Dr Pepper

Dr Pepper is a common in the U.S. carbonated soft drink with vegetable extracts ( designation according to the label: caffeine -containing soft drink with sugar and sweeteners ), part of the Dr Pepper Snapple Group. For Germany, the brand and distribution rights are held by the Krombacher Brewery since 2006.

History

The story of Dr Pepper initially resembles the Coca -Cola. The pharmacist Charles Alderton invented the drink in 1885, which a year has thus older than Coca -Cola and thirteen years older than Pepsi. First he sold Dr Pepper in Waco, Texas. On the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, the 1904 World's Fair, started the USA -wide distribution. Nevertheless, Dr Pepper is still often associated with Texas, especially since it can achieve there often higher sales figures than Pepsi.

Distribution

Dr Pepper is available in 0.33 liter box, 0.5 liter disposable cylinder, 1.0 -liter bottle and 1.25 - liter disposable bottle in Germany. Larger advertising campaigns, there was not yet, which is why Dr Pepper is over the competition less well known in Germany.

In the UK and the Netherlands, Dr Pepper is much more widespread than in Germany, where it is inter alia also in 1.5 - sold and 2- liter bottles.

In Switzerland, Dr Pepper is sold by Columbus Vertriebs AG than 0.33 - liter can.

Name

The origin of the name Dr Pepper is controversial. One theory is that Wade Morrison, the pharmacist at the Charles Alderton worked, after moving from Texas to Virginia in a Dr. Charles T. Pepper took his first job and return the favor in return with the name of the soft drink after this Men wanted. Another theory suggests that the drink after one of his neighbors in Virginia, a Dr. Pepper, said to be named, whose 17- year-old daughter Morrison revered.

The original name of Dr. Pepper was changed in the 1950s from optical and substantive grounds by removing the point: The point had the " Dr. " like " Di: " make it look and medical connotations should be further weakened.

Product

It is believed that the taste of Dr Pepper from a mixture of popular soda flavors from the time originated around 1885. The Dr Pepper Museum in Waco a section of the list of these flavors will be issued. However, the full recipe for Dr Pepper is a company secret. In order to counter a widespread modern Sage, but was informed by the manufacturer that, although it contains many fruit and spice flavors, but do not prune juice.

On the product packaging or labels of Dr Pepper following ingredients are listed: water, sugar, carbon dioxide, dye caramel ( E150d ), citric acid, flavor, aroma caffeine, sweeteners acesulfame K and sucralose.

Nutrition Facts

100 ml contain: Energy: 115 kj (27 kcal ); Carbohydrates: 6.8g ( of which sugars: 6.8g ); Protein, fat, fiber and sodium 0,0 g

Variants

For some time, there is also the variant Diet Dr Pepper without sugar. In addition, were included on the basis of variations Cola Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper and Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper in the assortment. In addition, other manufacturers are trying counterfeit beverages such as including Mr Pibb of Coca Cola or Dr Slice of PepsiCo, to gain market share.

Under the name of Dr Pepper and barbecue sauces are made.

Mention should also be that in the German version for quite some time, some of the sugar with sweetener (see ingredients) was replaced and this is by taste different from the imported products.

Former products

Dr Pepper Berries & Cream was produced from April 2006 to July 2008.

Special

The oldest bottling partner in Dublin, Texas, refused in the 1960s to replace the expensive production in the cane by cheaper corn syrup. Therefore, you could only there for a long time and buy in a radius of 40 miles to Dr Pepper in the original form. As of 2003, the so-called Dublin Dr Pepper was sold as a curiosity in most other regions of Texas. In 2012, the bottling partner of Dr Pepper Snapple Group was sued for trademark infringement, whereupon the production of Dublin Dr Pepper has been set. In the region around Dublin will be displaced by another party Dr Pepper with cane sugar, without referring to Dublin.