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Pepsi: Mountain Dew Isn't Just For Suburban Teens Playing Video Games, Really!
By Mary Beth Quirk on April 17, 2012 3:00 PM
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If Mountain Dew brings up images of your older brothers hunkered down in the basement with said soda and bags of Cool Ranch Doritos, during marathon sessions of Dungeons & Dragons or World of Warcraft, you aren't the only one. Pepsi acknowledges that their "dew message" isn't reaching big cities, and is trying to spread the bright green liquid love to "cooler" places than the suburbs. More »
Dunkin' Donuts Breaks Up With Pepsi To Go Steady With Coke
By Mary Beth Quirk on April 3, 2012 10:00 AM
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If your world actually does run on Dunkin', you may notice a bit of a change at your local chain. The company announced Monday that they're switching from offering PepsiCo products to Coca-Cola in all Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin Robbins in the U.S. More »
It's Time To Get Your HFCS-Free Kosher-For-Passover Coke & Pepsi!
By Chris Morran on March 13, 2012 4:30 PM
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The Jewish holiday of Passover is coming up, which means that Coca-Cola and Pepsi put out special versions of their signature beverages that contain regular old sugar and not high fructose corn syrup. More »
Pepsi No Longer "Choice Of A New Generation," But Malt-O-Meal Is
By Chris Morran on March 12, 2012 1:15 PM
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For those of us who came of age glued to a TV in the '80s, we knew that Pepsi was the "choice of new generation," if only because commercial after commercial featuring superstars like Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie told us it was. But that distinction now belongs to the folks behind Malt-O-Meal, who snapped up the trademark after Pepsi let it lapse. More »
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Pepsi Thinks You Might Want Just A Few Calories In Your Soda
By Mary Beth Quirk on February 23, 2012 4:00 PM
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If full-calorie soda dumps too much sugar into your system and diet drinks just don't have the punch you want, Pepsi wants to woo you with its new 60 calorie-per-can offering, Pepsi Next. It's been years since they've launched a major product, so perhaps the name "Tada!" would've been a fun choice. Just sayin'. More »
The United Arab Emirates Will Not Stand For The Grocery Shrink Ray
By Laura Northrup on February 22, 2012 9:02 AM
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When Coke and Pepsi cans sold in the United Arab Emirates were shrink rayed from 355 milliliters (about 12 ounces) to 300 mL (about 10 ounces) while the price remained the same, it wasn't just customers who complained. The government noticed, too, and is removing the offending cans from store shelves. Those wacky foreigners! More »
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Mid-Calorie Pepsi Next To Launch Nationally Next Year
By Marc Perton on November 17, 2011 3:30 PM
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Cola drinkers in Wisconsin and Iowa have apparently given the thumbs up to Pepsi Next, the "mid-calorie" drink being test-marketed in the two states. PepsiCo plans to go national with the 60-calorie soft drink next spring. More »
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Coca-Cola Raising Prices 3-4% In July
By Ben Popken on June 27, 2011 5:00 PM
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Just in time for 4th of July picnics, sucking down the sweet elixirs spewed out by Coca-Cola is about to get a little pricier. Citing the rising cost of commodities, the bottling giant announced it's going to raise prices 2-3% in July. More »
Iowa & Wisconsin Cola Drinkers To Be Guinea Pigs In Test Of "Pepsi Next"
By Chris Morran on June 14, 2011 11:30 AM
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Even though the news was leaked back in early April that (Pepsi would be trying out a mid-calorie cola called Pepsi Next), the company has only just now gotten around to confirming the drink's existence, along with the fact that it will begin testing Pepsi Next in Iowa and Wisconsin starting next month. More »
Marketers Reintroducing Vintage Package Designs
By Ben Popken on May 25, 2011 2:00 PM
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Everything old is new again. To tap into your nostalgia and your wallet, brands are dusting off old package designs not seen since the 60's and 70's and putting them back on the shelves. More »
Pepsi Machine Wants You To Buy Drinks For Friends And Random Strangers
