Dr Pepper is a carbonated
soft drink marketed as having a unique
flavor. The drink was created in the 1880s by Charles Alderton in
Waco, Texas and first served around 1885. Dr Pepper was first nationally marketed in the
United States in 1904, and is now also sold in
Europe,
Asia,
Canada,
Mexico,
Australia,
New Zealand (as an imported drink),
South Africa (also as an imported drink), and
South America. Variants include a version without
high fructose corn syrup,
Diet Dr Pepper, as well as a line of additional flavors, first introduced in the 2000s.
W.W. Clements, former CEO and president of the Dr Pepper/7-Up Company, described the taste of Dr Pepper as one-of-a-kind, saying, "I've always maintained you cannot tell anyone what Dr Pepper tastes like because it's so different. It's not an apple, it's not an orange, it's not a strawberry, it's not a
root beer, it's not even a
cola. It's a different kind of drink with a unique taste all its own