Dr. Pepper Snapple Group vice president of research and development Dr. David Thomas, seen here negotiating with Peter and Ashley Woodlawn outside their home in Point Loma. “The Woodlawns bring a level of care and creativity to their lemonade that we at Dr. Pepper Snapple Group find very exciting,” says Thomas. “They even offer pulp and no-pulp versions of their artisan lemonade, which they note is made from lemons they picked themselves out back, and sweetened with real sugar instead of corn syrup. We see a big bright future ahead for Mission Hills Lemonade Company, and we want to help make that future even bigger and brighter. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’d really like to close this deal before Mr. and Mrs. Woodlawn come out of their house and complicate matters.”

Posted March 5, 2016