Pepsi Spire

A pair of Pepsi Spire machines installed on the Microsoft Redmond campus.

Pepsi Spire is a touch screen soda fountain introduced by PepsiCo in 2014. The Spire's main competitor is the Coca-Cola Freestyle. Currently, Spire is available to retailers in two models, 2.0 and 5.0. It was designed by the Japanese machinery company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

History

The Spire was first unveiled at the National Restaurant Association trade show in May 2014.^[1]

Choices

The Spire has up to eight flavor options, depending on retailer selection: Cherry, Vanilla, Strawberry, Lemon, Raspberry, Lime, Grape and Peach.

Pepsi also markets their major brands for the machine, including:

• Pepsi
• Diet Pepsi
• Pepsi Zero Sugar (Pepsi Max outside the United States and Canada)
• Sierra Mist/Starry (7 Up outside the United States)
• Crush (Tango outside of the United States and Canada)
• Gatorade G2 Fruit Punch
• Dole Kiwi Cocktail
• Tropicana Juices & Lemonade (Brisk Lemonade outside United States)
• Mountain Dew
• Diet Mountain Dew
• Dr Pepper
• Diet Dr Pepper
• Mug Root Beer
• Diet Mug Root Beer
• Schweppes
• Brisk Iced Tea brands
• Manzanita Sol
• SoBe Lifewater

Crush, Gatorade, Dole Kiwi Cocktail, and all Dr Pepper brands are not available at Pepsi Spire soda fountains in the United States, however Schweppes is also available.

A Pepsi Spire machine at a Subway at Kingsway Mall in Edmonton in 2016.

A Pepsi Spire fountain inside a Seasons Corner Market store in West Greenwich, RI, US

See also

• Coca-Cola Freestyle

References

1. Strom, Stephanie (May 15, 2014). "Pepsi Challenges Coke in the Race to Design a More Tappable Soda Fountain". New York Times. Archived from the original on May 16, 2014.

External links

• Official website