Pepsi's New Wild Cherry & Cream Soda Is Coming — Months After Coke Discontinued Similar Flavor

Mar. 15, 2025

Pepsi Wild Cherry & Cream (left) and Coke Cherry Vanilla.Photo:Pepsi

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Pepsiis adding a creamy, fruity flavor to the soda aisle.

The soda brand is releasing a brand-new flavor: Pepsi Wild Cherry & Cream. The new beverage will be available in regular and zero-sugar varieties starting Jan. 20.

The latest permanent Pepsi drinks come just months after Coca-Coladiscontinued its cherry vanilla flavoron Sept. 4. The drink company posted the announcement on X that they discontinuedCoca-Cola Cherry Vanilla“due to consumers' taste preferences and lifestyles constantly changing.” They also discontinued Diet Coke with Splenda in September.

Pepsi Wild Cherry & Cream.Pepsi

Creamy fizzy drinks have become all the rage in the last several years.Dirty soda, a blend of pop, coffee creamer and flavored syrups, blew up on TikTok back in 2022. The social media buzz brought attention to the mocktail-esque drinks that are particularly popular in Utah, where the state’s large Mormon population opts for making the sweet sips at home or visitingSwigdirty soda shops.

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Pepsi Zero Sugar Wild Cherry & Cream.Pepsi

Other brands have dropped their owntwists on dirty soda, likeDr. Pepper’s Creamy Coconut flavorthat they released in May.

Pepsi popped open a new flavor last month, too. The company releasedPepsi Zero Sugar Gingerbread Mini Cansfor a limited time ahead of Christmas.Shaquille O’Nealhelped to announce the festive limited-edition cans — their first all-new holiday-themed flavor in years.

Pepsi Zero Sugar Gingerbread Mini Cans were available onPepsi’s official TikTok ShopandPepsi’s official sitethrough Dec. 11.

source: people.com