Offers to send a mass shipment of naturally delicious 7UP to potential space alien landing sites outside Phoenix and Orlando to prevent - or at least make more pleasant - the widespread eating of humans

PLANO, Texas, April 25 /PRNewswire/ -- 7UP took note of the appearance ofunidentified flying objects (UFOs) over Phoenix, Arizona and Orlando, Floridaearlier this week, and has taken immediate steps to counteract the potentialthreat of alien invasion.

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'We read Drudge Report like everyone else,' said Matt Smith, director ofbrand marketing for 7UP. 'And when we saw the reports that UFOs had beenspotted in the skies over two major American cities, we knew what people werethinking: they're here to eat us.'

Although the intentions of the aliens have yet to be established, 7UP isnot prepared to take any chances with the lives of billions of humans whoinhabit the planet Earth.

'Any aliens with the technology to cross the vast gulf of space and enterEarth's atmosphere unchallenged are clearly far more advanced than we are, soany attempt to fight them would be futile,' said Smith. 'The best thing to dois to appease these creatures with a large supply of refreshing 7UP. I, forone, welcome our new alien overlords and, quite frankly, the worst case isthat they'll have something naturally delicious to wash us down with.'

7UP will be delivering a shipment of the soft drink to potential landingsites around Phoenix and Orlando. Any 7UP beverages unclaimed by the alieninvaders will be free for any lucky uneaten humans to take for themselves.

For more information about 7UP's plans to save mankind from the alienmenace, please visit http://www.7up.com.

    * Or, at the very least, give the aliens a naturally delicious chaser      after they have consumed the human race.

About Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages

7UP is a leading brand in the beverage portfolio of Plano, Texas-basedCadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages (CSAB), a subsidiary division of CadburySchweppes plc (NYSE: CSG). CSAB is one of the largest producers of soft drinksand premium beverages in the Americas. CSAB's brand portfolio includes DrPepper, 7 UP, Snapple, Mott's, RC Cola, A&W Root Beer, Sunkist Soda, CanadaDry, Hawaiian Punch, Schweppes, Diet Rite, Clamato, Mr & Mrs T Mixers, HollandHouse Mixers, Rose's, Mistic, Yoo-hoo, Orangina, IBC, Stewart's, NantucketNectars, and other well-known consumer brands. For additional information onCadbury Schweppes and its products, visit http://www.brandspeoplelove.com.

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