Pepsi Teams Up With Area Kroger Stores To Offer Free Pepsi NEXT Taste Samples
RALEIGH, N.C. – The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), the nation’s largest traditional grocery retailer with 16 stores throughout the Triangle, has announced that Pepsi is offering free samples of its newest product, Pepsi NEXT, at area Kroger stores. Pepsi NEXT was launched in March to target people who want to avoid the sugar of full-calorie drinks and dislike the taste of diet sodas. The new beverage contains 60 percent less sugar and fewer calories than regular Pepsi-Cola. Committed to offering products that customers want, Kroger supports product sampling so that customers have an opportunity to share their opinions and store offerings.
Pepsi NEXT Samples will be offered at these times at the following Durham County Kroger locations:
- Friday, May 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 3420 SW Durham Drive
- Friday, May 25 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 202 NC 54 Highway
- Saturday, May 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1801 North Pointe Drive
- Saturday, May 26 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 3457 Hillsborough Road
- Sunday, May 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 3825 South Roxboro St.
- Sunday, May 27 from 2 p.m.to 6 p.m. at 5116 N. Roxboro Road
Pepsi NEXT Samples will be offered at these times at the following Wake County Kroger locations:
- Friday, June 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 7905 Falls of the Neuse Road, Raleigh
- Friday, June 15 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 350 Six Forks Road, Raleigh
- Sunday, June 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 6300-150 Creedmoor Road, Raleigh
- Sunday, June 17 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 8345 Creedmoor Road, Raleigh
- Saturday, June 23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 4111-101 New Bern Ave., Raleigh
- Saturday, June 23 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 2680 Timber Drive, Garner
- Sunday, June 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1273 N.W. Maynard Road, Cary
- Sunday, June 24 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 940 U.S. 64 Highway, Apex
ABOUT KROGER:
Kroger, the nation’s largest traditional grocery retailer, has 16 stores throughout the Triangle. Headquartered in Cincinnati, the company employs more than 338,000 associates who serve customers in 2,439 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 31 states under two dozen local banner names including Kroger, City Market, Dillons, Jay C, Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, King Soopers, QFC, Ralphs and Smith’s. The company also operates 788 convenience stores, 361 fine jewelry stores, 1,046 supermarket fuel centers and 40 food processing plants in the United States. Kroger focuses its charitable efforts on supporting hunger relief, health and wellness initiatives, and local organizations in the communities it serves. For more information, please visit http://www.kroger.com.
