date:Jul 31, 2013
esident and chief executive officer of the Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Plano, Texas, in a conference call with securities analysts on July 24. The headwinds facing the C.S.D. (carbonated soft drink) category continued. Consumers remain cautious, and the U.S. saw some of the coldest and wettest weather in recent years.
With what he described as increasing category headwinds Mr. Young said his company must reinvigorate the C.S.D. category and bring lapsed and new consumers to the products. One of Dr