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 Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc., 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
• Crush Grape Fruit

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.

Orange Crush cans make an appearance in the movie Joe Versus the Volcano.

The NFL's Denver Broncos late 1970s defense was termed the Orange Crush Defense.

External links

• Historic bottles and other history

Cadbury-Schweppes soft drinks