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Crystal Pepsi

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Crystal Pepsi is a clear soft drink marketed by PepsiCo, introduced in 1992 and discontinued mid-1990s, with later limited-run re-releases.

We dig behind Crystal Pepsi's stated narrative to unravel the real strategy — the calls that actually shaped it, and why they played out the way they did.

Crisis & Reinvention
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Industry
Soft drinks
Founded
1992
Ownership
Brand owned by PepsiCo

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The Fall · Crisis & Reinvention
Crystal Pepsi's Inventor Called It the Best Idea He Ever Had, and the Worst Executed
The legend says Coca-Cola murdered Crystal Pepsi with a kamikaze product called Tab Clear. But the man who invented it later admitted the truth: 'the best idea I ever had, and the worst executed.' It was rushed to market in nine months, and it didn't taste like Pepsi.
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