What is the history of the Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Company?
Dr Pepper was created in Waco, Texas in 1885 by Charles Alderton. He worked at the Old Corner Drug Store owned by Wade Morrison. Morrison actually named the drink after the father of a young lady he loved in his home state of Virginia. He did not win favor with the father, but the name took hold. For several years, Dr Pepper was sold only as a fountain drink, but when businessman Sam Houston Prim tasted the new drink, he decided it had a promising future as a bottled drink. He established the first Dr Pepper bottling plant in Dublin, Texas in 1891. Although the tiny Dublin franchise is one of Dr Pepper’s smallest (just a 44-mile radius around Dublin), it is consistently ranked near the top in per capita sales. Its phenomenal success can be attributed to the fact that it has retained the original pure cane sugar recipe while other bottlers switched to the less expensive corn sweeteners. The Dublin Dr Pepper plant has never been sold. Mr. Prim, the founder, left it to his only child, Gra
Dr Pepper was created in Waco, Texas in 1885 by Charles Alderton. He worked at the Old Corner Drug Store owned by Wade Morrison. Morrison actually named the drink after the father of a young lady he loved in his home state of Virginia. He did not win favor with the father, but the name took hold. For several years, Dr Pepper was sold only as a fountain drink, but when businessman Sam Houston Prim tasted the new drink, he decided it had a promising future as a bottled drink. He established the first Dr Pepper bottling plant in Dublin, Texas in 1891. Although the tiny Dublin franchise is one of Dr Pepper’s smallest (just a 44-mile radius around Dublin), it is consistently ranked near the top in per capita sales. Its phenomenal success can be attributed to the fact that it has retained the original pure cane sugar recipe while other bottlers switched to the less expensive corn sweeteners. The Dublin Dr Pepper plant has never been sold. Mr. Prim, the founder, left it to his only child, Gra
