12 Facts About Dr Pepper Snapple

1. Dr Pepper Snapple was invented in 1973 as a healthy apple soda.

2. Dr Pepper Snapple expects to pay its first quarter ordinary course dividend of $0.58 per share.

3. Dr Pepper Snapple recently transitioned from high fructose corn syrup to sugar.

4. Dr Pepper Snapple was the official beverage sponsor of America's Got Talent from season 7 to season 9 of the NBC show.

5. Dr Pepper Snapple paid the City $106 million for the rights and agreed to spend $60 million more to marketing and promotion over the length of the five-year contract.

6. Dr Pepper Snapple was able to acquire the contract in part because New York City officials did not want to encourage the consumption of sodas, which have been linked to childhood obesity, diabetes and are generally considered unhealthy.

7. In this way, Dr Pepper Snapple was able to keep its overhead low and its payroll short.

8. Dr Pepper Snapple's brand slogan is "Made from the Best Stuff on Earth.

9. Dr Pepper Snapple is a brand of tea and juice drinks which is owned by Keurig Dr Pepper and based in Plano, Texas.

10. On November 22, 2016, Dr Pepper Snapple announced plans to make a cash purchase of Bai Brands for $1.7 billion.

11. Dr Pepper Snapple lowered the amount of PET in its bottles by over 60 million pounds between 2007 and 2014.

12. Dr Pepper Snapple, now known as Keurig Dr Pepper, initially faced challenges integrating the $1.7 billion purchase of Bai Brands—a price tag some on Wall Street.