Pepsi is a soft drink produced and produced by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed Pepsi-Cola on August 28, 1898 and then as Pepsi in 1961. It is currently known in North America as Pepsi-Cola from 2014.
History
The Pepsi drink was first introduced as "Brad's Drink" in New Bern, North Carolina, United States, in 1893 by Caleb Bradham, who did it at his pharmacy where the drink was sold. It was renamed Pepsi Cola in 1898 after the root of the word "dyspepsia" and the tail nuts used in the recipe. The original recipe also included sugar and vanilla. Bradham tried to create a fountain drink that would be attractive and would aid in digestion and boost energy.
In 1903, Bradham transferred the Pepsi-Cola bottleneck from his pharmacy to a leased warehouse. That year, Bradham sold 7,968 gallons of syrup. Next year, Pepsi was sold in six-ounce bottles, and sales rose to 19,848 gallons. In 1909, Barney Oldfield, pioneer of the automobile race, was the first celebrity in supporting Pepsi-Cola, describing it as "An intimidating drink ... refreshing, invigorating, a good bracer before a race". The advertising theme "Delicious and Healthful" was used during the next two decades. In 1926, Pepsi received its first logo redesign from the original design of 1905. In 1929, the logo was changed again.
In 1931, at the depth of the Great Depression, the Pepsi-Cola Company went bankrupt-largely due to financial losses incurred by speculating on fluctuating sugar prices as a result of World War I. The assets were sold and Roy C. Megargel bought the Pepsi brand. Megargel was unsuccessful and soon the assets of Pepsi were bought by Charles Guth, the president of Loft, Inc. Loft was a candy maker with retail stores containing soda fountains. He tried to replace Coca-Cola in the fountains of his stores after Coca-Cola refused to give him a syrup discount. Guth then had the Loft chemists reformulate the Pepsi-Cola syrup formula.
On three separate occasions between 1922 and 1933, the Coca-Cola company was offered the opportunity to buy the Pepsi-Cola company, and declined every time.
Ingredients
In the United States, Pepsi is made with carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, caramel color, sugar, phosphoric acid, caffeine, citric acid and natural flavors. A can of Pepsi (12 ounces) has 41 grams of carbohydrates (all sugar), 30 mg of sodium, 0 grams of fat, 0 grams of protein, 38 mg of caffeine and 150 calories. Caffeine-free Pepsi-Cola contains the same ingredients but without caffeine.
In August 2010, PepsiCo entered into a 4-year agreement with Senomyx for the development of high potency artificial sweeteners for PepsiCo beverages. Under the agreement, PepsiCo is paying $ 30 million to Senomyx for research and future royalties on PepsiCo products sold with Senomyx technology. According to PepsiCo, this collaboration will focus on the discovery, development and marketing of sweeteners, with the purpose of providing PepsiCo beverages of lower caloric content. PepsiCo will have exclusive rights over the Senomyx sweet-tasting ingredients developed through collaboration.
In September 2012 Pepsi launched a new product called Pepsi Next which contains 30% less sugar and added Stevia as a zero calorie sweetener. The product was launched in Australia and was launched in the USA. The 27 of February of 2013.