Pepsi Zero Sugar

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Pepsi Zero Sugar
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Bottles of Pepsi Zero Sugar
Product type Diet soda
Owner PepsiCo
CountryUnited States
Introduced2007;18 years ago (2007) (as "Diet Pepsi Max")
Related brands Pepsi Max, Pepsi ONE, Diet Pepsi, Diet Coke, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar
Website pepsi.com/zerosugar

Pepsi Zero Sugar (sold under the names Diet Pepsi Max until 2009 and Pepsi Max until 2016), is a zero-calorie, sugar-free, formerly ginseng-infused cola [1] sweetened with aspartame and acesulfame K, marketed by PepsiCo in North America. This drink originally had a high caffeine amount until a reformulation in 2022 reduced it and removed the ginseng. The name is now also used overseas since 2023 as rebrandings for Pepsi Max in some territories.

Contents

Pepsi Zero Sugar
Nutritional value per 8 fl oz
Vitamins and minerals
Minerals Quantity
%DV†
Sodium
1%
25 mg
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults, [2] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies [3]

History

A can of Pepsi Zero Cukru (Polish language equivalent of Pepsi Zero Sugar) rebranded from Pepsi Max Puszka napoju Pepsi Zero Cukru.jpg
A can of Pepsi Zero Cukru (Polish language equivalent of Pepsi Zero Sugar) rebranded from Pepsi Max

Diet Pepsi Max was introduced in the United States on June 1, 2007, and in Canada in March 2008. "Diet" was dropped from the name in early 2009, matching the name of Pepsi Max that had been sold overseas since 1993. It originally contained nearly twice the caffeine of PepsiCo's other cola beverages [4] specifically 69 milligrams of caffeine per 355 mL (12.5 imp fl oz), versus 36 milligrams in Diet Pepsi. [5]

On June 29, 2016, PepsiCo announced that Pepsi Max would be renamed in North America to Pepsi Zero Sugar. The international drink retained the Pepsi Max name. [6] A new logo for Pepsi Zero Sugar was introduced in 2020. [6] In January 2023, PepsiCo reformulated Pepsi Zero Sugar in the United States to reduce caffeine, remove ginseng and tweak the sweetener system. [1] The previous formula with ginseng and higher caffeine is still available in Canada. [7]

Marketing

In 2007, the official marketing website for the product [8] contained an 'odd cast' featuring a spoofed telethon urging viewers to donate yawns and uses the slogan 'WAKE UP PEOPLE'. [9] Also, there was a featured commercial of a spoof on the Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator yawning, when calling a play, thus, causing Tony Romo to be sacked, he was then replaced by Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones who gives him a Diet Pepsi Max. The scene then cuts away to the words "WAKE UP PEOPLE" while a voiceover shouts the slogan. An ad for the product that ran during Super Bowl XLII featured the song "What Is Love" by Haddaway, and showed people sleeping in inappropriate places and at inappropriate times, while bobbing their heads to the rhythm of the song.

Logo used before re-branding in 2020. This logo was introduced in 2016 Pepsi zerosugar logo.png
Logo used before re-branding in 2020. This logo was introduced in 2016

For Super Bowl XLIV in July 2010, Pepsi Max did a reboot of a well-received ad that ran during the 1995 Super Bowl XXIX. [10] In the original ad, a pair of delivery drivers from Coca-Cola and Pepsi began a tentative friendship while listening to "Get Together" by The Youngbloods; in a peacemaking gesture, the two rivals taste each other's soda. But the friendship ends in humorous conflict when the Coca-Cola driver refuses to return the (superior) Pepsi product. [10] The new ad riffed on the same story, with the drivers this time coming to blows over the then-Pepsi Max at the expense of Coca-Cola's much more popular Coke Zero, with the song "Why Can't We Be Friends?" by the American funk band War as the soundtrack. [10]

In 2011, Snoop Dogg was featured in an ad campaign around the time of Super Bowl XLV.

Richard Speight, Jr. is the "Pepsi Max" delivery guy for all commercials the last two years, with ads featuring major baseball and football stars, and also with Snoop Dogg and 4-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon, who worked with Pepsi Max in 2013 to create Pepsi Max & Jeff Gordon Present: Test Drive , [11] along with Road Trip to the Race Track two years prior. [12] Pepsi Max also sponsored Gordon's Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kasey Kahne during the 2013 Cup Series season. [13]

Pepsi sponsored the Super Bowl LI Halftime Show, naming it "The Pepsi Zero Sugar Super Bowl LI Halftime Show" with its headlining performer being American singer-songwriter Lady Gaga. This halftime show became the most watched Super Bowl halftime show in history. [14]

Ingredient list

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "PepsiCo reformulates Pepsi Zero Sugar,". 2023-01-13.
  2. ↑ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  3. ↑ "TABLE 4-7 Comparison of Potassium Adequate Intakes Established in This Report to Potassium Adequate Intakes Established in the 2005 DRI Report". p. 120. In: Stallings, Virginia A.; Harrison, Meghan; Oria, Maria, eds. (2019). "Potassium: Dietary Reference Intakes for Adequacy". Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. pp. 101–124. doi:10.17226/25353. ISBN   978-0-309-48834-1. PMID   30844154. NCBI   NBK545428.
  4. ↑ Lippert, Barbara. "Diet Pepsi Max: You Snooze, You Lose", Adweek , June 26, 2007. Accessed July 9, 2007. "A cross between a cola and an energy drink, it contains twice the caffeine of regular Diet Pepsi and a touch of ginseng for the je ne sais quoi."
  5. ↑ Pepsi USA - What's in Diet Pepsi Max? Archived 2007-12-12 at the Wayback Machine , Pepsi USA product information page. Accessed July 13, 2007.
  6. 1 2 "Pepsi Reintroducing Aspartame, Bringing Back Crystal Pepsi".
  7. ↑ "PepsiCanada/status/1616091900523552770". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  8. ↑ "Diet Pepsi Max".
  9. ↑ "DIET PEPSI MAX SAYS "WAKE UP, PEOPLE!"appeared" (Press release). PepsiCo. June 25, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2007.
  10. 1 2 3 Fredrix, Emily (19 July 2010). "Pepsi reloads famed 'Diner' ad for new cola war". NBC News . Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  11. ↑ Plemmons, Mark. "Jeff Gordon Pepsi Max test drive video shot in Concord goes viral". Independent Tribune . Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  12. ↑ Cherner, Reid (June 30, 2011). "Video: Jeff Gordon takes a Pepsi truck out for a spin". USA Today . Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Kasey Kahne unveils Pepsi MAX paint scheme". Hendrick Motorsports . July 10, 2013. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Pepsi Zero Sugar Super Bowl LI Halftime Show Is Most-Watched Musical Event In History Across All Platforms". February 17, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
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