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Praise for a gigantic can of Pepsi

Verizon Center to switch from Coke to Pepsi products – DC Sports Bog, The Post
The best news out of Ted Leonsis’ Monumental Sports & Entertainment since Game 7 of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs is that Pepsi products will soon be the official soft drinks of Verizon Center. Coke drinkers are not [...]

ASHBURN, Va. — Coming back from an overnight stay in Leesburg after a wedding in Bluemont last month, I decided to see if the Partlow Bros. General Store in Ashburn was still in operation. I had a soft spot for it since the first time I bicycled or hiked past it on the W&OD Trail. [...]

PepsiCo awarded exclusive Penn State contract – CDT
The official soft drink of Penn State will remain Pepsi for another 10 years if a contract between the university and Pepsi is completed in July as expected. The details are still being worked out, but Pepsi would have continue to have exclusive pouring and vending rights on [...]

Pepsi, Frito-Lay capitalize on fond thoughts of the good ol’ days – USA Today
Excellent news, Throwback will be a permanent part of the Pepsi product line. Pepsi Throwback was was introduced in 2009 and has been brought back several times since, including this winter. I horde the stuff.
Pepsi Throwback (there is a Mountain Dew version [...]

TYSONS CORNER, Va. — This morning while going through Harris Teeter, I was pleasantly surprised to see that Pepsi Throwback is available again. This time around, the red, white and blue packaging from the early 1980s is being used. I will be stocking up. While it doesn’t have quite the bite of regular Pepsi, any [...]

NEW YORK — Since at least the mid 1990s, Pepsi cans sold by food carts in Manhattan have always said NEW YORK. I don’t recall seeing this in any other city. Granted the other cities that tend to buy from food carts are Washington and Arlington (actually a county, of course) so I can’t speak [...]

A while back my brother told me about a version of Pepsi flavored with sugar instead of corn syrup. Last week, I saw that version, Pepsi Throwback, in the stores for the first time and I picked up several packs. Part of me was hoping it would be better than regular Pepsi, but since it [...]

My favorite soft drink, Pepsi Cola just changed their logo. Why, I cannot say. Looking at them side-to-side, it is clear to me the old “Pepsi ball” is better and the new one is just weird. I do like the new script though, especially the “e” which has a wave like the old Pepsi logo, [...]

Nationals to Start the Season With a Better Feel for Pitching – The PostThe Nats pitching situation isn’t the free-for-all it was last spring training (when 37 pitchers arrived vying 37 spots) but it isn’t set in stone or even wet cement. Shawn Hill, John Patterson and Jason Bergmann all have the “if they could [...]