Canada Dry
In 1961 Mahoney was appointed Executive Vice President of Colgate-Palmolive, and became President of Canada Dry in 1966. The following year, Norton Simon, Inc. was formed with the consolidation of Canada Dry, Hunts Food and Industries and the McCall Corporation; Mahoney was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer as one of three people who managed the company. He was its first President and Chief Executive Officer, and became Chairman in 1970.