Daily Archives for 1 December 2012


December 1: “I’m a Pepper, Too”

On 1 December 1885, as far as the United States Patent Office is concerned, Dr Pepper was first served. Entering the market one year before Coca-Cola, Dr Pepper is the oldest soft drink in the United States. The formula for Dr Pepper was developed by Charles Alderton, a Brooklyn born pharmacist who was living in […]