Mixing the hot and cold drink companies propels JAB into the stratosphere of liquid purveyors like Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. Now, Dr Pepper's 7UP and A&W will compete to win their respective taste tests against the Sprites and Barq's root beers of the world. How does it plan to do that? read more
Dr. Pepper is neither a Coke or Pepsi product - it is owned by the Dr. Pepper Snapple group. However it is distributed by different players in different geographies. read more
The Dr Pepper Snapple Group doesn't own a complete network of bottlers, so it contracts with bigger companies for use of their factories and as a result some bottles of Dr. Pepper display the Coca-Cola or Pepsi logo on the back. read more
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. Presently, Dr Pepper Snapple relies on its own bottling group to bottle and distribute its products in more than 30 states. read more