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| Type | Diet Cola |
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| Manufacturer | PepsiCo, Inc. |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Introduced | 2007 |
| Related products | Pepsi Max, Pepsi ONE, Diet Pepsi |
Pepsi Max (known as Diet Pepsi Max until early 2009), is a zero-calorie, sugar-free, carbohydrate-free, ginseng-infused cola, marketed by PepsiCo. It has nearly twice the caffeine of Pepsi's other cola beverages.[1] Pepsi used airtime during the 2008 Super bowl to advertise the beverage; the commercial featured the song What is Love by Haddaway, and showed people sleeping in inappropriate places and at inappropriate times, while bobbing their heads to the rhythm of the song. Pepsi Max's current slogan is "Your World Gone Max".
| Serving Size 8 fl oz (240 mL) | |||
| Servings Per Container 2.5 | |||
| Amount Per Serving | |||
| Calories 0 | Calories from Fat 0 | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat 0 g | 0% | ||
| Saturated Fat 0 g | 0% | ||
| Trans Fat 0 g | |||
| Cholesterol 0 mg | 0% | ||
| Sodium 25 mg | 1% | ||
| Potassium 0 mg | 0% | ||
| Total Carbohydrate 0 g | 0% | ||
| Dietary Fiber 0 g | 0% | ||
| Sugars 0 g | |||
| Protein 0 g | |||
| Vitamin A | 0% | Vitamin C | 0% |
| Calcium | 0% | Iron | 0% |
| *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. | |||
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Product information
Pepsi Max contains 46 milligrams of caffeine per 8 fluid ounces. Diet Pepsi contains 24 milligrams of caffeine per 8 fluid ounces.[2]
History
Diet Pepsi Max was introduced in the United States on June 1, 2007 and in Canada in March, 2008. "Diet" was dropped from the name in early 2009.
Marketing
Pepsi Max competes in the energy drink market. Compared with other common energy drinks, Pepsi Max gives the consumer a relatively low dose of caffeine. Pepsi Max provides 5.75 mg caffeine per fluid ounce, while Red Bull provides 9.64 mg/fl oz, AMP Energy provides 8.93 mg/fl oz, Monster Energy provides 10 mg/fl oz and Cocaine (drink) provides 33.14 mg/fl oz.
The product is marketed as an 'Invigorating Cola' implying it is meant to compete in the energy drink market.[citation needed] The official marketing website for Pepsi Max[3], contains an 'odd cast' featuring a spoofed telethon urging viewers to donate yawns and uses the slogan 'WAKE UP PEOPLE'.[4] Also, there was a featured commercial of a spoof on the Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator yawning, when calling a play, thus, causing Tony Romo to receive a sack, he was then replaced by Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones who gives him a Diet Pepsi Max. The scene then cuts away to the words "WAKE UP PEOPLE" while a voiceover shouts the slogan.
Although technically a competitor in the energy drink market, Pepsi Max commercials present the beverage as an alternative to Diet Pepsi.
After the 2009 Super Bowl commercial aired, another, more recent campaign (including television and radio advertisements) has emphasized that the product is intended to be a mens' diet cola. In one commercial, entitled "I'm Good," men are shown in various dangerous and painful situations, and after each brief sequence, the "injured" actor states, "I'm good!" The take-away message is that men can handle anything, except for the taste of the average diet cola. Pepsi Max is intended to be the diet cola that men will enjoy. Another commercial entitled "Ingredients" shows men in various situations listing fictitious ingredients that essentially make Pepsi Max seem "tough." The fictitious ingredients include pepper spray (as a sweetener), scorpion venom, crushed Viking bones, and the saliva of a rabid wolverine. The actors also state that the can is made from the hull of a nuclear submarine, and subsequently crush the cans in their bare hands, stating, "I just crushed the hull of a nuclear submarine." This commercial ends with "Maximum Taste, No Sugar, and Maybe Scorpion Venom. Pepsi Max, the First Diet Cola for Men," signaling a definitively different message than the one used in the "WAKE UP PEOPLE" advertisements. These more recent commercials have portrayed Pepsi Max consumers as unremarkable, average, and heavy men, explicitly identifying the target market.
Coca Cola produces Pepsi Max's primary competing product, Coke Zero, another zero calorie soda.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Lippert, Barbara. "Diet Pepsi Max: You Snooze, You Lose", Adweek, June 26, 2007. Accessed July 9, 2007. "A cross between a cola and an energy drink, it contains twice the caffeine of regular Diet Pepsi and a touch of ginseng for the je ne sais quoi."
- ^ Pepsi USA - What's in Diet Pepsi Max?, Pepsi USA product information page. Accessed July 13, 2007.
- ^ Diet Pepsi Max
- ^ PepsiCo (2007-06-25). "DIET PEPSI MAX SAYS "WAKE UP, PEOPLE!"appeared". Press release. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=78265&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1019123&highlight=. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
- ^ "Pepsi chief predicts a challenging year appeared". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 2008-02-20. http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/coke/stories/2008/02/20/pepsi_0221.html. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
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