Dr Pepper
Dr Pepper logo
Type	"Blend of 23 flavors"
Manufacturer	Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages (formerly Dr Pepper/Seven Up)
Country of origin	Waco, Texas,  United States
Introduced	1885
Variants	Diet Dr Pepper; Caffeine-free Dr Pepper; Diet Caffeine-free Dr Pepper; Red Fusion; Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper; Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper; Dr Pepper Berries & Cream; Diet Dr Pepper Berries & Cream
Related products	7 Up, A&W Root Beer, Deja Blue, Diet Rite, Hawaiian Punch, Sunkist

Dr Pepper is a caramel-colored, carbonated soft drink marketed in North America by Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages (CSAB), a unit of Cadbury Schweppes. The headquarters of CSAB are situated in Plano, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. The ownership of the trademark varies in other countries, although most non-U.S. territories are controlled by The Coca-Cola Company. There is also a no-calorie version, Diet Dr Pepper, as well as many other flavors. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (950x700, 1307 KB) Summary Dr Pepper logo. ... Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages (CSAB) is a unit of Cadbury Schweppes plc that handles its parents core United States beverage business. ... Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. ... For information on the Branch Davidian siege in Waco, Texas, please visit Waco Siege. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about a soft drink. ... A&W Root Beer is one of the major root beer franchises in the United States. ... Deja Blue is a brand of bottled water, owned by Cadbury/Schweppes PLC and distributed by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. ... Diet Rite is the brand name of a line of diet sodas distributed by the R.C. Cola company (now part of Dr. Pepper & Seven-Up, Inc. ... Hawaiian Punch is the name of a brand of fruit punch drinks (containing less than 5% fruit juice) owned by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. ... ((Infobox Beverage |name=Sunkist |logo=Sunkist. ... Bubbles of carbon dioxide float to the surface of a soft drink. ... A soft drink is a drink that contains no alcohol. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages (CSAB) is a unit of Cadbury Schweppes plc that handles its parents core United States beverage business. ... Cadbury Schweppes plc (Cadbury Trebor Bassett), (NYSE: CSG) is a confectionery and beverage company with its headquarters in London. ... Nickname: Location within the state of Texas Coordinates: , County Collin County Government  - Mayor Pat Evans Area  - City 185. ... Nickname: Motto: Live Large. ... The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is one of the largest manufacturer, distributor and marketer of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups in the world. ... A calorie is a unit of measurement for energy. ...

Overview and history

The drink was first sold in Waco, Texas, in 1885. It was introduced nationally in the United States at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The exact date of Dr Pepper's conception is unknown, but the U.S. Patent Office recognizes December 1, 1885 as the first time Dr Pepper was served. For information on the Branch Davidian siege in Waco, Texas, please visit Waco Siege. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Entrance to Creation Exhibit on the Pike Map of the St. ... PTO headquarters in Alexandria The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides patent and trademark protection to inventors and businesses for their inventions and corporate and product identification. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

It was formulated by German pharmacist Charles Alderton in Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store in Waco. ^[1]To test his new drink, he first offered it to store owner Wade Morrison, who also found it to his liking. After repeated sample testing by the two, Alderton was ready to offer his new drink to some of the fountain customers. Other patrons at Morrison's soda fountain soon learned of Alderton's new drink and began ordering a "Waco". Alderton gave the formula to Morrison. A popular belief is that the drink was named after Morrison's former employer in Texas, but this has been disputed by the Dr Pepper company itself. They state that before moving to Texas, Morrison lived in Wythe County, Virginia near a Dr. Charles T. Pepper, and may have been close to Pepper's daughter at the time. The name is also reinforced by being an obvious play on "pep", i.e. providing quick energy to its consumer. A can of Dr Pepper Dr Pepper is a popular caramel-colored, carbonated soft drink marketed in the United States by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. ... Location in the state of Virginia Formed 1790 Seat Wytheville Area  - Total  - Water 1,200 km² (463 mi²) 4 km² (1 mi²) 0. ... Charles T. Pepper, M.D. (1830 – 1903) was the original inspiration for the Dr Pepper brand, according to the Dr Pepper/Seven Up Company. ...

