The truth is that Dr Pepper is owned by neither Coke nor Pepsi, even though some Coke and Pepsi plants bottle it. Charles Alderton, a pharmacist at a drug store in Waco, Texas, mixed soda fountain flavors until he found a blend that customers loved.
Dr Pepper Snapple Group (also called Dr. Pepper/7up Inc.) is an American multinational soft drink company based in Plano, Texas, and as of July 2018 it is a business unit of the publicly traded conglomerate Keurig Dr Pepper. With a brand heritage spanning more than 200 years, Dr Pepper Snapple Group's portfolio includes more than 50 brands and hundreds of flavors of carbonated soft drinks, juices, teas, mixers, waters and other beverages.