Dr. Pepper dropped by Coca-Cola at key venues, restaurants

While Coke and Pepsi have battled for cola supremacy, other parts of the soda wars have been less of a two-brand race.

Sprite, for example, has always been the clear leader in the lemon-lime soda space. PepsiCo has tried various brands, but they’re a distant number two, much as R.C. Cola is technically third in the cola space, but is not really even playing the same game as Coke and Pepsi.

Source: KSBW

Sprite has been the clear lemon-lime leader in the same way that Keurig Dr Pepper’s Dr. Pepper has dominated the market for whatever its flavor is supposed to be. Coca-Cola’s rival to Dr. Pepper, Mr. Pibb, has not caught on as a clear alternative.

That’s going to hurt Coca-Cola, or at least some fans of Dr. Pepper, as Keurig Dr Pepper now has the right to pull its product from Coca-Cola’