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Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. 
Type Public Traded as NYSE: DPS
S&P 500 ComponentIndustry Beverage Founded May 7, 2008 Headquarters Plano, Texas, U.S. Key people Wayne Sanders (Chairman)
Larry Young (President and CEO)Products Dr Pepper
Snapple
A&W
7 Up
Schweppes
Sunkist
Canada Dry
Mott's
Hawaiian Punch
Other beveragesRevenue 
US$ 5.636 billion (2010)[1]Operating income 
US$ 1.025 billion (2010)[1]Net income US$ 528 million (2010)[1]Total assets US$ 8.859 billion (2010)[1]Total equity US$ 2.459 billion (2010)[1]Employees 19,000 (2010)[1] Website DrPepperSnappleGroup.com Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (formerly Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages) is an American soft drink company, based in Plano, Texas.
It was spun off from Britain's Cadbury Schweppes, on May 5, 2008, with trading in its shares starting on May 7, 2008. Cadbury Schweppes plc became Cadbury plc on May 5, 2008.[2][3]
Contents
History
Beverage America and Select Beverages bottlers were purchased from the Carlyle Group in February 1998.[4] Snapple, Mistic and Stewart's (formerly Cable Car Beverage) were sold by Triarc Companies, Inc. to Cadbury Schweppes in 2000 for $1.45 billion[5] In October of that same year, Cadbury Schweppes purchased Royal Crown from Triarc.[6]
In 2006 and 2007, Cadbury Schweppes purchased the Dr Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group , along with several other regional bottlers. This allowed DPS to bottle many of its own beverages and combat the recent decision by many Pepsi and Coke bottlers to drop their products. Some of the Dr Pepper/Seven Up brands are still licensed to Pepsi, Coke and independent bottlers in various regions of the United States.
In November 2007, Cadbury Schweppes announced it would take the beverages unit public. In May 2008, Cadbury Schweppes demerged its beverage holdings forming the Dr Pepper Snapple Group.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group holds naming rights to Dr Pepper Ballpark and the Dallas Stars' practice facility, the Dr Pepper Star Center, both of which are located in Frisco, Texas. It also retains non-alcoholic beverage rights to each facility's concessions as a result of the deals as well as sponsorships with the NHL franchise.
In 2008, Dr Pepper Snapple Group purchased minority interest in Big Red, Inc, makers of Big Red, NuGrape, Nesbitt's and other flavored drinks.[7]
Products[8]
- 7 Up (United States, rights held by PepsiCo or its licensees in all other markets)
- A&W Root Beer
- Cactus Cooler
- Canada Dry (North America)
- Clamato
- Country Time (Under license from Kraft Foods)
- Crush
- Deja Blue Water
- Diet Rite
- Dr Pepper (North America)
- Gini
- Hawaiian Punch
- Hires
- IBC Root Beer
- Margaritaville
- Mistic
- Mott's
- Mr and Mrs T
- Nantucket Nectars
- Nehi
- Orangina (North America; brand owned by Suntory in the rest of the world)
- Peñafiel
- RC Cola (North America)
- ReaLemon
- Rose's lime juice
- Schweppes
- Snapple
- Squirt
- Stewart's Fountain Classics
- Sun Drop
- Sunkist (Manufactured under license)
- Tahitian Treat
- Venom Energy Drink
- Vernors
- Welch's (Under license from Welch's)
- Yoo-hoo
References
- ^ a b c d e f "2010 Form 10-K, Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.". United States Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418135/000144530511000302/dps2010123110k.htm.
- ^ "Cadbury starts solo against bid background". Reuters. 2008-05-02. http://uk.reuters.com/article/mergersNews/idUKL0268326320080502. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ Cadbury plc Demerger. Retrieved on December 29, 2009.
- ^ "Cadbury Announces Deal". Beverage Digest (February 23, 1998 (Special Edition)): 1. 2 1999. http://www.beverage-digest.com/editorial/980223.html. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ Holson, Laura M. (2000-09-18). "Cadbury to Pay $1.45 Billion For Snapple". New York Times (New York Times). http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9805EEDC163BF93BA2575AC0A9669C8B63. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ "Royal Crown Cola Company". New Georgia Encyclopedia. 2006-09-15. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3535. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ http://drpeppersnapple.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=63
- ^ http://www.drpeppersnapplegroup.com/brands/
External links
Dr Pepper Snapple brands Soda 7 Up · A&W Cream Soda · A&W Root Beer · Barrelhead Root Beer · Cactus Cooler · Canada Dry · Canfield's Diet Chocolate Fudge · Crush · Diet Rite · Dr Pepper · Floats · Gini · Hires Root Beer · IBC Root Beer · Nehi · Orangina · RC Cola · Ricqlès · Schweppes · Squirt · Stewart's Fountain Classics · Sun Drop · Sunkist · Sussex Golden · Tahitian Treat · Venom Energy · Vernors · WinkJuices, teas,
and othersClamato · Country Time · Dejà Blue · Hawaiian Punch · Mott's · Nantucket Nectars · Peñafiel · Raging Cow · ReaLemon · Snapple · Welch's · Yoo-hooBeverage mixers Categories:- Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange
- Dr Pepper Snapple
- Companies established in 2008
- Beverage companies of the United States
- Companies based in Plano, Texas
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