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.
Choices
editThe 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, all Dr Pepper brands, and Schweppes are not available at Pepsi Spire soda fountains in the United States.
Locations
editCountries that have Pepsi Spire soda fountains include the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Ireland and Iran. There are 3148 locations in the United States, 430 in Canada, 1 in Switzerland, and 1 in Iran. It is served in many Subway locations in various countries (in the United States, most that are under contract with Coca-Cola do not use this). It is also at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, Muhlenberg College, University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Northern Arizona University, DePaul University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Hersheypark.[citation needed]
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