But attempts to streamline its business by selling the Dr Pepper Snapple Group, its American soft-drinks arm, coincided with the credit crunch.

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Hires is now owned by the Dr Pepper Snapple Group which also sells other brands of root beer.

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First, it will receive royalty from Dr Pepper Snapple which will add to its bottom-line.

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But Dr Pepper Snapple finally seems to be taking matters into its own hands.

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Coca-Cola slipped 1.5%, Dr Pepper Snapple Group decreased 0.8% and Hansen Natural dropped 1.6%.

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