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| '''Dr Pepper is a popular carbonated beverage marketed by ], a unit of ]. | |||
| Dr Pepper, first marketed in ] and introduced nationally in the United States at the 1904 ], is a caramel-colored ] soft drink. The drink is named after a former employer of drugstore owner Wade Morrison, who formulated it. Unlike ] and ], Dr Pepper is not a "cola" drink. Supposedly, Dr Pepper's flavor is derived from a mixture of soda fountain flavors popular when the drink was first devised. Also, contrary to a popular ], ''Dr Pepper does not and has never contained prune juice.'' | |||
| In the United States, Dr Pepper/7Up does not have a network of bottlers and distributors, so it is frequently bottled under contract by independant Coca-Cola or Pepsi bottlers, though in some areas independant distributors exist. In other countries, Cadbury-Schweppes has licensed distribution rights to the Coca-Cola company. | In the United States, Dr Pepper/7Up does not have a network of bottlers and distributors, so it is frequently bottled under contract by independant Coca-Cola or Pepsi bottlers, though in some areas independant distributors exist. In other countries, Cadbury-Schweppes has licensed distribution rights to the Coca-Cola company. | ||
| The period after "Dr" was discarded for stylistic reasons in the 1950s. | The period after "Dr" was discarded for stylistic reasons in the ]. | ||
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Dr Pepper is a popular carbonated beverage marketed by Dr Pepper/7Up, Inc., a unit of Cadbury-Schweppes.
Dr Pepper, first marketed in 1885 and introduced nationally in the United States at the 1904 World's Fair, is a caramel-colored carbonated soft drink. The drink is named after a former employer of drugstore owner Wade Morrison, who formulated it. Unlike Coca-Cola and Pepsi, Dr Pepper is not a "cola" drink. Supposedly, Dr Pepper's flavor is derived from a mixture of soda fountain flavors popular when the drink was first devised. Also, contrary to a popular urban legend, Dr Pepper does not and has never contained prune juice.
In the United States, Dr Pepper/7Up does not have a network of bottlers and distributors, so it is frequently bottled under contract by independant Coca-Cola or Pepsi bottlers, though in some areas independant distributors exist. In other countries, Cadbury-Schweppes has licensed distribution rights to the Coca-Cola company.
The period after "Dr" was discarded for stylistic reasons in the 1950s.