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[Andros 1337]

Based on my personal experience, why is it that Pepsi usually brands their glass front machines as Aquafina, rather than Pepsi? I have never actually seen a glass front machine actually branded as Pepsi in person; all Pepsi-owned glass fronts I have seen in person are Aquafina-branded.

Coke on the other hand has plenty of both Coke- and Dasani-branded glass fronts.

Is there any particular reason why Pepsi usually brands their glass fronts as Aquafina?

[Steve Fischer]

Does anyone actually sell pepsi? Around here you can't give the stuff away. My guess is that a pepsi front will turn coke drinkers away where as aquafina won't.

[Andros 1337]

Does anyone actually sell pepsi? Around here you can't give the stuff away. My guess is that a pepsi front will turn coke drinkers away where as aquafina won't.

Well, I see plenty of Pepsi-branded "HVV Style" (the ones with the huge buttons, typically made by Vendo or Dixie-Narco, or rarely Royal Vendors) conventional machines, however, the glass fronts always seem to be Aquafina-branded. Dixie-Narco's website show that for Pepsi bottlers, the BevMax 4 is available in Pepsi, Aquafina, or Gatorade graphics.

[H4UV]

In western Colorado, the vendors sell Pepsi left and right. It is more in demand than Coke. There are far more Pepsi machines here than Coke. There are some Pepsi glassfronts here, but they are also branded Aquafina. Glassfronts haven't shown up much here is western Colorado as of yet. I know most every large vending account around, and all the large vendors, and there are only two glassfronts out within 30 miles of our warehouse.

[Andros 1337]

In western Colorado, the vendors sell Pepsi left and right. It is more in demand than Coke. There are far more Pepsi machines here than Coke. There are some Pepsi glassfronts here, but they are also branded Aquafina. Glassfronts haven't shown up much here is western Colorado as of yet. I know most every large vending account around, and all the large vendors, and there are only two glassfronts out within 30 miles of our warehouse.

What model are they? I would guess Vendo Vues, since Pepsi seems to have a preference for Vendo in the western states (Dixie-Narco is more common in eastern states).

[vend1ng]

Even pepsi knows it isn't worth selling pop out of..............Vend1ng

[cvending]

It has been our experience that the bottlers do not want you to use the glassfronts to sell "Pepsi". They want you to fill those with waters, energy drinks, teas, gatoares, etc. They want you to use the stack vendors for regular carbonated soft drink sales. Therefore they do not usually brand a machine for Pepsi, Mt. Dew, etc.

[Andros 1337]

As a side question, has anyone here actually seen a Pepsi-owned Royal Vision in person before? I know Pepsi-owned Royal Vendors machines are rare in general, and a Pepsi-owned (either Pepsi or Aquafina branded) Royal Vision might be an extreme rarity.

There is one Pepsi-owned glass front (a D-N BevMax 4 with LED lighting, branded as Aquafina) at Chandler-Gilbert Community College in Chandler, Arizona. I have also seen some Pepsi-owned D-N BevMax 1/2/3 and and Vendo Vue at the University of New Mexico, but never a Royal Vision.

[H4UV]

I have never seen any.