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johnnie

(23,616 posts) Thu Jan 12, 2012, 12:31 PM Jan 2012

Dr Pepper deal leaves small-town Dublin with a bitter taste

For decades, anyone entering the First National Bank of Dublin could get a free bottle of sugar-sweetened Dublin Dr Pepper.

Not anymore.

Bank Vice President Pat Leatherwood said the traditional freebie ended Wednesday after word spread that Dr Pepper Snapple Group settled a trademark dispute by acquiring the rights to the Dublin Dr Pepper franchise from the local bottler, a family-owned, 121-year-old institution in the Central Texas town.

"As of today, I will never drink another Dr Pepper," vowed Leatherwood, reflecting the seething anger in the Erath County community of 3,700. Noting that the bottler was among the town's largest private employers and clearly its biggest draw, the banker added: "They have just slapped us and killed our economy."

http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/01/11/3653725/dr-pepper-deal-leaves-small-town.html

I'm sure this small company in Dublin was killing Snapple...

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Dr Pepper deal leaves small-town Dublin with a bitter taste (Original Post) johnnie Jan 2012 OP

The Dublin Dr. Pepper brand was distributed in many places outside of Texas. Gold Metal Flake Jan 2012 #1

Gold Metal Flake

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1. The Dublin Dr. Pepper brand was distributed in many places outside of Texas.

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Thu Jan 12, 2012, 01:05 PM

Jan 2012

It was sold in California where I would buy it. It was made with Imperial cane sugar, a Sugarland, Texas brand that is familiar to anyone who grew up in the Houston area. I guess the few bottles remaining on the shelf will soon be gone. But, I look forward to the other brands of soda produced by Dublin bottling.

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