Unlike Coca-Cola and Pepsi, Dr Pepper is not marketed as a cola. Dr Pepper's flavor is allegedly derived from a mixture of soda fountain flavors popular when the drink was first devised. A partial list of these flavors can be seen at the bottling plant in Dublin, Texas, although the formula itself (with its twenty-three ingredients) is a closely guarded secret. There is a long-lived urban legend that Dr Pepper contains prune juice. However, according to the manufacturer, prune juice is not and never has been an ingredient of the drink. ^{[2] [3]} The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ... Pepsi Cola, is a cola soft drink produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Soda fountain is a North American term referring to the carbonated drink dispensers found in fast food restaurants and convenience stores in the US and Canada. ... An urban legend or urban myth is similar to a modern folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them. ... Species See text. ...

The Dr Pepper Museum, located in Waco, Texas

There is also a Dr Pepper Museum in downtown Waco. It is located in the Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company building in downtown Waco, and opened to the public in 1991. The Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company building was the first building to be built specifically to bottle Dr Pepper. The building was completed in 1906 and Dr Pepper was bottled there until the 1960s. The museum has three floors of exhibits, a working old-fashioned soda fountain, and a gift store full of Dr Pepper memorabilia. (As the picture shows, the building has differing color bricks, since it was heavily damaged by the Waco Tornado.) Dr Pepper almost became a Coca-Cola brand in the mid-to-late 1980s. Dr Pepper became insolvent in the early 1980s, prompting an investment group to take the company private. Several years later, Coca-Cola attempted to acquire Dr Pepper, but was blocked from doing so by the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Around the same time, Seven Up was acquired from Phillip Morris by the same investment company that bailed out Dr Pepper. Upon the failure of the Coca-Cola merger, Dr Pepper and Seven Up merged (creating Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc., or DPSU), giving up international branding rights in the process. After the DPSU merger, Coca-Cola obtained most non-U.S. rights to the Dr Pepper name (with PepsiCo taking the Seven Up rights). Image File history File links Dr_Pepper_Museum. ... Image File history File links Dr_Pepper_Museum. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... FTC headquarters, Washington, D.C. The Federal Trade Commission (or FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act. ...

Distribution

In the United States, Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages (CSAB) does not have a complete network of bottlers and distributors, so the drink is sometimes bottled under contract by Coca-Cola or Pepsi bottlers. Prior to the initial Cadbury Schweppes investment-turned-buyout, 30% of Dr Pepper/Seven Up products were produced and distributed by Pepsi bottlers, and another 30% by Coca-Cola bottlers. The remaining 40% was produced and distributed by independent bottlers (mainly consisting of pre-Dr Pepper/Seven Up-merger regional bottlers) and the Dr Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group. Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages (CSAB) is a unit of Cadbury Schweppes plc that handles its parents core United States beverage business. ... Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. ... The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ... Cadbury Schweppes Bottling Group was created May 2, 2006 by the Cadbury Schweppes buyout of The Carlyle Groups holdings in the Dr Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group. ...

Presently, Dr Pepper is mostly reliant on the Cadbury Schweppes Bottling Group (known as Dr Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group until June, 2006) to bottle and distribute its products in 30+ states. Coca-Cola and Pepsi have essentially stopped bottling and distributing CSAB products in favor of in-house alternatives, although regional exceptions can be found. It is notable that Pepsi bottlers have been dropping Dr Pepper without an equivalent replacement. Previously a Pepsi bottler without a Dr Pepper franchise would typically bottle Dr. Wells, and Coke bottlers would make Mr. Pibb. Cadbury Schweppes Bottling Group was created May 2, 2006 by the Cadbury Schweppes buyout of The Carlyle Groups holdings in the Dr Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group. ... Pibb (previously sold as Mr. ...

In Canada and Poland, Cadbury-Schweppes has licensed distribution rights to PepsiCo. In Mexico, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, The Netherlands, Slovakia, Finland, Austria, Czech Republic, Belgium, and Norway, Cadbury-Schweppes owns the trademark and distributes the product. In Spain, Turkey, and Greece it is almost impossible to find as it is usually imported from the United Kingdom in particular supermarkets. In almost all of the other countries of the world, The Coca-Cola Company purchased the trademark from Cadbury-Schweppes and distributes the product. This mixed worldwide ownership of the trademark is due to antitrust regulations which prevented Coca-Cola from purchasing the rights everywhere. Dr Pepper is also available in Japan and South Korea. PepsiCo, Incorporated (NYSE: PEP) is a global American beverage and snack company. ... This article is about anti-competitive business behavior. ...

