Dr Pepper Gets Win Ending $1B Distribution Rights Fight

A week before trial was slated to begin in a $1 billion dispute over the rights to distribute Dr Pepper/Seven Up in California and Nevada, a Collin County district court judge issued a summary judgment ruling ending the dispute between Dr Pepper and Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling. 

When the relationship between Dr Pepper and Reyes — which dated back to the inking of an October 2017 exclusive licensing agreement — hit a snag, Dr Pepper filed a declaratory judgment action in Texas in April 2024, seeking a ruling it had a right to cancel the distribution deal, and two days later Reyes filed suit in California arguing Dr Pepper had breached the agreement.