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Company: Keurig Dr Pepper
Current Parent Company: Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
Penalty: $15,000,000
Year: 2023
Date: November 16, 2023
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: Keuring and its A&W Concentrate unit agreed to pay $15 million to settle litigation alleging they misled customers into thinking their root beer and cream sodas were made with real vanilla.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of New York
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:19-cv-00768
Case Name: Sharpe v. A & W Concentrate Company et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Massachusetts
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: beverages
Specific Industry of Current Parent: beverages
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