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Dr Pepper donated a portion of its sales revenue in the Roanoke area to finance restoration of a circa-1950s neon Dr Pepper sign, which has the company's "10–2–4" logo from the time, in downtown Roanoke. In October 2015, the city of Roanoke declared October 24 (10–24) to be its official Dr. Pepper Day. [91]
Doctor Charles Taylor Pepper (December 2, 1830 – May 28, 1903) was an American physician and surgeon, who is often cited as the namesake for the soft drink brand Dr Pepper. Many stories on the origins of the drink's name exist, of which the Dr Pepper Museum has been unable to confirm or authenticate which one may be the true historical record.
[15] [16] Cadbury Schweppes' US-based beverage business (including RC) was spun off as "Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPSG)" in 2008. DPSG merged with Keurig Green Mountain in 2018 as Keurig Dr Pepper, the current owners of the RC Cola brand. In 2001, all non-US businesses were sold to Cott Beverages of Canada and operated as Royal Crown Cola ...
Dr Pepper got its start in 1885, one year before John Stith Pemberton developed Coca-Cola. Charles Alderton, the pharmacist who created it, wanted to make a drink that emulated the smell of the ...
Completed in 1906, the Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company, located at 300 South Fifth Street in downtown Waco, Texas, was the first building to be built specifically to bottle Dr Pepper and Dr Pepper was bottled there until the 1960s. The building now houses the Dr Pepper Museum, which opened to the public in 1991. The museum has three ...
The drink had a brief period of using the name Sugar Free 7 Up between 1973 and 1979 before reverting to its former name. Diet 7 Up was later reformulated and advertised as being sweetened with sucralose and acesulfame potassium replacing aspartame. The recipe later reverted to using aspartame. The beverage was rebranded as 7 Up Zero Sugar in ...
As its name suggests, it’s a little peppery and leans more into spices than some of its competitors. The classic Dr Pepper proudly boasts a proprietary blend of 23 flavors, which give the drink ...
That soda, of course, was Dr Pepper, which was created in 1885 — one year before Coca-Cola came along. (The two brands have had a somewhat contentious history that included multiple lawsuits, ...