Dr Pepper and high fructose corn syrup

From left to right: Standard Dr Pepper; Dublin Dr Pepper (front); Dublin Dr Pepper (back); 10-2-4 Dr Pepper made with Imperial Sugar (available at the Waco, TX Dr Pepper museum)

Glass bottle of Dr Pepper featuring the "classic" logo

Much of the soft drink industry in the United States stopped using sugar in the 1980s, in response to a series of price supports and import quotas introduced beginning in 1982 that increased the price of sugar above the global market price. As a result, most U.S. soft drinks, including Dr Pepper, now use high fructose corn syrup instead of sugar. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 389 pixelsFull resolution (1601 × 778 pixel, file size: 828 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Various Dr Pepper available in the US File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 389 pixelsFull resolution (1601 × 778 pixel, file size: 828 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Various Dr Pepper available in the US File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (282x893, 34 KB) Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dr Pepper Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (282x893, 34 KB) Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dr Pepper Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Magnification of grains of sugar, showing their monoclinic hemihedral crystalline structure. ... In economics, a price support may be either a subsidy or a price control, both with the intended effect of keeping the market price of a good higher than the competitive equilibrium level. ... An import quota is a type of protectionist trade restriction that sets an upper limit on the quantity of a good that can be imported into a country in a given period of time. ... High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) refers to a group of corn syrups which have undergone enzymatic processing in order to increase their fructose content and are then mixed with pure corn syrup (100% glucose) to reach their final form. ...

A handful of U.S. bottling plants still use sugar to sweeten Dr Pepper. Perhaps best known is the Dr Pepper bottling plant in Dublin, Texas, the product of which is known as Dublin Dr Pepper. In the 1980s, plant owner Bill Kloster (1918 – 1999) refused to convert the plant to high fructose corn syrup. Since 2003, Dublin Dr Pepper has expanded its distribution to most of Texas and the Internet. Other bottlers still using sugar include Temple Bottling Company, in Temple, Texas, Ab-Tex in Abilene, and West Jefferson Dr Pepper (WJDP) of West Jefferson, NC. Dublin is a city in Erath County, Texas, United States. ... Dublin Dr Pepper is the name of Dr Pepper that uses cane sugar for a sweetener as opposed to corn syrup. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Temple is a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. ... Nickname: Location within the state of Texas County Taylor County Government  - Mayor Norm Archibald Area  - City 286. ... West Jefferson is a town in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States. ...

On March 25, 2007, Coca-Cola bottlers in the Dr Pepper Heartland commenced sales of 16 ounce cans of Dr Pepper made with cane sugar and featuring a logo with 'Old Doc' himself on them. This product is scheduled to be a limited time release.

Name formatting

The period (Brit:fullstop) after "Dr" was discarded for stylistic and legibility reasons in the 1950s. Dr Pepper's logo was redesigned and the text in this new logo was slanted. The period made "Dr." look like "Di:". After some debate, the period was removed for good (it had been used off and on in previous logos), as it would also help remove any medical connotation with the product. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Miscellany

Dr Pepper is the name of a poker variant, whereby in addition to jokers, the cards 10, 2, and 4 are wild cards (taken from a previous advertising slogan which encouraged customers to drink a Dr Pepper at 10, 2, and 4 o'clock).

The company sells more Dr Pepper in the Roanoke Valley area of Virginia than any other metropolitan area east of the Mississippi River. Roanoke is approximately 90 miles east of the hometown of Dr Charles T. Pepper. In the past, the city has been named the "Dr Pepper Capital of the World," and broke world records for its mass consumption of Dr Pepper in the late 1950s. [4] 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. Roanoke Valley in southwestern Virginia is an area adjacent to and including the Roanoke River. ...

Advertising and product placement

Screenshot from Short Circuit where Number 5 sends a picture of a Dr Pepper ad to a terminal at NOVA in response to a command.

Arguably the most famous of Dr Pepper's advertising campaigns was their "Be a Pepper" series. These commercials referred to fans of Dr Pepper as "Peppers," and often featured crowd dance scenes with elaborate, over-the-top choreography. One popular ad included the jingle: ImageMetadata File history File links J5_pepper. ... ImageMetadata File history File links J5_pepper. ... For alternate meanings see Short circuit (disambiguation) A short circuit (sometimes known as simply a short) is a fault whereby electricity moves through a circuit in an unintended path, usually due to a connection forming where none was expected. ... Look up Choreography in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A jingle is a memorable slogan, set to an engaging melody, mainly broadcast on radio and sometimes on television commercials. ...

