Three former hourly workers at Keurig Dr Pepper’s Redlands, California, warehouse sued the company in San Bernardino County Superior Court, alleging 12-hour shifts, unpaid overtime, missed meal and rest breaks, retaliation and inadequate temperature controls. They seek class certification and unspecified damages; the company had not immediately commented.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (CN) — Three former warehouse workers sued Keurig Dr Pepper on Wednesday claiming they had to work 12-hour days to meet illegal quotas without receiving overtime pay and required meal and rest breaks.
The former employees claim the company's production quotas were illegal because they prevented them from taking meal, rest and bathroom breaks.
On October 21, 2026, a New York federal judge narrowed multidistrict claims accusing Keurig Green Mountain of excluding rivals through exclusive dealings and product design, but allowed monopolization, tying and false-advertising allegations to proceed toward trial. In 2015, Keurig argued buyers lacked standing, saying competitors were its actual adversaries.
By Lauren Berg ( October 21, 2026, 11:35 PM EDT) -- A New York federal judge trimmed claims in multidistrict litigation accusing Keurig Green Mountain of anticompetitively cutting out rivals with exclusive dealings and exclusionary product design, but sent to trial a number of monopolization, tying and false advertising allegations, according to an order unsealed Tuesday. . . .
Keurig Green Mountain Inc. sought Thursday to cut claims that monopolist practices forced K-Cup buyers to overpay for caffeine fixes from a sprawling antitrust action, arguing that competitors like TreeHouse Foods Inc. and Rogers Family Co. Inc. are its actual litigation adversaries and that so-called direct and indirect purchasers lack standing.
FEC data for January 1, 2025, through October 14, 2026, shows the Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. PAC reported $98,579.62 in disbursements, including $46,500 in contributions to other committees, and no receipts. The page also reports $26,443.29 in ending cash; its figures may take up to 48 hours to update.
OpenSecrets reports that Keurig Dr Pepper PAC contributed $56,500 to federal candidates in the 2019–2020 cycle: $41,500 to Republicans and $15,000 to Democrats. The figures were based on Federal Election Commission data released March 22, 2021; negative amounts may reflect refunds in a later cycle.
Total contributions from Keurig Dr Pepper PAC to federal candidates, 2019-2020
The Human Rights Campaign’s corporate profile shows Keurig Dr Pepper receiving 25 of 25 points for “Inclusive Culture,” with “No Penalty.” The profile separately displays 50 of 50 points for “Inclusive Benefits.”
Consumers filed proposed class actions in New York and California alleging Keurig Dr Pepper misled buyers by labeling K-Cup pods recyclable, despite many recycling centers not accepting them. Separately, in September 2024 the SEC found Keurig’s 2019–2020 disclosures omitted major recyclers’ concerns; Keurig settled without admitting or denying the findings, agreeing to a cease-and-desist order and a $1.5 million penalty.
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. is facing a proposed class action alleging it violated New York consumer protection statutes by deceptively labeling its popular K-Cup pods as recyclable.
According to the SEC’s order, in annual reports for fiscal years 2019 and 2020, Keurig stated that its testing with recycling facilities “validate[d] that [K-Cup pods] can be effectively recycled.” But Keurig did not disclose that two of the largest recycling companies in the United States had expressed significant concerns to Keurig regarding the commercial feasibility of curbside recycling of K-Cup pods at that time and indicated that they did not presently intend to accept them for recycling. In fiscal year 2019, sales of K-Cup pods comprised a significant percentage of net sales of Keurig’s coffee systems business segment, and research earlier conducted by a Keurig subsidiary indicated that environmental concerns were a significant factor that certain consumers considered, among others, when deciding whether to purchase a Keurig brewing system.
Keurig Dr Pepper was hit with a proposed class action in California federal court Tuesday alleging that it misleads consumers into believing that its single-serve plastic coffee pods are recyclable despite the fact that most recycling centers in the country don't accept them due to their size, irregular shape and other characteristics.
Food Dive reported that political contributions from entities associated with Keurig Dr Pepper fell between 45% and 64% during the 2024 election cycle, compared with 2020. The article grouped KDP with seven other major food and beverage companies; it did not state KDP’s individual contribution total or decline.
Coca-Cola, Keurig Dr Pepper, Conagra Brands, General Mills, Hershey, Kellanova, Mondelēz International and PepsiCo all reported a drop in contributions between 45% and 64%. Monster Energy, part of Monster Beverage, was the lone business to report an uptick in donations, nearly tripling to $101,732. Corona brewer Constellation Brands was roughly unchanged at $417,238 compared to 2020.
A Teamsters Local Union No. 896 charge filed against Keurig Dr Pepper on Feb. 19, 2025, alleges coercive actions, including surveillance, at the company’s Victorville, California location. The NLRB case was listed as open; the available docket shows the signed charge but provides no further details about the allegation.
Teamsters Local 186 filed a charge against Keurig Dr Pepper on March 4, 2025, alleging refusal to bargain or bad-faith bargaining and repudiation or unilateral contract changes. The NLRB approved a withdrawal request on April 24, 2025, and listed the case as closed; the record does not state why it was withdrawn.
8(a)(5) Repudiation/Modification of Contract [Sec 8(d)/Unilateral Changes]
On January 11, 2019, a California federal judge granted preliminary approval to a potentially multimillion-dollar settlement in a class action against Keurig Dr Pepper and others. Consumers alleged Canada Dry ginger ale was misleadingly labeled as made with “real ginger”; the settlement was proposed, not a completed outcome.
A California federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a potentially multimillion-dollar settlement of a class action claiming the maker of Canada Dry ginger ale misleadingly labeled its product as made with "real ginger."
OpenSecrets’ summary attributes political contributions associated with Keurig Dr Pepper to its PACs, individual members, employees, owners and their immediate families—not the organization itself. It reports $404,475 in total contributions and says PACs supplied 88.86% and individuals 11.14%; totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
ProPublica records a $130,425 contribution from Keurig Dr Pepper to the American Beverage Association Fund for Consumer Choice on February 28, 2023. The same listing shows contributions to the fund in other years, including $213,500 in 2024 and $219,750 in 2026.
$130,425 from Keurig Dr Pepper to American Beverage Association Fund for Consumer Choice on February 28, 2023
On June 21, 2019, Keurig Dr Pepper announced a voluntary withdrawal of all unflavored Peñafiel mineral spring water date codes after company testing found arsenic above the FDA’s 10-ppb bottled-water standard. The company said enhanced filtration had been installed and newly produced water met guidelines. FDA says the recall is completed and terminated.
Keurig Dr Pepper Announces Voluntary Withdrawal of Unflavored Peñafiel Mineral Spring Water that Does Not Meet FDA Bottled Water Quality Standards
OpenSecrets lists Keurig Dr Pepper PAC contributions to other PACs or party committees for the 2023–2024 cycle: $4,000 each to the American Beverage Association and Consumer Brands Association, and $2,000 to the National Association of Convenience Stores. The data were released by the FEC on February 6, 2025.