I guess it depends where you're from.
From the April18th Chicago Tribune.
Did you know?
7UP was originally marketed under the name Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda when it first came out in St. Louis-area stores in 1929. (You've just got to wonder what lithiated means?) 7Up merged with Dr Pepper in 1988.
Dr Pepper has 11 million Facebook fans. Coca-Cola has 41 million, while Pepsi has 8 million. RC Cola has 6,200. I have none, but am not on Facebook anyway.
RC Cola stands for Royal Crown Cola. I continually get it mixed up with a favorite alcoholic drink called Crown Royal. Anyway, RC Cola was the first sift drink to switch from steel to aluminum cans in 1964. Coca-Cola and Pepsi did so three years later.
The period in Dr. Pepper was dropped sometime in the 1950s (I didn't ever notice they had dropped it until I just read it), according to the Dr Pepper Museum in Waco, Texas. The origin of the name is unknown, but there are several dozen possible stories. None have ever been verified. I'm figuring it has to do with that pop you get when chug a bit.
Or, Maybe You Call It a Soft Drink? --DaCoot
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Friday, May 11, 2012
A New Dr. in the House, Well, At Chicago's Soldier Field, Anyway
From the April 18th Chicago Tribune "Dr in the house" by Bridget Doyle.
A seven-year contract was signed with the Bears to replace Coca-Cola at the home of the Bears, Soldier Field.
The original Dr Pepper was created in Waco, Texas, in 1885, a year before Coca-Cola and has 23 flavors in its secret blend. Kind of like the Colonel's fried chicken. Dr Pepper (with no period after the Dr) is categorized as a flavored soft drink, not a cola.
Dr Pepper is now part of the Dr Pepper Snapple Group which includes Dr Pepper, 7Up, A&W Root Beer, Canada Dry, Sunkist and Snapple. As far as market share, it is in third place with 16.7% of the market. Coca-Cola is first with 41,9% and PepsiCo second with 28.5%.
I've always been a big Dr Pepper fan, especially back in the 50s and 60s when it was 10-2-4 (when you were supposed to drink it during the day) and man, did it ever pack a kick. Nothing finer than getting one out of a gas station cooler which had it cold enough to have that slim layer of ice at the top. Pop the cap off and take a coupla big swigs and let out one huge belch.
If you had enough money, 5 cents, you could splurge for a pack of peanuts and put them in the drink as well.
Sure did the trick on one of those real hot (in the days before ac) Southern summer days.
Now, That Was Living!! --Cooter
A seven-year contract was signed with the Bears to replace Coca-Cola at the home of the Bears, Soldier Field.
The original Dr Pepper was created in Waco, Texas, in 1885, a year before Coca-Cola and has 23 flavors in its secret blend. Kind of like the Colonel's fried chicken. Dr Pepper (with no period after the Dr) is categorized as a flavored soft drink, not a cola.
Dr Pepper is now part of the Dr Pepper Snapple Group which includes Dr Pepper, 7Up, A&W Root Beer, Canada Dry, Sunkist and Snapple. As far as market share, it is in third place with 16.7% of the market. Coca-Cola is first with 41,9% and PepsiCo second with 28.5%.
I've always been a big Dr Pepper fan, especially back in the 50s and 60s when it was 10-2-4 (when you were supposed to drink it during the day) and man, did it ever pack a kick. Nothing finer than getting one out of a gas station cooler which had it cold enough to have that slim layer of ice at the top. Pop the cap off and take a coupla big swigs and let out one huge belch.
If you had enough money, 5 cents, you could splurge for a pack of peanuts and put them in the drink as well.
Sure did the trick on one of those real hot (in the days before ac) Southern summer days.
Now, That Was Living!! --Cooter
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