This became grist for a number of pop culture references and parodies. One of the first was a sketch on the program SCTV, in which an overly-excited injured man (Eugene Levy) extols the work of a "Dr. Shekter" (Rick Moranis) who's been treating him. Levy and a group of patients wearing casts and crutches engage in their own elaborate dancing and singing (Wouldn't you like to have my doctor, too?), all to the alarm of Shekter (These people should not be dancing!). Popular culture, or pop culture, is the vernacular (peoples) culture that prevails in a modern society. ... In contemporary usage, parody is a form of satire that imitates another work of art in order to ridicule it. ... Second City Television, or SCTV, was a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from the Toronto troupe of The Second City. ... Eugene Levy (born 17 December 1946) is a Canadian Emmy and Grammy Award-winning actor, television director, producer and writer. ... Frederick Alan Rick Moranis (born April 18, 1953) is a Canadian actor, comedian and musician best known for his comedy work on SCTV and in appear in several Hollywood films include Ghostbusters, Little Shop of Horrors, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Spaceballs, and My Blue Heaven. ...

Perhaps the most familiar face of these "I'm a Pepper" commercials, David Naughton, later had his breakthrough film role as the main character in the John Landis film An American Werewolf in London. David Naughton (born February 13, 1951) is an American actor best known for starring in the 1981 horror film An American Werewolf in London as David Kessler. ... John Landis (born August 3, 1950 in Chicago) is an American movie actor, director, writer, and producer. ... An American Werewolf in London is a comedy/horror film released in 1981, written and directed by John Landis. ...

In 1986, the movie Short Circuit had many advertisements for Dr Pepper contained within it, including the old slogan ("Wouldn't you like to be a Pepper too?") used by the main protagonist Johnny 5. In the Hate Plague story arc in the Transformers animated series, the character Wreck-Gar infects Rodimus Prime with the line "I'm a Pepper. Wouldn't you like to be a Pepper too?" In the movie The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Jeff Goldblum's character can be seen wearing an "I'm A Pepper" shirt while he's being held captive by pirates. Also, in the 1981 film, The Cannonball Run, actor Dom DeLuise (as Victor Prinzim) can be seen singing the "I'm a Pepper" jingle while running out of a Mini-Mart. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... For alternate meanings see Short circuit (disambiguation) A short circuit (sometimes known as simply a short) is a fault whereby electricity moves through a circuit in an unintended path, usually due to a connection forming where none was expected. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Johnny 5 explores the city. ... The Hate Plague is a fictional disease within the Transformers universe, featured primarily in the third season of the animated television series The Transformers and the comic books produced by Marvel. ... The Transformers (G1) 1984-1987, U.S. This page is a partner page to Transformers Universes, listing the various television series that the Transformer toyline has spawned since its creation in 1984. ... Wreck-Gar is the name of a fictional character from the Transformers universes. ... Rodimus Prime (Rodimus Convoy in Japan, Rodimus Primo in France, and Captain in Italy) is a fictional character from the Transformers universe. ... The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is Wes Andersons fourth feature length film and was released in the U.S. on December 25, 2004. ... Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an Academy-Award nominated American actor. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Cannonball Run was a campy, screwball comedy released in 1981 that starred Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise and Farrah Fawcett-Majors. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

12-ounce Dr Pepper can sporting the new logo

Dr Pepper has also been featured outside of the "I'm a Pepper" motif: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1712x2288, 1657 KB) Summary A photo of the 23 years Dr. Pepper can. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1712x2288, 1657 KB) Summary A photo of the 23 years Dr. Pepper can. ... In literature, a motif is any recurring element that has symbolic significance. ...

