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: Dole Kiwi Cocktail and all Dr Pepper brands are not available at Pepsi Spire soda fountains in the United States.
- 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
Locations
Countries that have Pepsi Spire soda fountains include the United States, Canada, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Iran. There is no exact information on how many there are at the moment. It has also been used in the following, but may not be anymore and may have only been in limited test runs:
Many Subway restaurants use Pepsi Spire machines in different countries.
It is also at Panda Express, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, Muhlenberg College, University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Northern Arizona University, DePaul University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Virginia Commonwealth University, certain gas stations such as Seasons, and Hersheypark.
See also
External links
References
- Stephanie Strom. Pepsi Challenges Coke in the Race to Design a More Tappable Soda Fountain New York Times, May 15, 2014^