


It was later made available in Canada in 2002, however, as with the regular Mountain Dew at the time, it lacked caffeine and was discontinued in 2005. In its first year of production, Code Red increased overall sales of Mountain Dew by 6%. Ī cherry variant introduced in 2001 and the first widely successful flavor extension. It was also formerly sold in Australia and Canada as regular Mountain Dew, but in March and June 2012, they were reformulated with caffeine as Mountain Dew "Energized" and "Citrus Charge", respectively. High-fructose corn syrup replaced sugar in the 1990s, though today there is a modified variant of the former classic made with real sugar known as Mountain Dew Real Sugar.Ī non-caffeinated variant available in parts of the United States.

A revised formula was created by Bill Bridgforth in 1959. Current flavors Original Varieties NameĪ citrus-flavoured soda developed in the 1940s by Barney and Ally Hartman, beverage bottlers in Tennesse.
