Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. (DPSU, or Dr Pepper 7UP, Inc.) was a

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-based soft-drink manufacturing company created by the merger of

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, Inc. and The

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Company on May 19, 1986. The merger was a result of the independent bailouts of both companies and the subsequent Federal Trade Commission blockage of a Dr Pepper merger with

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. The DPSU merger resulted in the breakup of international branding rights held by the two independent companies. Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. was purchased by Cadbury Schweppes plc and the

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on March 2, 1995 after the conglomerate became debt-ridden and insolvent. It sold for about US$1.7 billion, plus about US$870 million of Dr Pepper/Seven-Up debt. This made Cadbury Schweppes the largest soft drink company in the world not to be named after a

cola Cola is a carbonated soft drink flavored with vanilla, cinnamon, citrus oils and other flavorings. Cola became popular worldwide after the American pharmacist John Stith Pemberton invented Coca-Cola, a trademarked brand, in 1886, which was imi ...

beverage. In early 2006, Cadbury Schweppes purchased the remainder of Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. and Dr Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group from The

. All Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. assets were absorbed into

Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages Dr Pepper Snapple Group (also called Dr. Pepper/7up Inc.) was an American multinational soft drink company based in Plano, Texas, and as of July 2018 it is a business unit of the publicly traded conglomerate Keurig Dr Pepper. Formerly Cadbury S ...

, which included Mott's Beverages and Snapple Beverages. Dr Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group was merged with other Cadbury-acquired bottlers and renamed Cadbury Schweppes Bottling Group. In May 2008, Cadbury Schweppes spun off Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages into an independent company called the

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, and renamed itself to

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. Dr Pepper/Seven Up still exists as a trademark and brand name as of 2020. On July 9, 2018,

Keurig Keurig is a beverage brewing system for home and commercial use. The machines are manufactured by the American company Keurig Dr Pepper. The main Keurig products are: K-Cup pods, which are single-serve coffee containers; other beverage pods; and ...

acquired the

in an $18.7 billion deal. The combined company was renamed

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, and began trading publicly again on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "KDP". Shareholders of Dr Pepper Snapple Group own 13% of the combined company, with Keurig shareholder and Cadbury current owner

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owning 13% to 14% of that fraction. JAB Holdings owns the remaining, majority, stake.

References

External links

Dr Pepper/Seven Up
(Archive)
Dr Pepper website

7 UP website
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