Caffeine-Free Pepsi
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| Caffeine-Free Pepsi | |
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| Type | Caffeine-free Cola |
| Manufacturer | PepsiCo, Inc. |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Introduced | 1982 |
| Related products | Diet Coke |
Pepsi Free was introduced in 1982 by PepsiCo as the first major-brand caffeine-free cola. A sugar-free variant known as Diet Pepsi Free was also introduced. The Pepsi Free name itself was phased out in 1987, and today these colas are known simply as Caffeine-Free Pepsi and Caffeine-Free Diet Pepsi. The term "Free" has been reintroduced by Pepsico on their Sierra Mist line in response to Coca-Cola's successful introduction of their Zero line (although the "Free" refers to a lack of sugar rather than caffeine).
[edit] In popular culture
Pepsi Free was the subject of a scene in the 1985 film Back to the Future. Upon entering a café in 1955, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) asks for a Tab (a type of sugar-free soft drink) and is told that he cannot have a "tab" (when you receive goods under the condition you must pay for them later) unless he orders something. He then asks for a Pepsi Free and is told, "If you want a Pepsi, pal, you gotta pay for it!"
A can of Pepsi Free can also be seen toward the end of the movie when Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) wakes up the morning after Doc (Christopher Lloyd) drops him off at his house in 1985.
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