By Marc Perton on April 29, 2011 11:20 AM
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PepsiCo has rolled out what it deems a "social" vending machine, which allows customers to buy drinks for friends, who receive a redemption code by text and use it to pick up their soda at any other social vending machine. The machine also has a "Random Acts of Refreshment" mode, just in case you really want to give a complete stranger in another city a can of Pepsi. More »
HFCS-Free Kosher Pepsi Now Available For Passover
By Chris Morran on April 11, 2011 2:30 PM
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Passover starts next week, which means that fans of non-HFCS colas can stock up on 2-liters of soda that eschew any sort of corn-based ingredients in favor of sugar. But while we've written about kosher Coke in year's past this is the first year we've noticed that Pepsi is offering a Passover-ready drink. More »
Pepsi To Meet Diet Cola Drinkers Halfway With 60-Calorie Pepsi Next
By Chris Morran on April 1, 2011 2:30 PM
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In the never-ending battle to find a drink that will please both the calorie-conscious and those who crave some sugar in their sodas, Pepsi is once again prepped to go the mid-calorie route with something called Pepsi Next. More »
Pepsi Throwback Becomes Permanent
By Ben Popken on March 17, 2011 5:00 PM
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Pepsi "Throwback," a version made with real sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup, will has been upgraded from "limited time" to "permanent," the sodamaker announced on its Facebook wall. No more driving down to Mexico or waiting for Passover to snatch some up. You can now enjoy the all-natural sugary pick-me-up beverage as an occasional treat and compliment to your favorite nutritious meals and snacks all year-round. More »
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Diet Coke Unseats Pepsi As #2 Cola Brand
By Chris Morran on March 17, 2011 2:15 PM
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Pepsi has spent decades throwing stones at Coke from its position in second place among the fizzy beverage brands. And now Pepsi will need to toss those stones even farther as the brand has given up its spot to Diet Coke and slipped to third on the list. More »
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American Beverage Association Responds To Call For Ban On Caramel Coloring In Cola
By Chris Morran on February 18, 2011 3:30 PM
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Earlier this week, the Center For Science In The Public Interest petitioned the FDA to ban two forms of caramel coloring, claiming that the ammonia and sulfites used in the creation of the products results in allegedly carcinogenic chemicals making their way into the resulting food and drink. Consumerist reached out to Coca-Cola and Pepsi to get their side of the story, but were instead passed on to the American Beverage Association, which offered its own version of things. More »
CSPI Asks FDA To Ban Caramel Coloring Used In Coke, Pepsi And Other Stuff You Like
By Chris Morran on February 17, 2011 9:15 AM
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Yesterday, the folks at the Center for Science in the Public Interest sent a petition to the Food & Drug Administration, demanding that the "caramel coloring" commonly used in sodas like Coke and Pepsi be banned because they claim it contains a pair of carcinogenic chemicals. More »
Why Don't The Calories On This Mountain Dew Bottle Add Up?
By Chris Morran on December 7, 2010 3:20 PM
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Eagle-eyed reader Brian was sitting back and enjoying an ice-cold Mountain Dew when he noticed that something seemed funny about the math on the Nutrition Facts label. More »
Man: I Assaulted Mom Because Costco Pepsi Machine Made Me Do It
By Chris Morran on December 1, 2010 12:40 PM
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A 33-year-old Pennsylvania man has been charged with with aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment after allegedly assaulting his 68-year-old mom. The reason: The Pepsi machine at their local Costco made him do it. More »
UK Asks McDonald's, Pepsi, KFC To Help Write Health Policy
By Chris Morran on November 16, 2010 12:20 PM
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In a move that seems as sensible as asking your creepy uncle who just got out of jail to babysit for the weekend, the UK is looking to such luminaries in the health food industry as McDonald's, KFC and Pepsi for assistance in writing government policy on obesity and other health problems. More »
