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Re: Fountain Soda Dr. Pepper Cornell University
Doug Elrod (dre1@cornell.edu) 2003/10/28 16:30

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In article <3f9eeff0$0$250$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com>,
 "Marsupialogic" <marsupilami@pipex.com> wrote:

> Hey is this available anywhere in England? I've never ever seen it here, and
> I'd like to try it coz some people were carrying on how good it was.

Do you have both pre-mix and post-mix fountains there?  I generally like
Dr Pepper better from a post-mix dispenser.

> Mmm, say, just how big is Dr Peppers in the States compared to Coke and
> Pepsi.

"Beverage Digest" periodically tallies U.S. sales figures (see
<http://www.beverage-digest.com/>).  In 2002, Dr Pepper volume
was about 18% of the Coke+Pepsi share.  (I'm thinking the percentage
might be higher in Texas, though!)

> Is Dr P's considered a cola?

No way, no how! :-)

-Doug Elrod (dre1@cornell.edu)
  "It's not a cola.  It's something much, much more!"

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