As part of our commitment to the environment, we teamed up with The Nature Conservancy to protect vital water resources in Texas, including the species within the Clymer Meadow Preserve.The Clymer Meadow Preserve, located 60 miles northeast of Dallas, houses 1,400 acres of Blackland Prairie, one of the most endangered ecosystems in North America. The tall grass prairie at the Clymer Meadow Preserve is vital to the Trinity River watershed, holding and filtering rainwater and contributing tomore...
We are celebrating five years as Dr Pepper Snapple Group, so it seems fitting to look back at some of our successes and milestones during our time as a stand-alone, publicly traded company. Click on the date to read the full story.May 7, 2008DPS becomes a stand-alone, publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange as the result of a spin-off by Cadbury, which held the Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages business group of entities.October 6, 2008DPS begins its first day as part of themore...
The first carbonated beverage was created in 1783 when Swiss-born watchmaker and amateur scientist Jacob Schweppe refined and patented his own process of creating mineral water. His achievement was exceptional, but getting the carbonation into the water was only half the challenge. Keeping it in there was the tricky part. Schweppe's true stroke of genius came from his development of a bottle that could retain the carbonation. The soft-drink business was born. In 1793, he addedmore...
Our brands are pretty famous, so maybe we are bit spoiled to be around their celebrity each day, but even we were star-struck when actors Edward Norton and Woody Harrelson visited our Houston bottling plant to tour BioViper.What is Bioviper™? No, it’s not the next big movie featuring these two Hollywood stars, but an innovative way to treat the wastewater created when making our products.more...
At Dr Pepper Snapple Group, we are known for our flavors. The 50-plus brands in our unmatched portfolio set us apart from our peers, providing the variety our customers and consumers want and the great taste and refreshment they enjoy. We have six of the top 10 non-cola soft drinks, and 13 of our 14 leading brands are No. 1 or No. 2 in their flavor categories. Like a proud parent, we like to recognize the accomplishments of the outstanding brands that make up our company.more...
