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Pepsico launches "Pepsi Raw" in the UK

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This sounds interesting, can't be worse than Dr Pepper cherry chocolate. If it makes it in the UK, it will go international.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/li...in_article_id=513523&in_page_id=1770&ito=1490

You may have thought cola wars had fizzled out - with every possible variety having now been invented.

However, Pepsi is reopening hostilities by launching a new "healthy" option.

Pepsi Raw is said to be made from natural ingredients and contains no artificial preservatives, colours, flavourings or sweeteners.

Traditional Pepsi contains fructose corn syrup, sugar, artificial colourings, phosphoric acid, caffeine, citric acid and natural flavours.

In comparison, Pepsi Raw has only natural ingredients including apple extract, plain caramel colouring, coffee leaf, tantaric acid from grapes, gum arabic from acacia trees, cane sugar and sparkling water. It is paler in colour and less fizzy than other cola brands.

By replacing corn syrup with cane sugar, Pepsi claims it has managed to reduce the calorie content of a 300ml bottle by 20 per cent, from around 120 calories per serving to around 90 calories.

Cutting the amount of sugar in the drink could also help prevent damage to teeth.

To begin with, Pepsi Raw will only be available in selected bars and clubs in seven cities - London, Manchester, Glasgow, Brighton, Birmingham, Leeds and Liverpool, although a wider roll- out is expected later in the year.

Bruno Gruwez, Pepsi's marketing director, said: "We are really proud that the UK is leading the way with the launch of Pepsi Raw, which is the most significant innovation from Pepsi UK in the last 15 years."

The company hopes the new drink will it catch up with Coca-Cola, which outsells all its rivals in the UK soft drinks market.

Coca-Cola held on to its position as the UK's most valuable grocery brand in 2007, despite growing pressure on shoppers to eat and drink more healthily.

Both Pepsi and Coca-Cola have numerous rival products, including several low-calorie drinks and cherry, vanilla, lime and lemon flavoured colas. Until 1903 a serving of cola contained 60mg of cocaine and to this day drinks manufacturers use extract of coca leaves - from which the drug is derived - to give cola its distinct flavour.

The UK cola market is worth £6billion a year and is dominated by the two companies that have been rivals for more than 100 years.

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I bet it's more expensive than the regular sort, just like every other so-called "healthy eating" or "organic" foodstuff. If they want us to eat right why don't they make the healthy stuff CHEAPER.
 
Danj said:
I bet it's more expensive than the regular sort, just like every other so-called "healthy eating" or "organic" foodstuff. If they want us to eat right why don't they make the healthy stuff CHEAPER.

Yeah I can't see them making this the same cost as regular Pepsi in the US.
 
Danj said:
I bet it's more expensive than the regular sort, just like every other so-called "healthy eating" or "organic" foodstuff. If they want us to eat right why don't they make the healthy stuff CHEAPER.

Usually the non-healthy stuff comes about as a way to cut production costs. Kind of like trans fat.
 
Why UK only?

Look, I'm sorry the US is stupid and didn't buy the holy water (Crystal Pepsi). I swear we'll buy this.
 
Snidely Whiplash said:
Healthy soda? Why the fuck would anyone want that?
Well if you think that the original Coke and Pepsi were made with many of these "new" ingredients in Raw, then it is a purist approach.
 
Sounds very interesting! Does it taste like coffee or is the coffee leaf just for the color? Bring it to Europe, Pepsi!
 
birdman said:
Can US have it too?

Yeah I'd I'd like a 4 piece nugget, two double cheeseburgers, and a Pepsi RAW! Make sure it's RAW, I'm watching my figure. What? Well take the two extra nuggets and stick them up your ass. I don't want a six piece. I can only eat four. I'm watching my weight.
 
You know what I don't get about these new soda options? They claim they taste the same, so why don't they just replace their originals with these new, healthier, ingredients?
 
Shins said:
Sorcery like that was never long for this world. The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long. :(
I never got to drink it.

Oh god do I dream of drinking it. It'd be like "Oh is this a citrus drink? Oh uh wow it's Pepsi!"
 
Greatness Gone said:
Coke is a bit stronger, though.
Oh, I understand there are subtle differences there that would allow someone to have a preference, but when people take it to the point where they hate one and love the other, and they won't even drink it...:lol. C'mon.
 
"It is paler in colour and less fizzy than other cola brands. "


Ehm, the new ingredients have nothing to do with how much co2 they pump in.
 
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