cott Beverage Corporation bought Clicquot Club. The Clicquot Club Company eventually stopped making drinks in 1980.
History of Clicquot Club
The Clicquot Club Company started in 1885. It was founded by Charles LaCroix in Millis, Massachusetts. Later, Henry Millis took over the company. He made a special ginger ale using unique ingredients. These ingredients helped his ginger ale stand out from others.
The word about Clicquot Club's soda spread quickly. It became popular across southeastern New England. However, the special ingredients were expensive. Because of this, Henry Millis sold the company in 1901.
The new owners were Horace A. Kimball and his son, H. Earle Kimball. They were very good at advertising! They used many ways to promote the company. One famous way was a fun character called "Kleek-O the Eskimo Boy." He became a well-known symbol for Clicquot Club.
The company even had a huge animated sign in Times Square, New York City. From 1924 to 1926, this sign was the biggest animated sign in the world! Clicquot Club also had its own musical radio show. It was called The Clicquot Club Eskimos. A banjo player named Harry F. Reser led the show. They even made many music records from 1925 to 1931.
All this clever marketing helped the company grow a lot. Their factory in Millis became very large, about one-third of a mile long! It even had its own private train station. The area around this big factory became known as Millis-Clicquot.
