About Us

Environmental Sustainability

DPS is an integrated beverage business that serves its customers and consumers via a broad and flexible distribution network.

Since 2006, DPS has nearly quadrupled its manufacturing capacity through acquisition and as of 2009 operates 23 production facilities and more than 200 distribution centers with a fleet of more than 8,000 vehicles serving 34 states. We are continuing to refine and adopt sustainable business practices that minimize our environmental impact by focusing on four key areas:

Energy Conservation

  1. We’re upgrading our service and delivery fleet with cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles. In addition, new tractors are set with a five-minute idle shutdown to reduce emissions and save energy during deliveries.
  2. DPS is working to replace existing cold drink equipment (coolers and vending machines) with new Energy Star-rated equipment that will save customers nearly $9 million annually in electric costs by 2012. The environmental impact of these efforts equates to removing the CO2 emissions of 11,000 cars from the road each year or planting 16,000 acres of CO2-absorbing forest land.


Water Conservation

  1. In a growing number of plants, we are replacing empty package water rinsers with air rinsers, saving approximately 10,000 gallons per line per day at each site.
  2. We are introducing state-of-the-art product blending systems that reduce liquid losses during production line changes, start-ups and shutdowns.
  3. We are upgrading our water filtration systems to maximize the purity of water in our beverages while at the same time minimizing the amount of wastewater discharge.
  4. We’re exploring new ways to use recovered water, such as for plant irrigation and cooling systems.


Recycling

  1. DPS employee-driven initiatives are promoting awareness and best practices in paper, plastic and electronic equipment recycling at the company’s Plano headquarters, field offices and production and distribution facilities.
  2. In 2008, the Plano headquarters office recycled nearly 240 tons of paper, exceeding its 2007 total by 25%. Recycling and conservation efforts saved 4,000 trees; 876,900 pounds of lumber; nearly 2,600 barrels of oil; 971,700 kilowatt hours of energy; 3.1 million gallons of water; and  711 cubic yards of landfill space. As of 2010, we are tracking waste in our manufacturing facilities and will set long-term reduction goals based on the data compiled.
  3. Our containers are 100% recyclable. More than half of the aluminum we use in our cans is post-consumer. In addition, PET bottles contain an average of 5% to 10% post-consumer material.
  4. We are continuing to expand recycling of solid waste throughout our manufacturing and distribution facilities.
  5. In Mexico, our Peñafiel brand is a major participant in ECOCE, a nationwide public awareness and education initiative led by the food and beverage industry to promote container and package recycling.


Solid Waste Reduction/Lightweighting

  1. We have reduced the weight of our Deja Blue water bottles by 40% and our one-gallon Hawaiian Punch containers by 19%, taking approximately 6 million pounds of plastic out of the waste stream each year.
  2. Our Mexican operation is introducing a new PET bottle with 10% less material.  
  3. In 2008, we will be introducing a light-weighted 2-liter bottle, reducing the weight of the bottle by between 2.5% and 9% depending upon the market and preexisting material. These changes will eliminate more than 1 million pounds of plastic each year.
  4. Mott’s, Clamato and Hawaiian Punch 64-oz. containers are being further reduced by 4.7%, taking another 1 million pounds of plastic out of production annually.