Texas Dr. Pepper plant still using Cane Sugar

[jhlurie]

Bill Kloster was a stubborn man--particularly about Dr. Pepper. Bill started, at 14 years of age, as a bottle sorter paid 10 cents an hour at the Dr. Pepper plant in Dublin, Texas (the oldest surviving Dr. Pepper bottler in the world), and eventually worked his way up to general manager of the plant. When the last member of the owning family died, Bill inherited the plant and bucked the trend to change the output of his plant from Imperial Pure Cane Sugar to corn sweeteners.

Bill died on Sept. 27, 1999--after a 67 year career at the plant.

But apparently Bill's principles have survived him, because the Dublin Dr. Pepper plant still boasts that it's product is made with Cane Sugar--the same formula for the 112th year in a row.

The full story here...

[catiii]

It's the only DP I ever drink :))

It is great to be a Texan!

[tryska]

good for them. i actually decided over the weekend that i'm no longer drinking american soda or soft drinks, because of the use of high fructose corn syrup.

[Mabelline]

That plant also still bottles the small-sized glass bottles for people with vintage 'sody-pop' machines.

[jhlurie]

Has anyone here actually ordered their syrup?

[rhiannonstone]

Has anyone here actually ordered their syrup?

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We've got a bottle of it that a fellow Dr P fiend got for us during a road trip. My boyfriend tried to drink it, thinking it was actual Dublin Dr Pepper, which is a funny story in and of itself, but needless to say we certainly don't like it plain (the label suggests pouring it over ice cream!), but we're looking forward to trying to make our own mix with soda water. We just haven't gotten around to it yet.

[jhlurie]

Report here when you do!