• The original title of the Beatles' 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' was 'Dr Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'. Whether this was a reference to the soft drink is unknown, but a Dr Pepper bottle can be seen in the film 'Let It Be'.*
• The beverage was involved in cross-promotion with several Marvel Comics movies, including X-Men 2, Spider-Man, and Spider-Man 2. Likewise, characters from the respective movies appeared on Dr Pepper cans around the time of each film's release.
• The Return of Godzilla had new scenes shot in the U.S., and in one a Dr Pepper machine can be seen very prominently at the end of a hallway. There were also Godzilla Dr Pepper commercials.
• Dr Pepper is featured in many of Tom Hanks' movies, most notably in Forrest Gump and Cast Away. Bottles of Dr Pepper are also shown on a table behind the characters in That Thing You Do! when they are examining their new Play-Tone record.
• An empty Dr Pepper bottle is featured in the book Ragweed by Newbery Award-winning author Avi; the book’s illustrator, Brian Floca, is the son of a Dr Pepper bottler.
• In the video game Pikmin 2, one of the collectable treasures is a Dr Pepper bottle's cap. It is labeled as the "Drought Ender".
• In the movie Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, Brian and Stewie are in the desert and see a Dr Pepper Machine on the top of a hill. They are disappointed to discover it to be mirage (it's actually an R.C. Cola machine).
• A small packet of Dr Pepper is used to locate the leak in the spaceship in the film Mission to Mars, with scenes of a Dr Pepper can floating prominently in view.
• In the movie S.W.A.T., Dr Pepper is featured throughout the film, including dialogue with the brand's name.
• In the movie Blast from the Past, in which the character played by Christopher Walken has his wife (played by Sissy Spacek) prepare hot Dr Pepper for him. There was an actual campaign in the early 1960's to serve Dr. Pepper hot with slices of lemon as a winter drink. The police investigators at the beginning of the film can be seen reeling in disgust at his having it prepared hot.
• In the museum, on the second floor, classic commercials for Dr Pepper can be viewed. Chris Rock is shown in one of these, as a child enjoying a Dr Pepper.

Dr Pepper's "Be You" advertising campaign centered around commercials featuring pairs of popular musicians, including LeAnn Rimes with Reba McEntire, Paulina Rubio with Celia Cruz, Thalía with Tito Puente, B2K with Smokey Robinson, Anastacia with Cyndi Lauper, Patricia Manterola with Ana Gabriel, and LL Cool J with Run-D.M.C. The campaign also featured individual musicians, notably Garth Brooks. The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... Sgt. ... Let It Be was an album by The Beatles, released on May 8, 1970. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Scale model of a Wheaties cereal box at a pep rally Promotion is one of the four key aspects of the marketing mix. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... This page is about the 2003 movie X2; see X2 (disambiguation) for other meanings. ... 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Dr Pepper was introduced to the Australian market in 1997 with a short-lived TV advertising campaign and low priced 280 ml cans sold through supermarkets. Dr Pepper was subsequently sold in 1.25 litre plastic bottles alongside other major brands until 2003. Cadbury Schweppes stated that the product did not gain acceptance by Australians, whose detractors complained that the drink tasted like "cough syrup" ^{[citation needed]} (a tag also given to Sarsaparilla). A report on the soft drink industry by IBIS accused Cadbury Schweppes of failing in their marketing of the brand, given its global appeal ^{[citation needed]}. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Wikibooks has more about this subject: Marketing Look up marketing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

After withdrawing from the Australian market, Dr Pepper arrived without fanfare in New Zealand. Cans imported from the U.S. are available in some specialty stores in New Zealand and Australia.

On the December 20, 2000 episode of the Late Show with David Letterman, Letterman jokingly referred to Dr Pepper as "liquid manure". After a representative of Dr Pepper complained, CBS agreed not to rerun the Dec. 20 episode. Letterman repeatedly made assurances on the show that he was joking.[5] The Late Show with David Letterman is a multiple Emmy Award-winning hour-long weeknight comedy talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ...

Several ads for Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper appeared on television in 2005. In one, a young woman on a blind date at a restaurant who sips into the beverage, suddenly making her date, restaurant patrons, and even a waitress all part of a musical sequence involving The Muppets version of the song "Mah Nà Mah Nà". The Muppets are a group of puppets and costume characters, and the company created by Jim Henson. ... Mah Nà Mah Nà is a well-known pop music song, written by Piero Umiliani. ...

Recently, a new campaign was introduced, which features the Queen song "I Want It All". Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ... I Want It All is a song by the English rock band Queen. ...

