Dr Pepper is my favorite soda. I love its unique flavor!
I used to really love dr. pepper too! I am currently hooked on mt. dew.
Mt. Dew is really good too. It's my son's favorite. Dr Pepper has actually been around one year longer than Coca-Cola! That's hard to believe!
That is hard to believe! Did coca-cola buy the formula? Who created it?
Dr. Pepper" was first used commercially in 1885. It was introduced nationally in the United States at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition as a new kind of soda pop, made with 23 flavors. Its introduction in 1885 preceded the introduction of Coca-Cola by one year.
It was formulated by Brooklyn-born pharmacist Charles Alderton in Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, Texas. To test his new drink, he first offered it to store owner Wade Morrison, who also found it to his liking. Patrons
a "fun" moniker. In some cases, it's become a life or death situation. Here, too, Coca-Cola is not alone in overcoming this challenge. I don't believe it's coincidence that for both Pepsi and Dr. Pepper Snapple (DPS), sales volumes were also down.
The question, though, is how much investors are willing to risk that Coca-Cola can still thrive in a more health-conscious market.
In that regard, I don't believe that Coca-