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NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc for the first time is introducing a product exclusively through Amazon.com Inc as the snack and soft drink maker aims to expand its footprint in e-commerce.

The product, a naturally sweetened soda called Pepsi True, will be available on Amazon in mid-October in 24-packs of 7.5-ounce cans, the company said. It will not be in brick-and-mortar outlets, though Pepsi said it plans to eventually sell True in grocery stores.

Pepsi True is a "mid-calorie" offering sweetened by sugar and stevia, a plant-based sweetener. It is aimed at people who want a naturally sweetened cola with fewer calories. A 7.5-ounce can of True contains 60 calories. That compares with 100 calories for the same-size can of regular Pepsi. 

By introducing True through Amazon, Pepsi says it can better assess demand and gain insight into where people are buying it ahead of a wider launch.

Industry insiders said the move illustrates how the food and beverage industry is expanding into non-traditional distribution channels like e-commerce as it searches for growth.

Kraft Foods Group Inc recently started selling Jell-O molds of university mascots and logos through Amazon and grocery stores. And other companies are using Amazon to test the waters when reintroducing a product. Coca-Cola Co said recently it would bring back Surge, a soda it discontinued 12 years ago, through Amazon.

"While it seems there is still demand for the product, we aren't sure how much or how quickly it will sell," a Coca-Cola spokesman said in an email. "Working with Amazon allows us to determine what the market for Surge really is."

Source: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/pepsi-launch-naturally-sweetened-soda-143108903.html

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funny how coca cola just came out with coca cola life with less calories and natural sweeteners

 

now pepsi has a "healthy" alternative too

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40 calorie difference? Seriously. Just drink the real stuff and get the real flavor. I'll never understand why people drink diet soda. It tastes like **** and has sweeteners that are worse for you than an extra 100 calories.

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40 calorie difference? Seriously. Just drink the real stuff and get the real flavor. I'll never understand why people drink diet soda. It tastes like **** and has sweeteners that are worse for you than an extra 100 calories.

This. I think the diet versions taste awful, I'd rather drink water which will taste nicer and have 0 calories. 

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Goosey

This. I think the diet versions taste awful, I'd rather drink water which will taste nicer and have 0 calories.

But water is tasteless.

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But water is tasteless.

Exactly! Better than an awful taste  :sweat:

 

In my opinion of course, I know there are plenty of people who like the taste of diet pepsi/cola

 

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gagaisitalian

Wait what.

But Coca Cola just announced they will be bring back one of their cancelled sodas exclusively through online retailers.

 

Pepsi is a flop.

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