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Linda Plaisted

In 1885, in Waco, Texas, a young pharmacist called Charles Alderton invented the soft drink "Dr Pepper".

Alderton worked at a place called Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store and carbonated drinks were served at the soda fountain. Alderton invented his own recipes for soft drinks and found one of his drinks was becoming very popular. Morrison, owner of the drug store is credited with naming the drink "Dr Pepper" after a friend of his, Dr. Charles Pepper.

In 1904, Dr Pepper was introduced to 20 million people attending the 1904, World's Fair Exposition, in St. Louis. The Dr Pepper Company is the oldest major manufacturer of soft drink concentrates and syrups in the United States.



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