

In April 2021, it was reported that Code Red was later released in Circle K locations as a Froster Freeze and in June 2021 as a fountain drink, making it potentially an exclusive flavor available only at Circle K locations. On May 4th, 2019, the official Canadian Mountain Dew Twitter account announced that Code Red had ceased production referring to its availability in bottles and cans. Code Red lost to Voltage in the first round, but there was a second round called Back by Popular DEWmand, in which Code Red won, making it a permanent flavor in Canada. The French name "Code Rogue" was retired from its previous release, making "Code Red" the sole name for both languages. The candidates were Voltage, Supernova, Code Red, and White Out. In March 2013, a voting promotion called DEWmocracy Canada was announced.

It was discontinued in 2005 due to potentially low sales. It was known as "Code Rouge" in Canadian French. Unlike the US version, the Canadian version was sold without caffeine due to laws preventing caffeine from being added to non-dark soft drinks. In 2002, Code Red was introduced into Canada. On June 9th, 2022, in a r/MountainDew Reddit post, a Reddit user named u/Whole_Job2709 revealed that it's coming soon, displaying a 16-ounce can on a wooden floor. On May 21st, 2022, an extremely trustful Pepsi employee confirmed that there would be a Code Red Energy variant set to release in September 2022, potentially alongside VooDEW (2022) for a limited time. Mountain Dew Energy (Code Red) Main article: Mountain Dew Energy (Code Red) A national release was planned for March 2022, but this has since been delayed or cancelled. In November 2021, it appeared in a Mountain Dew commercial, showing that it is coming soon.Īs of January 2022, it is now available in regional markets that had Diet Code Red previously. Throughout October of 2021 different renders had been found online showing more of the design and logo for Code Red Zero Sugar, indicating a release was imminent. It was unknown whether it would retain Diet Code Red's region exclusive status. This flavor had no release date, but was set to replace Diet Code Red. On September 12th, 2021, a render of Code Red Zero Sugar leaked online. As for Diet Code Red, it is currently discontinued as its Zero Sugar counterpart replaced it. As of July 2022, most of these flavors howbeit are produced sporadically along the Midwest region from independent Pepsi bottlers. In early 2019, Diet Code Red, along with many other underperforming flavors (namely Real Sugar, White Out, Citrus Cherry, Pitch Black, Caffeine-Free Mountain Dew, and Caffeine-Free Diet Mountain Dew), was pulled from shelves in most regions. From this, it is similar to how Caffeine-Free Mountain Dew, Red, and Sport all received Diet versions before Code Red came along. The parent company, PepsiCo, was inspired by this introduction, eventually leading to the creation of multiple other flavors such as LiveWire (released in summer 2003) and Baja Blast (a Taco Bell exclusive released in 2004).Īfter a successful first year on shelves, Diet Code Red was put into production in 2002. When Code Red was first released in the United States, this introduction alone increased overall Mountain Dew sales by 6% in its first year. It was also available in Slurpee form exclusively for a few years until 2005. It was officially released in stores in May 2001 nationwide in the United States as a permanent flavor, and was available in various sizes such as 20-ounce bottles, 24-ounce bottles, 2-liter bottles, 3-liter bottles, 12-packs, 24-packs. The letter revealed that Code Red is "Coming to a store near you in May," signifying a planned release of May 2001. They were sent a box containing a "you won" letter, following a Code Red shirt, and a six-pack of bottles to be the one of the first to sample.
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In March 2001, Mountain Dew's website held an online racing game called " Mission: Code Red." After the top-scoring winners won the online racing game with high enough points, the winners acquired their free Code Red merchandise. Its tagline is " DEW with a Rush of Cherry Flavor." while in Oceania, its catchphrase is " DEW with a Rush of Berry Flavour." History Its color, as its name implies, has a red look. It's similar to another Dew flavor, which has a similar shade of cherry flavor, Citrus Cherry.


Code Red is a Cherry flavor of Mountain Dew.
