{"id":16425,"date":"2025-06-18T02:09:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T06:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/?p=16425"},"modified":"2025-06-18T02:09:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T06:09:48","slug":"pepsi-mountain-dew-discontinue-14-flavors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/2025\/06\/18\/pepsi-mountain-dew-discontinue-14-flavors\/","title":{"rendered":"Pepsi, Mountain Dew Discontinue 14 Flavors"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction to Discontinued Soda Flavors<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s time to take your last sip of some niche soda flavors. PepsiCo has confirmed to TODAY.com that multiple flavors of Pepsi and Mountain Dew are leaving store shelves. The discontinuations were quietly added to the product locator on the brand&#8217;s website and include 14 flavors between the two popular soda brands.<\/p>\n<h2>Evolution of Beverage Portfolio<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cPepsiCo\u2019s beverage portfolio is always evolving to reflect shifting consumer tastes and seasonal trends \u2014 bringing fresh, exciting flavors to market that surprise and delight our fans,\u201d a PepsiCo spokesperson tells TODAY.com.<\/p>\n<h2>Pepsi Flavors Being Discontinued<\/h2>\n<p>On the Pepsi product locator, customers can see that the company\u2019s most recent releases are Pepsi Wild Cherry and Cream and Pepsi Zero Sugar Wild Cherry and Cream, first dropped earlier this year, but scrolling further reveals four Pepsi flavors on their way out. Several of the flavors on the list were always designed by the soda giant to be limited time offerings. Others, like the brand\u2019s Nitro Pepsi varieties \u2014nitrogen-infused sodas touting a smooth, creamy texture \u2014 were introduced in 2022, thus have been around for longer than your standard LTO:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pepsi Lime<\/li>\n<li>Pepsi Peach<\/li>\n<li>Nitro Pepsi<\/li>\n<li>Nitro Pepsi Vanilla<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Mountain Dew Flavors Being Discontinued<\/h2>\n<p>Additionally, Mountain Dew \u2014 which is owned by PepsiCo \u2014 recently introduced a pair of new seasonal flavors: Mountain Dew Dragon Fruit and Mountain Dew Summer Freeze, the latter which channels the flavor of a red, white, and blue popsicle. Still, the Mountain Dude is kicking some flavors to the curb, and they are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mountain Dew Major Melon<\/li>\n<li>Mountain Dew Zero Sugar Major Melon<\/li>\n<li>Mountain Dew Spark<\/li>\n<li>Mountain Dew Spark Zero Sugar<\/li>\n<li>Mountain Dew Purple Thunder Zero Sugar<\/li>\n<li>Mountain Dew Caffeine Free<\/li>\n<li>Mountain Dew White Out<\/li>\n<li>Mountain Dew Kickstart Mango Lime<\/li>\n<li>Mountain Dew Kickstart Original Dew<\/li>\n<li>Mountain Dew Kickstart Blueberry Pomegranate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, Mountain Dew Baja Blast Cabo Citrus and Mountain Dew Baja Blast Cabo Citrus Zero Sugar are marked as limited-time offerings, so if you want to try them, now would be the time. That is, unless you\u2019re willing to brave the secondary market \u2014 cases of some of these flavors, like Pepsi Nitro Vanilla, are going for as much as $109 on sites like eBay.<\/p>\n<h2>Reaction to Discontinuations<\/h2>\n<p>Daniel Kline, the writer who first reported on the discontinuations for The Street on June 15, remarked that even if \u201cCoke produced Diet Coke Cauliflower and Pepsi released Pepsi Skunk\u201d that some people online would be upset, and he\u2019s (hilariously) right. People on social media are already upset that some of these flavors are headed to the great soda fountain in the sky: one Pepsi Nitro fan on Reddit remarked, \u201cMiss this so much I use to buy the whole stock\u201d about Nitro Vanilla, and another fan on the r\/mildlyinfuriating subreddit expressed their displeasure that they can\u2019t seem to get their hands on one exiting Mountain Dew flavor.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>The discontinuation of these Pepsi and Mountain Dew flavors marks a shift in the beverage market, reflecting changing consumer tastes and preferences. While some fans are upset about the departure of their favorite flavors, others are excited to try new and innovative flavors from PepsiCo. As the company continues to evolve its portfolio, it will be interesting to see what new flavors emerge and which ones will stand the test of time.<\/p>\n<h2>FAQs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Q: Why is PepsiCo discontinuing these flavors?<br \/>\nA: PepsiCo\u2019s beverage portfolio is always evolving to reflect shifting consumer tastes and seasonal trends.<\/li>\n<li>Q: How many flavors are being discontinued?<br \/>\nA: 14 flavors between Pepsi and Mountain Dew are being discontinued.<\/li>\n<li>Q: Where can I still buy these flavors?<br \/>\nA: Some flavors may still be available on store shelves or on the secondary market, but availability is limited.<\/li>\n<li>Q: Will PepsiCo introduce new flavors to replace the discontinued ones?<br \/>\nA: Yes, PepsiCo is always introducing new and exciting flavors to the market.<br \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to Discontinued Soda Flavors It\u2019s time to take your last sip of some niche soda flavors. PepsiCo has confirmed to TODAY.com that multiple flavors of Pepsi and Mountain Dew are leaving store shelves. The discontinuations were quietly added to the product locator on the brand&#8217;s website and include 14 flavors between the two popular [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-16425","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dining"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.nbcmiami.com\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2190203555.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=3200,2301&w=1920&resize=1920,1380&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16425"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16425"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16427,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16425\/revisions\/16427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}