Threedom is freedom." you may not remember this odd ad theme from a 1996 Snapple commercial. In it, Snapple rhapsodized about the glory of someday becoming the world's third-largest beverage company after Coca-Cola and Pepsi. That will finally happen next month, when Snapple's $1.45 billion acquisition by Cadbury Schweppes is complete. Too bad London-based Cadbury isn't enjoying its bronze status in the $76 billion beverage industry.
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