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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 »
Super Bowl Ad Slots Already Sold Out
By Chris Morran on November 1, 2010 9:45 AM
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If you were hoping to spend millions advertising your business during the Super Bowl (which will certainly be a face-off of the ages between the Dallas Cowboys and the Buffalo Bills), you are out of luck. According to Fox, they've already sold out all the available ad slots for the Feb. 6, 2011 event. More »
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Study: Sugary Beverages Have Tenuous Relationship Between Reality And Nutrition Info
By Chris Morran on October 27, 2010 12:19 PM
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Adding fuel to the HFCS vs. sugar fire, a new study claims that not only does the actual amount of sugar in a sweetened beverage vary wildly from what the nutritional information says, but that drinks sweetened with High-Fructose Corn Syrup contain significantly more fructose than had been expected. More »
Pepsi Has The Balls To Say What Coke Won't: HFCS Doesn't Taste Exactly The Same As Sugar
By Chris Morran on October 26, 2010 12:15 PM
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A few weeks back, Coca-Cola informed us that there is no distinguishable difference in taste between Coke made with High-Fructose Corn Syrup and Coke made with cane sugar. But when we asked the people at Pepsi the same question, they had a very different answer. More »
Pepsi Throwback Is Here To Stay... For Now
By Chris Morran on October 12, 2010 10:56 AM
109 Comments
While Coke swears there is no difference in taste between Coke made with High Fructose Corn Syrup and Coke made with cane sugar, Pepsi continues to give credence to the opposite side of that argument. The beverage company has announced that plans to sell its sugar-sweetened Pepsi Throwback and Mountain Dew Throwback sodas as long as people buy them. More »
War Declares War On Pepsi Over Song Used In TV Spot
By Chris Morran on September 3, 2010 9:45 AM
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War's 1975 hit song "Why Can't We Be Friends?" is all about hugging it out and making nice, but don't tell that four of the band's original members, who have filed a suit against Pepsi, alleging the beverage company didn't get proper permission to use the tune in their currently running TV spots for Pepsi Max. More »
Dr. Pepper Temporarily Ditches HFCS To Celebrate 125th Birthday
By Chris Morran on July 8, 2010 11:15 AM
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If you're a real sugar fan and you spot a really old looking can of Dr. Pepper at your grocery store in the next few weeks, you might want to stock up. To celebrate its 125th anniversary, the soda brand is going retro with its can designs — and its sweetener. More »
