Type | Soft drink |
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Manufacturer | PepsiCo |
Country of origin | United States |
Introduced | 2019 |
Color | White |
Related products | Mountain Dew |
Mountain Dew Voo-Dew is a series of Halloween-themed mystery-flavored variants of the carbonated soft drink Mountain Dew, released annually since 2019. Every variant has a cloudy white color and similar artwork depicting the mascot of the line. The company reveals the new flavor at the end of every October.
Mountain Dew Voo-Dew was announced in the summer of 2019. [1] The first flavor of the line was released in stores on August 26, 2019 [2] and revealed to be candy corn at the end of its scheduled release. [3]
The second flavor was launched in September 2020 and revealed to be "fruit candy explosion". [4]
The third flavor began selling in stores on August 30, 2021 [5] and revealed to be "fruit candy chews". [6]
The fourth flavor was launched in late August 2022 and revealed to be "sour candy". Beginning in 2022, Mountain Dew VooDew has additionally been made available in zero sugar. [7] Voo-DEW flavors from 2019–2021 were rereleased in 2022 in an online-only variety pack titled Ghosts of Voo-Dew Past. [8]
The fifth flavor was released in September 2023 and revealed to be flavored after cherry Airheads candy, as part of a partnership with the candy brand. [9]
The sixth flavor was released in stores in September 2024. [10]
Mountain Dew, stylized as Mtn Dew in some countries, is a soft drink brand, produced and owned by PepsiCo. The original formula was invented in 1940 by Tennessee beverage bottlers Barney and Ally Hartman. A revised formula was created by Bill Bridgforth in 1958. The rights to this formula were obtained by the Tip Corporation of Marion, Virginia. William H. "Bill" Jones of the Tip Corporation further refined the formula, launching that version of Mountain Dew in 1961. In August 1964, the Mountain Dew brand and production rights were acquired from Tip by the Pepsi-Cola company, and the distribution expanded across the United States and Canada.
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