snapple group inc. type public traded as nyse dps s & p 500 component industry beverage predecessor dr pepper seven up founded may 7 2008 ; 8 years ago 2008 05 07 headquarters plano texas u.s. key people larry young president and ceo martin ellen cfo products dr pepper snapple a & w 7 up u.s. schweppes sunkist canada dry mott s hawaiian punch other beverages revenue us 5 997.0 million 2013 1 us 5 995.0 million 2012 1 operating income us 1 046.0 million 2013 1 us 1 092.0 million 2012 1 net income us 624.0 million 2013 1 us 629.0 million 2012 1 total assets us 8 201.0 million 2013 2 us 8 928.0 million 2012 1 total equity us 2 277.0 million 2013 2 us 2 280.0 million 2012 1 number of employees 19 000 2010 3 website drpeppersnapplegroup.com snapple dr pepper snapple group inc. known as dr. peppers for short is an american soft drink company based in plano texas . formerly called cadbury schweppes americas beverages on may 5 2008 it was spun off from britain s cadbury schweppes with trading in its shares starting on may 7 2008 . cadbury schweppes plc went on to become cadbury plc on may 5 2008 . 4 5 contents 1 history 2 affiliated companies 3 products 4 references 5 external links history edit beverage america and select beverages bottlers were purchased from the carlyle group in february 1998 . 6 snapple mistic and stewart s formerly cable car beverage were sold by triarc companies inc. to cadbury schweppes in 2000 for 1.45 billion . 7 in october of that same year cadbury schweppes purchased royal crown from triarc . 8 in 2006 and 2007 cadbury schweppes purchased the dr pepper seven up bottling group along with several other regional bottlers . this allowed dps to bottle many of its own beverages and combat the recent decision by many pepsi and coke bottlers who had dropped their dr pepper and snapple products to promote new product additions from pepsi and coke . some of the dr pepper seven up brands are still licensed to pepsi coke and independent bottlers in various regions of the united states and canada . in november 2007 cadbury schweppes announced it would take the beverages unit public . in may 2008 cadbury schweppes demerged its beverage holdings forming the dr pepper snapple group . dr pepper snapple group holds naming rights to dr pepper ballpark and the dallas stars practice facility the dr pepper star center both of which are located in frisco texas . it also retains non alcoholic beverage rights to each facility s concessions as a result of the deals as well as sponsorships with the nhl franchise . in 2008 dr pepper snapple group purchased minority interest in big red inc makers of big red nugrape nesbitt s and other flavored drinks . 9 in 2014 the company announced that it accomplished its goal of reducing use of polyethylene terephthalate pet in its plastic bottles . dr pepper snapple lowered the amount of pet in its bottles by over 60 million pounds between 2007 and 2014 . 10 affiliated companies edit here is the list of the alternate companies that are related to the dr pepper snapple group . canada dry motts grupo pe afiel products edit see list of dr pepper snapple brands the following products are available 11 dr pepper snapple group brands 7 up united states only ; 7 up rights are held by pepsico or its licensees in all other markets a & w root beer aguafiel big red cactus cooler canada dry north america canfield s chicago area clamato crush c plus dej blue water diet rite dr pepper rights held by coca cola in most of europe and by pepsico in poland and canada hawaiian punch hires ibc root beer margaritaville mistic mott s mr and mrs t nantucket nectars nehi orangina north america ; brand owned by suntory in the rest of the world pe afiel rc cola north america realemon realime rose s schweppes snapple squirt stewart s fountain classics sun drop sunkist manufactured under license tahitian treat southeast us beverage venom energy vernors wink yoo hoo references edit a b c d e f g h dr pepper snapple group inc. 2013 annual report form 10 k xbrl . united states securities and exchange commission . february 20 2014 . a b dr pepper snapple group inc. 2014 q1 quarterly report form 10 q xbrl . united states securities and exchange commission . april 23 2014 . 2010 form 10 k dr pepper snapple group inc. . united states securities and exchange commission . cadbury starts solo against bid background . reuters . may 2 2008 . retrieved may 3 2008 . cadbury plc demerger . archived september 6 2010 . cadbury announces deal . beverage digest february 23 1998 special edition 1 . february 1999 . retrieved july 17 2008 . holson laura m. september 18 2000 . cadbury to pay 1.45 billion for snapple . new york times . new york times . retrieved june 18 2008 . royal crown cola company . new georgia encyclopedia . september 15 2006 . retrieved june 18 2008 . dr pepper snapple group takes minority stake in big red inc. press release . august 25 2008 . retrieved september 15 2012 . johnson jim august 15 2014 . sustainability report shows impact of lightweighting at dr pepper . plastics news . crain communications inc. retrieved december 22 2014 . dr pepper snapple group retrieved september 15 2012 . external links edit dallas fort worth portal companies portal food portal drink portal wikimedia commons has media related to dr pepper . dr pepper snapple group grupo pe afiel canada dry mott s us product facts canadian product facts let s play v t e dr pepper snapple brands soda 50 50 7 up a & w cream soda a & w root beer barrelhead root beer cactus cooler canada dry canfield s diet chocolate fudge crush dr pepper floats gini hawaiian punch hires root beer ibc root beer orangina rc cola diet rite nehi ricql s schweppes squirt stewart s fountain classics sun drop sunkist sussex golden venom energy vernors wink juices teas and others clamato country time dej blue hawaiian punch mott s nantucket nectars pe afiel raging cow realemon realime snapple welch s yoo hoo beverage mixers rose s miscellaneous college football playoff national championship trophy v t e soft drink topics brands cola wars list of brand name soft drinks products list of soft drink flavors list of soft drinks by country types cola cherry cola cream soda diet drink energy drink frozen carbonated beverage ginger ale ginger beer grape soft drink ice cream float lemon lime drink lemonade orange soft drink root beer sports drink health sugary drinks tax fat tax companies list of soft drink producers the coca cola company cott dr pepper snapple group pepsico retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dr pepper snapple group & oldid 742744553 categories dr pepper snapple groupcompanies listed on the new york stock exchangefood and drink companies established in 2008drink companies of the united statescompanies based in plano texashidden categories use mdy dates from february 2015pages using infobox company with unsupported parameterscommons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages catal deutsch fran aisnederlands polskisuomisvenska edit links this page was last modified on 5 october 2016 at 14 38 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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