Dr. Brown's is a brand of soft drink made by J & R Bottling. It is popular in the

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region and South

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, but it can also be found in

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s and upscale supermarkets around the

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and in English-speaking neighborhoods in

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. Slogans for the products have included "Imported From the Old Neighborhood" and "Taste of the Town."Hillinger, Charle
"Drink of the Deli People : Dr. Brown's Cream Soda Making Its Mark Outside of New York"
''Los Angeles Times'', July 04, 1986. Accessed December 5, 2014. Dr. Brown's was created in 1869 and was commonly sold in New York delicatessens and by soda salesmen who sold the product from door to door in Jewish neighborhoods. According to former marketing director, Harry Gold, a New York doctor used celery seeds and sugar to invent the soda and celery tonic now known as Cel-Ray, which was advertised as a "pure beverage for the nerves."Yin, Sandra ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America'', Volume 1, p. 651. However, some have speculated that there may never have been a Dr. Brown and that the name may have been only a marketing invention. In the early 1930s, before

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received kosher certification, many Jews drank Cel-Ray soda as well as the other soda flavors that had been created by Dr. Brown's. The cans' current labels were designed by

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. Each of the six Dr. Brown's flavors is packaged with a New York vignette taken from old prints, to emphasize the brand's origins in 1800s New York. In 2013, J & R Bottling transferred the bottling rights to LA Bottleworks with the bottling of the product then continuing to be at the same facility. As of 2014, Dr. Brown's is produced by PepsiCo in their New York City

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. The Dr. Brown's brand is owned by the Honickman Beverage Group. Dr Browns line 12oz

Dr. Brown's varieties include cream soda (regular and diet),

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soda (regular and diet),

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, and Cel-Ray (

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-flavored

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). Former flavors include Cola, Grape, Tune-Up (Lemon) and Club Soda. Dr. Brown's soda is typically sold in 12-ounce cans and one-liter plastic bottles, as well as two-liter bottles for the black cherry, cream, and root beer flavors. Dr. Brown's soda is also available in a 6-pack of 12-ounce glass bottles.

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