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Community => History => Topic started by: ProjectMaximus on September 08, 2008, 10:50:28 PM

Title: 7-Up connection to Jax?
Post by: ProjectMaximus on September 08, 2008, 10:50:28 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_Up#History

Anyone know why 7 Up is listed as a company based in Jacksonville, FL? Scroll down to the bottom and you'll see it. Just curious if there's any history of the company that I'm unaware of.
Title: Re: 7-Up connection to Jax?
Post by: Driven1 on September 08, 2008, 11:00:25 PM
cause that big 7-up can on i-95 at the Bowden Rd exit i guess.  that and the big ginger ale that is there too sometimes.
Title: Re: 7-Up connection to Jax?
Post by: Coolyfett on September 08, 2008, 11:54:45 PM
Isn't 7 up owned by Pepsi to rival Coke's Sprint?
Title: Re: 7-Up connection to Jax?
Post by: JeffreyS on September 09, 2008, 12:15:13 AM
7 up is owned by 7up Dr pepper. In many markets DP is distributed by Coke or here in FL by Pepsi and almost always bottled by Coke. 7up is distributed by Cadbury Schepps now that Pepsi has Siera Mist. 7up DP just license others to produce and distrbute their product Pepsi owns neither of them. 
Title: Re: 7-Up connection to Jax?
Post by: reednavy on September 09, 2008, 04:37:59 AM
Quote from: JeffreyS on September 09, 2008, 12:15:13 AM
7 up is owned by 7up Dr pepper. In many markets DP is distributed by Coke or here in FL by Pepsi and almost always bottled by Coke. 7up is distributed by Cadbury Schepps now that Pepsi has Siera Mist. 7up DP just license others to produce and distrbute their product Pepsi owns neither of them. 

???
Title: Re: 7-Up connection to Jax?
Post by: jacksonvilleconfidential on September 09, 2008, 01:14:38 PM
Quote from: JeffreyS on September 09, 2008, 12:15:13 AM
7 up is owned by 7up Dr pepper. In many markets DP is distributed by Coke or here in FL by Pepsi and almost always bottled by Coke. 7up is distributed by Cadbury Schepps now that Pepsi has Siera Mist. 7up DP just license others to produce and distrbute their product Pepsi owns neither of them. 

Jeffrey, you must love soda pop! LOL.
Title: Re: 7-Up connection to Jax?
Post by: JeffreyS on September 09, 2008, 01:26:03 PM
I am in the Biz.
Title: Re: 7-Up connection to Jax?
Post by: ProjectMaximus on September 09, 2008, 09:07:13 PM
So I take it there's no reason for wikipedia to have made that categorization?
Title: Re: 7-Up connection to Jax?
Post by: JeffreyS on September 09, 2008, 11:35:53 PM
They are putting a new facility in the westside industrial park. I think that is cadbury though I do not know why this would be listed as 7up's HQ.