Taste Test: Dr Pepper Ten


Updated 11/08/11 5:16 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Dr Pepper Ten Review

The Dr Pepper Ten ads have sparked a lot of controversy in the past month for their perceived sexism. The beverage is targeted to men, with ads claiming there's nothing girlie or unmanly about this diet drink. So we rounded up a group of male and female taste testers and tried it alongside regular Dr Pepper and Diet Dr Pepper. Check out what our tasters had to say about Dr Pepper Ten. The Read more

Beverage Titans Team Up to Remove Soda From Schools


Updated 03/11/10 4:32 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 5 comments

Beverage Titans Team Up to Remove Soda From Schools

Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Dr Pepper Snapple Group have just done the unthinkable. They've banded together in print and television ads to promote their new campaign to remove full-calorie soft drinks from nationwide schools. The joint initiative, spearheaded by the American Beverage Association (ABA) and called Clear on Calories, hopes to tackle childhood obesity with actions such as placing calories Read more

Can You Drink to These Dr Pepper Facts?


Updated 12/07/09 6:18 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 8 comments

Dr Pepper Quiz

Today marks the beginning of another massive holiday, as well as the last month of the year — and the decade. But that's not all: According to the US Patent Office, on this day in 1885, the beverage known as Dr Pepper was sold for the very first time. One hundred and twenty-four years later, it remains one of the most distinctive soft drinks in the world, with a complex flavor that comes from Read more

Noteworthy Nibbles — June 9-16, 2009


Updated 06/11/09 1:21 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 3 comments

National Food Festivals and Food Events, June 9-16, 2009

From Dr Pepper to pork to Philly cheesesteaks, this week's noteworthy nibbles seem to pay homage to time-honored American food traditions. We can't wait for the first ever Great American Food & Music Fest in Silicon Valley, which will feature guests like Bobby Flay and Guy Fieri, as well as famous regional specialties from all across the United States. Know of anything we've left off the Read more

Enjoy a Free 2-Liter Bottle of Diet Dr Pepper


Updated 07/31/09 3:16 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 9 comments

Enjoy a Free 2-Liter Bottle of Diet Dr Pepper

Guns N' Roses isn't releasing another album, but Dr Pepper fans can get themselves a free bottle of soda yet again. To promote its "Nothing Diet About It" campaign, Dr Pepper is giving away coupons for free 20-ounce bottles and — get this — two-liter bottles of Diet Dr Pepper. Between now and March 31, go to the promotion website to choose your coupon, good for a free bottle through June 30. Read more

Do You Care About Chinese Democracy?


Updated 11/25/08 4:25 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 15 comments

Do You Care About Chinese Democracy?

After a long wait — at least one reviewer has compared it to waiting for a unicorn — Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy officially hit stores over the weekend. Now comes the flurry of reviews, purchases, and people signing up for their free Dr Pepper (hurry — that part only works till 6 p.m. EST today!). All of this leads to my question: Do you care about Chinese Democracy? Source Read more

Dr Pepper Celebrates Guns N' Roses Release With Free Sodas


Updated 12/03/08 3:12 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 8 comments

Dr Pepper Celebrates Guns N' Roses Release With Free Sodas

Update: Dr Pepper is extending its promotional offer through 6 p.m. EST on Monday, Nov. 24. Earlier this year, Dr Pepper announced that it would be giving a free soda to "everyone in America" Guns N' Roses album Chinese Democracy, 17 years in the works, arrived anytime in 2008. This Sunday, Nov. 23, the agonizing wait will finally be over, and the people will have their Chinese Democracy — as Read more

Link Time! 10/23


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Link Time! 10/23

Apparently, Dr Pepper intends to make good on the promise to hand out free cans of soda when the Guns 'n' Roses album Chinese Democracy is released in November. — Popwatch The best and worst of TV voiceovers. — Clique Clack TV Charlie Kaufman talks about Synecdoche, New York. — Vulture Check out the new Decemberists' song, "O, New England." — Stereogum Will Clint Eastwood rule the Read more

Would You Eat These Soda-Flavored Doughnuts?


Updated 09/10/08 9:10 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 24 comments

Would You Eat These Soda-Flavored Doughnuts?

Last time I went to the store, I spotted these doughnuts in flavors such as Hawaiian Punch, Orange Crush, and Dr Pepper. At first, I was curious and somewhat puzzled: Why would anyone think to pair soda flavors with doughnuts? Ultimately I'm not sure what to think of this concept; I'm inclined to believe that food and beverage companies are running out of novelty ideas. Have you ever come Read more

Taste Test: Dr Pepper Popsicles


Updated 05/12/11 5:09 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 19 comments

Taste Test: Dr Pepper Popsicles

A few weeks ago, San Francisco found itself in the middle of a big heat wave. Everyone at the Sugar HQ was melting to their desks and in need of a cool treat. That's when I remembered an impromptu purchase I'd made the week before.I was at the local drugstore and noticed a display of Soda Pops Freezer Pops at the front counter. They were like old-school Otter Pops, only in soda flavors: Orange Read more