Dr Pepper and Snapple, the flagship brands of DPS, have origins that share Schweppe's entrepreneurial spirit. Charles Alderton, a young pharmacist in Waco, Texas, invented. Dr Pepper in 1885. It was served at the drugstore whereAlderton worked and the first.
Dr Pepper fans asked for a "Waco". The oldest soft drink in the United States, it was later named Dr Pepper, according to legend, after Dr. Charles Pepper, a friend of the drug store owner.