Dr Pepper deal leaves small-town Dublin with a bitter taste
For decades, anyone entering the First National Bank of Dublin could get a free bottle of sugar-sweetened Dublin Dr Pepper.
Not anymore.
Bank Vice President Pat Leatherwood said the traditional freebie ended Wednesday after word spread that Dr Pepper Snapple Group settled a trademark dispute by acquiring the rights to the Dublin Dr Pepper franchise from the local bottler, a family-owned, 121-year-old institution in the Central Texas town.
"As of today, I will never drink another Dr Pepper," vowed Leatherwood, reflecting the seething anger in the Erath County community of 3,700. Noting that the bottler was among the town's largest private employers and clearly its biggest draw, the banker added: "They have just slapped us and killed our economy."
http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/01/11/3653725/dr-pepper-deal-leaves-small-town.html
I'm sure this small company in Dublin was killing Snapple...
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