Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola in 1898, and then shortened to Pepsi in 1961..mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}Pepsi was first introduced as "Brad's Drink"[1] in New Bern, North Carolina in 1893 by Caleb Bradham, who made it at his drugstore where the drink was sold.It was renamed Pepsi-Cola in 1898, "Pepsi" because it was advertised to relieve dyspepsia[2][1][3] (indigestion) and "Cola" referring to the cola flavor.[3] Some have also suggested that "Pepsi" may have been a reference to the drink aiding digestion like the digestive enzyme pepsin,[4][3] but pepsin itself was never used as an ingredient to Pepsi-Cola.[1] [Wikipedia]