Dr Pepper slogans

1980 print advertisement

• 1889–1914: "King of Beverages."
• 1920s–1930s: "Drink a Bite to Eat at 10, 2, and 4 o'clock."
• 1940s: "Good For Life."
• 1950s: "The Friendly Pepper Upper."
• 1960s: "America's Most Misunderstood Soft Drink."
• 1970s: "The Most Original Soft Drink Ever."
• 1977–1985: "Be a Pepper.", "Wouldn't you like to Be a Pepper too?"
• 1986–1997: "Hold Out For the Out of the Ordinary."
• c. 1997: "It's Dr Pepper Flavour, Silly!" Australia
• 1997: "Now's the Time. This is the Place. Dr Pepper Is The Taste."
• 2000: "Dr Pepper, It Makes the World Taste Better."
• 2000–Present: "Just What The Dr Ordered."
• c. 2001 "Dr Pepper, so misunderstood"
• 2002–2004: "Be You."
• 2002–Present: "Solves All Your Problems." (used in Europe)
• 2003 "Dr Pepper, to try it, is to love it" (used in the UK)
• 2004–Present "Dr Pepper, what's the worst that could happen?" (used in the UK)
• 2005–Present: "One Taste & You Get It."
• 2006: "Can You Handle The Taste?"^[4] (seen in Denmark, Finland, Netherlands and Poland)
• 2006: "Authentic blend of 23 flavors." USA, Canada
• 2006: "Dr Pepper,makes the world go round."
• 2006: "Dr Pepper, nothing better." USA
• 2006: "The Dr knows the right touch." (used in Europe)
• 2006: "There's more to it." USA
• c. 2006: "Get Berried in Cream" USA
• 2007: "I Want It All." USA

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Other flavors

• Dietetic Dr Pepper was introduced in 1962 (cans) and 1963 (bottles). Sales were slow partly due to the public misconception that the drink was for diabetics, and the company soon renamed the product Diet Dr Pepper. The product was renamed Sugar Free Dr Pepper in May 1971, and in 1991 it was reformulated to use aspartame and renamed Diet Dr Pepper. According to Cadbury Schweppes, Diet Dr Pepper is a top 10 soft drink in the United States, and the leading non-cola diet soft drink. Its slogan involves it tasting like the original compared to other soft drinks and their diet counterparts.^[5][6]

• Dr Pepper Red Fusion was available from 2002 - 2004, only in the US

• Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper was released in some areas on October 15, 2004. The beverage tastes similar to Dr Pepper but has stronger cherry and vanilla flavors added. Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper is the first drink in the planned "Fountain Classics" line of beverages from Dr Pepper, a range of drinks designed to taste similar to popular soda fountain drinks from the 1950s. It is now available in all areas of the U.S.

• Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper, which has zero calories, is also available. It was the pilot and was on the shelves before the non-diet version. The Diet version of the drink is now a pilot in Canada. Although disappearing for a short period of time, it has resurfaced in Canada, with the new logo design, however this product is not sold outside of North America.

• Dr Pepper Berries & Cream, and its diet version, were released in most US locations in April 2006. It is the second beverage in Dr Pepper's "Fountain Classics" line of drinks.

• Caffeine Free Dr Pepper, and its diet version, are new products, without caffeine.

• United Kingdom's version of Dr Pepper has a different taste, very similar to Coca-Cola Cherry and is manufactured with sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup. Along with Sprite and Fanta soft drinks, a 'Zero' version was introduced, meaning no added sugar.

Cherry Vanilla and Berries and Cream versions

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Imitations

Many imitations of Dr Pepper exist and can often be identified by the use of "Dr" or "Mr" in their name. One of the most well-known competitors is Pibb Xtra, formerly called "Mr PiBB". It is made by The Coca-Cola Company. SoBe Beverages took its ginseng-infused approach with "Mr. Green". Pibb Xtra (previously sold as Mr PiBB) is a carbonated soft drink marketed by The Coca-Cola Company. ... The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is one of the largest manufacturer, distributor and marketer of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups in the world. ... SoBe (1996) is a drink brand of teas, elixirs, and energy drinks produced and distributed by PepsiCo. ...

