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JamesG · 03-09-2009, 03:45 AM

Pepsi Products Get a Sweet Makeover with Real Sugar

Pepsi announces a trio of additions to their product lines
by Kat Kinsman

Members of the original Pepsi Generation are about to get a sweet trip down memory lane. The company announced on Thursday that three new "retro" sodas will be hitting beverage aisles beginning in March and April.

Frank Cooper, a VP for Pepsi-Cola North America Beverages announced via the company's website, "Pepsi Natural and the Throwback duo (Pepsi and Mountain Dew) give consumers the opportunity to refresh how they experience soft drinks."

The big difference? Packaging and sweetener. Pepsi Natural, touted as a "premium" cola, replaces the brand's standard sweetener -- high fructose corn syrup -- with natural cane and beet sugar, shaving four grams of sugar per 12-ounce serving. Pepsi's website also touted lightly sparkling water, natural caramel, kola nut extract, natural apple extract and a light, amber color as hallmarks of its revamped formula.

Two more brand extensions, Pepsi Throwback and Mountain Dew Throwback, will be available for a limited time only. These soft drinks are also sugar-sweetened and packaged with an old school design, inspired by the '60s and '70s. Both will be nationally available beginning April 20th, for a limited run of eight weeks.

High fructose corn syrup has come under fire from opponents who claim that the substance -- chemically identical to sugar -- promotes obesity, though no scientific causality has been found. HFCS became popular with manufacturers in the 1980s as an alternative to cane sugar, which generally costs twice as much. Sugar sweetened Pepsi products, indicated by a white cap, are available in the United States during Passover, as the consumption of corn is forbidden under Kosher law during that time period.

http://food.aol.com/new-pepsi

ekkostar · 03-09-2009, 06:06 AM

I heard about Pepsi Throwback and Sprite Green a while ago and haven't seen either so far. I'm on the lookout for the new Sprite because of the stevia sweetener, I'm hoping it doesn't make me sick or have a terrible metallic aftertaste like Splenda or NutraSweet. Pepsi Throwback will be awesome because I haven't wanted to drink one of the black sodas in years, both Pepsi and Coke taste incredibly weak to me. The only Pepsi I've had in about 12 years has been Pepsi Summer Mix, but that had a nice fruit snack undertone to it.

robyrob · 03-09-2009, 12:36 PM

the Pepsi with the white caps are kosher and the Coke with the yellow caps are kosher and use real sugar.

PunkyP0WER · 03-09-2009, 05:49 PM

i read this on aol news and thought for a second they might announce they were reintroducing crystal pepsi!

Waterston_Fan · 03-09-2009, 05:54 PM

I really need to stop drinking sodas though.

PunkyP0WER · 03-09-2009, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waterston_Fan

I really need to stop drinking sodas though.

me too. i've been a soda addict since childhood. trying to cut back and eventually quit all together.

Zoneboy · 03-09-2009, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PunkyP0WER

i read this on aol news and thought for a second they might announce they were reintroducing crystal pepsi!

That's what I was hoping for.

dawsongirl · 03-09-2009, 09:43 PM

No HFCS!

Tubehead · 03-10-2009, 10:50 PM

pepsie is ok i tryedthe diet it tasted awfule. i do like wilde cheery pepsie , pepsi max , pepsi one and pepise jazz. i like coke the best.

Brad Russ · 03-10-2009, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waterston_Fan

I really need to stop drinking sodas though.

Me too. This is good news for Pepsi fans, but bad news for this caffeine addict. I'm just glad it's not three new Coke brands, or else I'd really be screwed. lol!

Waterston_Fan · 03-10-2009, 11:09 PM

There's another thing too..

It really sucks that when you go out to dinner or to resturants or places, they always have sodas, but then they have sprite and sierra mist so that's good.

Sprite for the coke drinkers and Sierra Mist for the Pepsi drinkers.

comedyfreak · 03-11-2009, 04:05 AM

I wish there were more choices in the diet catagory.

Jude The Obscure · 03-11-2009, 05:34 PM

Diet drinkers usually get screwed....I tried the new Dr Pepper Diet Cherry--didn't wow me at all.

03-09-2009, 03:45 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,127	3 New Pepsi Drinks Coming To The Market March-April Pepsi Products Get a Sweet Makeover with Real Sugar Pepsi announces a trio of additions to their product lines by Kat Kinsman Members of the original Pepsi Generation are about to get a sweet trip down memory lane. The company announced on Thursday that three new "retro" sodas will be hitting beverage aisles beginning in March and April. Frank Cooper, a VP for Pepsi-Cola North America Beverages announced via the company's website, "Pepsi Natural and the Throwback duo (Pepsi and Mountain Dew) give consumers the opportunity to refresh how they experience soft drinks." The big difference? Packaging and sweetener. Pepsi Natural, touted as a "premium" cola, replaces the brand's standard sweetener -- high fructose corn syrup -- with natural cane and beet sugar, shaving four grams of sugar per 12-ounce serving. Pepsi's website also touted lightly sparkling water, natural caramel, kola nut extract, natural apple extract and a light, amber color as hallmarks of its revamped formula. Two more brand extensions, Pepsi Throwback and Mountain Dew Throwback, will be available for a limited time only. These soft drinks are also sugar-sweetened and packaged with an old school design, inspired by the '60s and '70s. Both will be nationally available beginning April 20th, for a limited run of eight weeks. High fructose corn syrup has come under fire from opponents who claim that the substance -- chemically identical to sugar -- promotes obesity, though no scientific causality has been found. HFCS became popular with manufacturers in the 1980s as an alternative to cane sugar, which generally costs twice as much. Sugar sweetened Pepsi products, indicated by a white cap, are available in the United States during Passover, as the consumption of corn is forbidden under Kosher law during that time period. http://food.aol.com/new-pepsi

03-09-2009, 06:06 AM	#2
ekkostar Coffee, Tea & Larroquette! Senior Member Join Date: Apr 16, 2005 Posts: 1,077	I heard about Pepsi Throwback and Sprite Green a while ago and haven't seen either so far. I'm on the lookout for the new Sprite because of the stevia sweetener, I'm hoping it doesn't make me sick or have a terrible metallic aftertaste like Splenda or NutraSweet. Pepsi Throwback will be awesome because I haven't wanted to drink one of the black sodas in years, both Pepsi and Coke taste incredibly weak to me. The only Pepsi I've had in about 12 years has been Pepsi Summer Mix, but that had a nice fruit snack undertone to it.
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03-09-2009, 05:49 PM	#4
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03-10-2009, 10:50 PM	#9
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	pepsi pepsie is ok i tryedthe diet it tasted awfule. i do like wilde cheery pepsie , pepsi max , pepsi one and pepise jazz. i like coke the best.

03-09-2009, 05:54 PM	#5
Waterston_Fan Eternal Member Eternal Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 26, 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 3,195	I really need to stop drinking sodas though.

03-09-2009, 09:43 PM	#8
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03-10-2009, 11:09 PM	#11
Waterston_Fan Eternal Member Eternal Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 26, 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 3,195	There's another thing too.. It really sucks that when you go out to dinner or to resturants or places, they always have sodas, but then they have sprite and sierra mist so that's good. Sprite for the coke drinkers and Sierra Mist for the Pepsi drinkers.

03-11-2009, 04:05 AM	#12
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03-11-2009, 05:34 PM	#13
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	Diet drinkers usually get screwed....I tried the new Dr Pepper Diet Cherry--didn't wow me at all.