Pepsi: History And Facts

Growth in popularity. Facts. . ". World war i could have been the end of the company. Pepsi stayed afloat by offering more cola for less money. Thomas hawk , flickr // cc by nc. The brand gave sofia vergara her first acting job. Pepsi was the first soft drink company to use two liter bottles. There were pepsi mascots in japan.

5. What lime flavoured soft drink did PepsiCo launch in 2001 to compete with 7-Up and rival Coca-Cola’s Sprite? Sierra Mist. Sierra Mist was launched in 2001 but became available all across the US in 2003. The Diet version has been renamed Sierra Mist Free. It became so popular that it surpassed 7-Up in sales in 2004. The US is the only market where 7-Up rights don’t belong to Pepsi.