Dr Pepper is ending its 120-year relationship with its oldest, smallest bottler: the makers of Dublin Dr Pepper.

Plano-based Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. and the Dr Pepper Bottling Co. of Dublin have agreed to the move to settle Dr Pepper’s trademark-infringement case against the Central Texas bottler of a beloved version of Dr Pepper sweetened with cane sugar.

A joint statement issued Wednesday says the bottling company will continue as the Dublin Bottling Works Inc. and produce its other brands, including Nu Grape, XXX Root Beer and Big Red.

Dr Pepper Snapple says it will continue to distribute the soft drink sweetened with cane sugar for which the Dublin bottler had become famous in Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and Waco.

“It’s the same product Dublin sold. It will still be bottled and canned in distinct, nostalgic packaging. The only difference is it will not reference Dublin on the label,” according to the statement.

The companies entered a legal battle in Texas in June over trademark infringement and selling rights for Dublin Dr Pepper. After this settlement, the suits will be dismissed.

”We want to thank our many customers for their support of our family-owned business during the past 120 years, and we want them to know that Dr Pepper is still a big part of Dublin,” said Jeff Kloster, vice president of Dublin Bottling Works. “We hope customers will continue to visit our town, the W.P. Kloster Museum and Old Doc’s Soda Shop, where they can still enjoy Dr Pepper sweetened with cane sugar.”

— Associated Press