Marsupialogic 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.
>
> Mmm, say, just how big is Dr Peppers in the States compared to Coke and
> Pepsi.
>
> Is Dr P's considered a cola?
There are some regions in the US where any carbonated beverage
whatsoever is called "a coke" (other areas say "a soda", "a soda pop",
or "a pop"), but otherwise, no. Dr Pepper has no cola nut in it, and
doesn't pretend to.
In fact, this is an important factor in the history of Dr Pepper. Most
soft drinks are sold in the US by regional companies that have a license
from the manufacturer. Thus, very little Dr Pepper is actually made and
sold by the Dr Pepper company, and very little Coca-Cola is actually
made and sold by the Coca-Cola company. Around 1970, the Coca-Cola
Bottling Company of New York was looking around for something else to
sell; by their contract with the Coca-Cola company, they couldn't sell
another cola. So they chose Dr Pepper, which, until then, had only been
sold in about 1/3 of the country. It was a big success for them, and
soon Dr Pepper was being sold in most of the country.
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John W. Kennedy
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as the 'sea-story' and then criticizing _that_."
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