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Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Lanham Act, state consumer protection laws
and state warning and labeling laws. In Canada and Mexico, the manufacture, distribution, marketing and sale of our
many products are also subject to similar statutes and regulations.
We and our bottlers use various refillable and non-refillable, recyclable bottles and cans in the United States
and other countries. Various states and other authorities require deposits, eco-taxes or fees on certain containers.
Similar legislation or regulations may be proposed in the future at local, state and federal levels, both in the United
States and elsewhere. In Mexico, the government has encouraged the soft drinks industry to comply voluntarily with
collection and recycling programs of plastic material, and we have taken steps to comply with these programs.
Environmental, Health and Safety Matters
In the normal course of our business, we are subject to a variety of federal, state and local environment, health
and safety laws and regulations. We maintain environmental, health and safety policies and a quality, environ-
mental, health and safety program designed to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The cost of
such compliance measures does not have a material financial impact on our operations.
Available Information
Our web site address is www.drpeppersnapplegroup.com. Information on our web site is not incorporated by
reference in this document. We make available, free of charge through this web site, our annual reports on
Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or
furnished pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after such
material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Market and Industry Data
The market and industry data in this Annual Report on Form 10-K is from independent industry sources,
including The Nielsen Company and Beverage Digest. Although we believe that these independent sources are
reliable, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of this data or any assumptions underlying such data.
The Nielsen Company is a marketing information provider, primarily serving consumer packaged goods
manufacturers and retailers. We use The Nielsen Company data as our primary management tool to track market
performance because it has broad and deep data coverage, is based on consumer transactions at retailers, and is
reported to us monthly. The Nielsen Company data provides measurement and analysis of marketplace trends such
as market share, retail pricing, promotional activity and distribution across various channels, retailers and
geographies. Measured categories provided to us by The Nielsen Company Scantrack include flavored (non-cola)
CSDs, energy drinks, single-serve bottled water, non-alcoholic mixers and NCBs, including ready-to-drink teas,
single-serve and multi-serve juice and juice drinks, and sports drinks. The Nielsen Company also provides data on
other food items such as apple sauce. The Nielsen Company data we present in this report is from The Nielsen
Company’s Scantrack service, which compiles data based on scanner transactions in certain sales channels,
including grocery stores, mass merchandisers, drug chains, convenience stores and gas stations. However, this data
does not include the fountain or vending channels, Wal-Mart or small independent retail outlets, which together
represent a meaningful portion of the United States liquid refreshment beverage market and of our net sales and
volume.
Beverage Digest is an independent beverage research company that publishes an annual Beverage Digest Fact
Book. We use Beverage Digest primarily to track market share information and broad beverage and channel trends.
This annual publication provides a compilation of data supplied by beverage companies. Beverage Digest covers
the following categories: CSDs, energy drinks, bottled water and NCBs (including ready-to-drink teas, juice and
juice drinks and sports drinks). Beverage Digest data does not include multi-serve juice products or bottled water in
packages of 1.5 liters or more. Data is reported for certain sales channels, including grocery stores, mass
merchandisers, club stores, drug chains, convenience stores, gas stations, fountains, vending machines and the
“up-and-down-the-street” channel consisting of small independent retail outlets.
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