Several other imitations include:

• "Dr. Path" sold in PathMark Supermarkets.
• "Country Doctor" sold in Fareway Stores.
• "Dr. Topper" Rocky Top, Clover Valley.
• "Dr. Dazzle" distributed by ALDI Inc.
• "Dr. Slice", "Dr. Faygo" marketed by Faygo Family Beverages Inc.
• "Dr. Smooth" marketed by President's Choice
• "Dr. Hy-Top" marketed by Federated Group
• "Dr. Chek" in Winn-Dixie supermarkets
• "Dr. IGA" in IGA supermarkets
• "Dr. Perky" in Food Lion supermarkets
• "Dr. Thunder" distributed in Wal-Mart stores
• "Dr. Bash" distributed by Bashas' stores
• "Dr. Bob" sold in Stop & Shop Supermarkets
• "Dr. Weis" Distributed by Weis Markets, and "Dr. Celeste" marketed by The Pantry, Inc.
• "Dr. Spice" distributed in Target Stores
• "Dr. Hy-Vee" distributed at Hy-Vee grocery stores
• "Pepper, MD" sold in Path Right stores
• "Dr. Fresh" distributed at Marsh supermarkets
• "Dr. Rocket" distributed at K-mart stores
• "Dr. Radical", made by Adirondack Beverage Company
• "Dr. Shaw's", made by Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc.
• "Dr. Wild", made by J G Meyer First Choice
• "Dr. Publix" made by Publix
• "Dr. Wow", distributed by Topco.
• "Dr. Riffic", distributed by Eckerd
• "Dr. Bold" and "Dr A+" in Albertsons supermarkets
• "Dr. B" in H-E-B grocery stores
• "Dr. K" distributed at Costco, Kroger and Fred Meyer locations
• "Dr. M" made by Meijer,
• "Dr. U" distributed by United Supermarkets
• "Dr. W" distributed by Wegmans
• Dr. Goodguy" distributed by Kalil
• "Dr. Shasta" made by Shasta (soft drink)
• "Dr. Salt" distributed at Albert Heijn,
• "Pibb Xtra" sold by Coca-Cola
• "Dr. Faygo" made by Faygo
• "Dr. Skipper" distributed by Safeway grocery stores
• "Dr. Chek" distributed by Winn-Dixie grocery stores
• "Dr. Pop" sold in Save A Lot grocery stores
• "Dr. Zeppa" sold in Store 24 convenience stores
• "Dr. Nehi" sold by Nehi/Royal Crown Cola

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The version sold at Safeway Stores was called "The Skipper" throughout the 1980s. Sometime in the 1990s it was renamed "Dr. Skipper", then "Dr. Select", and then "The Dr." After Safeway (UK)'s takeover by Morrisons, its version was renamed "Dr Pop". Safeway is a brand name used by several fraudulent supermarket chains around the world: Safeway Inc. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... A Safeway supermarket in Camberwell, South East London, in 2003 Safeway was a chain of 479 supermarkets and convenience stores in the UK that is now part of Wm Morrison Supermarkets. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Legal/trade history

Dr Pepper was a frequent role player in the 1990s antitrust history of the United States. As part of these activities, economists and the courts have even weighed in with the opinion that Dr Pepper is a "Pepper" flavored drink and not a "Cola." In 1995, the FTC blocked a merger between The Coca-Cola Company and Dr Pepper on grounds that included concerns about a monopoly of the "Pepper" flavor category of soft drinks. In 1996, Dr Pepper was involved in an antitrust case involving Jerry Jones, the Dallas Cowboys, NFL Properties, Nike, and other commercial interests active at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas. In 1998, the "Pepper" flavor soda category was a major part of the analysis supporting an antitrust case between Coca-Cola and Pepsi. FTC headquarters, Washington, D.C. The Federal Trade Commission (or FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act. ... The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is one of the largest manufacturer, distributor and marketer of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups in the world. ... Jerrel Wayne Jerry Jones (Born on October 13, 1942 in Los Angeles, California) is the owner of the Dallas Cowboys NFL franchise and the Dallas Desperados AFL franchise. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The National Football League Players Association, or NFLPA, is the labor union of players in footballs National Football League. ... Nike, Inc. ... Texas Stadium is the home field of the National Football Leagues Dallas Cowboys. ... Mustangs at Las Colinas Streetscape along Las Colinas Blvd in North Irving Aerial shot of Irving/Las Colinass Urban Center. ...

Sources

Rodengen, Jeffrey L. (1995). The Legend of Dr Pepper/Seven-Up. Write Stuff Syndicate, Inc.. ISBN 0-945903-49-9. 

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} Dr. Pepper FAQ, Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages, Accessed July 20, 2007
2. ^ Dr Pepper: FAQ. Retrieved on 2007-08-01. “it does not contain prune juice”
3. ^ Cadbury Schweppes American Beverages FAQs. Retrieved on 2007-08-01. “it does not and never has contained prune juice.”
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External links

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