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Who owns Schweppes (United States)?

Schweppes (United States) is made and sold by Keurig Dr Pepper (the United States, NASDAQ: KDP) under licence; Keurig Dr Pepper does not own the name.[1] The Schweppes name is owned by different companies in different territories.

Evidence: Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-24, SEC EDGAR, 24 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .

Key facts

Licensed to
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. verified
Headquarters
🇺🇸 United States, Burlington, Massachusetts and Frisco, Texas
Origin
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Founded
1783
Category
Beverages › Soft drinks › Other carbonated soft drinks
Parent ticker
NASDAQ: KDP
Trademark registrant
DR PEPPER/SEVEN UP, INC. (USPTO)
Last verified
· 2 sources

About Schweppes (United States)

Schweppes was founded in 1783 by Johann Jacob Schweppe, who developed a commercial process for carbonating water, and its tonic water was created for British colonial officials taking quinine against malaria. The brand is split by territory: Keurig Dr Pepper holds the United States, while Coca-Cola and Suntory hold others.

Trademark record for Schweppes (United States)

The USPTO record for the Schweppes (United States) mark lists DR PEPPER/SEVEN UP, INC. as the owner of record (serial number 72405857). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]

Ownership timeline of Schweppes (United States)

Owners of Schweppes (United States) over 1783 to 2026 180018201840186018801900192019401960198020002020

Where Schweppes (United States) sits in Keurig Dr Pepper

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

Where Schweppes (United States) sits in Keurig Dr Pepper Tree of 15 brands under Keurig Dr Pepper. Keurig Dr Pepper JDE Peet's 97.75% Douwe Egberts Jacobs Kenco L'OR Moccona Peet's Coffee and 2 more 7UP (United States) A&W Root Beer Canada Dry Dr Pepper Green Mountain Coffee Roas… Keurig and 1 more

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Other brands owned by Keurig Dr Pepper

Keurig Dr Pepper controls 16 brands on Brandtree, 16 of them in beverages.

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Other brands in other carbonated soft drinks, and who owns them

The 80 brands in other carbonated soft drinks on Brandtree belong to 47 owners. The largest is PepsiCo, with 4; Keurig Dr Pepper has 4.

BrandOwnerOwner based in
Hamoud La Blanche Hamoud Boualem 🇩🇿 Algeria
7UP PepsiCo 🇺🇸 United States
Colombiana Postobón 🇨🇴 Colombia
Faxe Kondi Royal Unibrew 🇩🇰 Denmark
Fanta Coca-Cola 🇺🇸 United States
Hi-Malt Heineken 🇳🇱 Netherlands
Jones Soda Jones Soda 🇺🇸 United States
Melo Kasapreko 🇬🇭 Ghana

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About the owner: Keurig Dr Pepper

Keurig Dr Pepper is a publicly listed company headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts and Frisco, Texas, United States, founded in 2018.

Keurig Dr Pepper was formed in 2018 when JAB Holding's Keurig Green Mountain merged with Dr Pepper Snapple. It combines single-serve coffee systems with the third-largest soft drinks portfolio in the United States.

Keurig Dr Pepper: full profile, brands and acquisition history →

🇬🇧 Schweppes (United States) and other British brands

Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Schweppes (United States) among them.

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Frequently asked questions

Who makes Schweppes (United States)?

Keurig Dr Pepper makes and sells Schweppes (United States) under a licensing agreement.

Does Keurig Dr Pepper own Schweppes (United States)?

No. Keurig Dr Pepper holds a licence to make and sell Schweppes (United States), which is not the same as owning it.

Where did Schweppes (United States) come from?

Schweppes (United States) originated in the United Kingdom in 1783.

Sources (2) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-24 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 24 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
  2. [2] USPTO: SCHWEPPES, serial 72405857 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 4 October 2026.

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