The Mott's company was founded in 1842 by Samuel R. Mott of
Bouckville,
New York, who made
apple cider and
vinegar. Mott products were exhibited at
Philadelphia's
Centennial Exposition in 1876 and
Chicago's
World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. After the death of one of his sons, Samuel retired from the apple business altogether and sold the company to his remaining sons, John and Frederick, with the company being renamed to
Genesee Fruit Company. Following John’s death, Frederick sold the company to the
W.B. Duffy Cider Company in 1900, with the two companies merging in 1914 to become
Duffy-Mott. In early 2006, all of Mott's beverage brands (Hawaiian Punch,
IBC Root Beer,
Mr & Mrs T Bloody Mary mix,
Orangina, and
Yoo-hoo) were folded into
Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages. In 2008 Mott's was demerged from
Cadbury Schweppes plc, to operate as a separate unit of
Keurig Dr Pepper. • 2001: The company introduces Mott’s Healthy Harvest, an unsweetened apple sauce blended with other fruits. Then-
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo wrote to Mott's on June 25, 2010, urging the company to return to the bargaining table and come to a "fair and equitable solution." In a letter to Fang Li, President and CEO of
Keurig Dr Pepper, U.S. Senator
Chuck Schumer expressed concern that,… with unemployment in the
Rochester area nearly 10 percent, the ongoing labor shortage is not only harming the 305 workers of the RWDSU Local 200 who work in the facility, but can harm the entire
Wayne County economy due to the facility's centrality to the regional and state apple market. On Monday, September 13, 2010, the strike ended after Mott's workers voted to approve the company's most recent proposal. The new agreement included a wage freeze, but not the pay cuts the company had demanded. The contract also preserved pensions for existing workers. == Brands ==