Pepsi Wild Cherry is a

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-flavored

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first introduced in 1988 by

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as a replacement for Cherry Cola Slice, introduced as part of the line in 1986. Two sugar-free versions are also available, with zero calories, named Diet Pepsi Wild Cherry and Pepsi Zero Sugar Wild Cherry, and a vanilla-flavored version Pepsi Cherry Vanilla is also available. Alongside the beverages, a

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version is also available. Pepsi Wild Cherry is currently sold in the United States and Canada as a regular, permanent product.

Availability

Pepsi Wild Cherry is available nationally in the United States and Canada. In the United States, it is available in 12-ounce (355mL) cans, 24-ounce (710mL) cans, 16.9-ounce (499mL) bottles, 20-ounce (591mL) bottles, 1-liter bottles, and 2-liter bottles. It is also available in the Netherlands and the Czech Republic in some stores. On March 25, 2017, after five years of limited time availability, Pepsi officially relaunched Pepsi Wild Cherry as a permanent Canadian flavour, in 591mL bottles and 12-packs of 355mL cans. Pepsi Max Cherry is available in the United Kingdom, Finland and Germany. It is also available in Israel, under the name Pepsi Max Wild Cherry. It is similar to Diet Pepsi Wild Cherry, but it is branded with a different name.

Branding

Prior to 2005, the product was known as Wild Cherry Pepsi. The re-branding came about due to a change in formula used with a slightly altered taste. The logo was slightly changed in 2007, as the "Pepsi" script, in the case of Pepsi Wild Cherry, was slightly moved up above the globe. This design, however, was only found on the boxes that carried cans, 1-, and 2-liter bottles, as the 20-ounce bottles and 12-ounce cans still carried the original 2005 design. In October 2008, Pepsi announced they would be redesigning its logo and re-branding many of its products by early 2009. In 2009,

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Diet Pepsi Diet Pepsi is a Diet drink, diet carbonation, carbonated cola soft drink produced by PepsiCo, introduced in 1964 as a variant of Pepsi with no sugar. First test marketed in 1963 under the name Patio (soda), Patio Diet Cola, it was re-branded as ' ...

and

Pepsi Max Pepsi Max (also known as Pepsi Black in some countries) is a low- calorie, sugar-free cola, marketed by PepsiCo as an alternative to Pepsi and Diet Pepsi. Pepsi Max is still available primarily in Asian and European markets. While Pepsi Max wa ...

began using all lower-case fonts for name brands. The brand's blue and red globe trademark became a series of "smiles," with the central white band arcing at different angles depending on the product. In the case of Pepsi, the logo has the medium-sized "smile", while the new lower-case font is used. In March 2010, Pepsi Wild Cherry received the redesign on bottles and cans. Beginning in March 2013, the drink came to the United Kingdom with plans to expand it worldwide. Also in late 2013 and in some areas in early 2014, the packaging was redesigned again, now resembling the 2005-2010 design and the blue coloring on the bottles and cans were made lighter.

Ingredients/nutrition

Pepsi Wild Cherry

Carbonated water,

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and/or sugar, caramel color, phosphoric acid, natural flavors, caffeine and citric acid. All Values per 8 fl. oz: Calories: 110, Total Fat (g): 0, Sodium (mg): 25, Potassium (mg): 5, Total Carbohydrates (g): 29, Sugars (g): 29, Protein (g): 0, Caffeine (mg): 25

Pepsi Wild Cherry (Canada)

Carbonated water, glucose-fructose, caramel colour, sugar, natural cherry flavours, phosphoric acid, caffeine and citric acid. per 355mL: Calories: 150, Total Fat 0g, Sodium 15 mg, Carbohydrate/glucides 41g, Sugars 41g, Protein 0g

Diet Pepsi Wild Cherry

Carbonated water, caramel color, natural flavor, phosphoric acid, potassium citrate, sucralose, citric acid, acesulfame potassium, caffeine, potassium sorbate (preserves freshness), calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor) All Values per 8 fl.oz Calories 0 Total Fat (g) 0 Sodium (mg) 25 Potassium (mg) 37 Total Carbohydrates (g) 0 Sugars (g) 0 Protein (g) 0 Caffeine (mg) 25

Pepsi Zero Sugar Wild Cherry

References

External links

Pepsi Product Information - Pepsi Wild CherryPepsi Product Information - Diet Pepsi Wild Cherry
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