The History of Mr. PiBB - pibbthug.com
www.pibbthug.com › historyMr. PiBB was born in the summer of 1972 after The Coca-Cola Company had the intention of creating a drink that would rival the growing success of Dr Pepper in Southern markets. After losing a law suit filed by Dr Pepper manufacturers who disputed Coke's original use of the name " Peppo ," Coke settled on the name "Mr. PiBB" for important brand-identification purposes.
Pibb Xtra - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pibb_Xtra First introduced as "Peppo" to compete against Dr Pepper, the name was changed to "Mr. Pibb" after Dr Pepper sued The Coca-Cola Company for trademark infringement. The original test markets for Mr. Pibb in 1972 were located in Waco, Texas, the birthplace of Dr Pepper, before the company moved to Dallas, Texas. In 1980, Mr. Pibb was reformulated and marketed with the wo…