26 Facts About Dr Pepper

1.

Dr Pepper was first nationally marketed in the United States in 1904, and is sold in Europe, Asia, North and South America.

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2.

Variants include Diet Dr Pepper and, beginning in the 2000s, a line of additional flavors.

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3.

However, Keurig Dr Pepper insists it is not the formula for Dr Pepper, but is instead a medicinal recipe for a digestive aid.

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4.

Furthermore, Dr Pepper is recorded as having a 16-year-old daughter, named Mary Ann "Minnie".

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5.

In 1972, Dr Pepper sued the Coca-Cola company for trademark infringement based on a soft drink marketed by Coca-Cola called "Peppo".

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6.

Dr Pepper became insolvent in the early 1980s, prompting an investment group to take the company private.

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7.

Several years later, Coca-Cola attempted to acquire Dr Pepper, but was blocked from doing so by the Federal Trade Commission .

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8.

Dr Pepper was a frequent player in the 1990s antitrust history of the United States.

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9.

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.

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10.

Since Dr Pepper Corporate has no control over whether the bottlers will use sugar, there is no guarantee the soda will have sugar.

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11.

Currently, the majority of Pepsi and Coke bottlers bottling Dr Pepper are owned by PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company after their buyouts of their major bottlers.

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12.

Presently, Dr Pepper Snapple relies on its own bottling group to bottle and distribute its products in more than 30 states.

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13.

Dr Pepper is not available in Thailand, North Korea and Serbia.

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14.

In Lebanon Dr Pepper is always available in supermarkets and convenience stores through imports mainly from the United States, the United Kingdom and Belgium.

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15.

Dr Pepper has been sold in Japan since 1973 and is widely available in greater Tokyo, Okinawa and parts of the Tokai region, where it is distributed by local Coca-Cola bottlers.

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16.

Also, an empty Dr Pepper bottle is featured in the book Ragweed by Newbery Medal-winning author Avi; the book's illustrator, Brian Floca, is the son of a Dr Pepper bottler.

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17.

Dr Pepper's "Be You" advertising campaign centered on commercials featuring pairs of popular musicians, including LeAnn Rimes with Reba McEntire, Paulina Rubio with Celia Cruz, Thalia with Tito Puente, B2K with Smokey Robinson, Anastacia with Cyndi Lauper, Patricia Manterola with Ana Gabriel, and LL Cool J with Run-D.

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18.

Dr Pepper made several appearances in the 1994 Robert Zemeckis major motion picture Forrest Gump, as it was the beverage of choice for the movie's namesake lead character, played by Tom Hanks.

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19.

Dr Pepper's subsequently made hundreds of singing and personal appearances for Dr Pepper.

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20.

In Dr Pepper—King of Beverages, Dr Pepper historian Harry E Ellis wrote, “Sparkly, vivacious and gifted with a wonderful voice, Donna was an immediate success.

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21.

Dr Pepper's became widely known in a short period as "The Dr Pepper Girl, " appearing at special events and on programs sponsored by the company.

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22.

Dr Pepper's appeared on 24-sheet poster boards, point-of-sale and on Dr Pepper calendars.

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23.

Donna Loren's role as Dr Pepper spokesperson led to her first appearance in the American International Pictures' Beach Party film Muscle Beach Party.

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24.

Loren later explained: “Dr Pepper was involved in that [the Beach Party movies] and actually placed me as product placement.

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25.

From 1961 until 1981, Dr Pepper was the sponsor of the Miss Teenage America beauty pageant.

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26.

Dr Pepper Museum, located in the Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company building at 300 South Fifth Street in downtown Waco, Texas, opened to the public in 1991.

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