New Pepsi, old problem: US soda sales have lost their fizz
US soda consumption per-person hit a 30-year low last year and consumer push for natural ingredients is not helping
New York
PEPSICO Inc's moves this week mask a harder truth for the soft-drink industry: Soda sales are down no matter how you sweeten it.
Pepsi said on Monday that it's bringing back Diet Pepsi with aspartame. That came after the company replaced the drink with a sucralose version last August. In all, the company will be selling three Pepsi-branded diet drinks - one sweetened with sucralose, two with aspartame.
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