Pepsi

Pepsi-Cola, most commonly called Pepsi, is a soft drink produced by PepsiCo which is sold worldwide in stores, restaurants and vending machines. The brand was trademarked on June 16, 1903, though the drink was first made in 1898 by pharmacist Caleb Bradham. more...

Similar to Coca-Cola, its major rival, Pepsi was originally intended to cure stomach pains. There are several types of Pepsi, including Pepsi Vanilla, Diet Pepsi (the most popular variant), and, outside the United States, Pepsi Max.

Ingredients

The Pepsi-Cola drink contains basic ingredients found in most other similar drinks including carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, colorings, phosphoric acid, caffeine, citric acid and natural flavors. The caffeine free Pepsi-Cola contains the same ingredients but does not include any caffeine.

Spokespersons

As with most popular soft drinks, Pepsi and its associated beverages have had various celebrity spokespersons. Hundreds of celebrities have advertised for Pepsi products, for instance NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon who runs a Pepsi paint scheme at Talladega Superspeedway and Daytona International Speedway. In Europe and the UK celebrities such as footballer David Beckham and pop stars that include Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson, Five, the Spice Girls, S Club 7, Gary Glitter, and Beyoncé Knowles have featured in campaigns for the drink. Other spokespersons have included Halle Barry, Jackie Chan, Sean Combs, and Cindy Crawford.

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