I just movd from Ohio to Michigan. In North East Ohio, Dr Pepper was considered a Pepsi product. Now I live near Detroit and it is considered a Coke product.
I was wondering, in the place that you live is Dr Pepper Coke, Pepsi or something else. And what do you call it? Soda, Pop, Soft Drink or something else.
2006-11-17 09:01:43 · 19 answers · asked by Craftypepper 3 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Where I live I think it is bottled by Coke, but it is a separate entity. I call carbonated beverages soda, but I call Dr. Pepper nasty.
2006-11-17 09:57:08 · answer #1 · answered by firelady 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im pretty sure that Dr. Pepper is its own entity and not bottled by either Coke or Pepsi. Im from CA and call it soda but Ive lived in TX where everything is a Coke, they just ask you what flavor. And now I live in the midwest and everyone calls it pop. I drink tea to save myself from the headache!
2006-11-17 17:07:07 · answer #2 · answered by miss m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dr. Pepper is neither coke nor Pepsi. It is made by the same company that makes 7-UP, and I believe it's listed as a 7-UP product! I'm in Michigan and I've never seen it grouped with either!
Dr Pepper is a popular caramel-colored, carbonated soft drink marketed in North America by Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages (CSAB), a unit of Cadbury Schweppes. The headquarters of CSAB are situated in Plano, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. The ownership of the trademark varies in other countries.
In the United States, Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages (CSAB) does not have a complete network of bottlers and distributors, so the drink is sometimes bottled under contract by Coca-Cola or Pepsi bottlers. Prior to the initial Cadbury Schweppes investment-turned-buyout, 30% of Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. products were produced and distributed by Pepsi bottlers, and another 30% by Coca-Cola bottlers. The remaining 40% was produced and distributed by independent bottlers (mainly consisting of pre-Dr Pepper/Seven Up-merger regional bottlers) and the Dr Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group.
Presently Dr Pepper is mostly reliant on the Cadbury Schweppes Bottling Group (known as Dr Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group up to June, 2006) to bottle and distribute its products in 30+ states. Coca-Cola and Pepsi have essentially stopped bottling and distributing CSAB products in favor of in-house alternatives, although regional exceptions can be found. It is notable that Pepsi bottlers have been dropping the popular Dr Pepper without an equivalent replacement (like Pibb Xtra from Coke).
2006-11-17 17:07:40 · answer #3 · answered by carrieinmich 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dr Pepper is it,s own company. They contract out to Pepsi and Coke to deliver it. Every thing here is called a coke, no matter what you drink.
2006-11-17 17:06:00 · answer #4 · answered by marc f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dr Pepper originated in Waco, TX, and the original factory is still operating. Here in El Paso it is distributed by the same company that distributes 7-Up, but I do not think 7-Up owns them.
We consider it a soda or soft drink, but never pop.
2006-11-17 17:14:38 · answer #5 · answered by RetroGirl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dr. Pepper is neither coke or pepsi, however locally Coke Distributes it. I call it soda :)
2006-11-18 14:57:52 · answer #6 · answered by Mrs. Lucky 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We call soda "soda" in California. Dr. Pepper, well, I'm not sure who bottles it here!
Here's an interesting site though! There's a link on the bottom to the official Dr. Pepper site:
http://www.angelfire.com/tn/traderz/drpepper.html
2006-11-17 17:12:18 · answer #7 · answered by CruelNails 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
DP used to be a Pepsi product but is now neither owned by either coke or pepsi. They are an independant company now.
2006-11-17 17:05:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We call it Dr. Pepper and it is a Pepsi product...Mr. Pibb is the coke equivalent
2006-11-17 17:10:21 · answer #9 · answered by єЖтяα ¢яιѕρψ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Canada, Dr. Pepper is a pepsi product. we tend to call it pop or soft drink here...
2006-11-17 17:05:32 · answer #10 · answered by robbiec87 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