We recently shared a ton of not-so-great news from Pepsi detailing all the flavors of Mountain Dew, Pepsi, and Rockstar that will be getting the ax next year. But wait, there’s more. We’ve gotten word that the 2025 Mountain Dew lineup has received a little bit of a shakeup—and there’s good news and bad news.
The Bad News: Bye, Bye Patriotic Dews
The bad news is that the red, white, and blue Dews are NOT returning in summer of 2025 as was originally planned. According to super snack duo Team Supernova and SnachWithZach, Star Spangled Splash, Freedom Fusion, and Liberty Chill had an unexpected amount of product go to waste. In other words, the cans passed their best by dates while sitting on the shelf, leading to a loss for PepsiCo. So, the company opted to pull the plug on the previously planned return for 2025.
The Good News: Summer Freeze Is Coming Back
Thankfully the news isn’t all red, white, and gloom. In place of the patriotic Mountain Dew trio, PepsiCo has decided to bring Summer Freeze back in June of 2025. Unfortunately, this is the only Mountain Dew flavor that is teed up for a summer release at this time. But fans of the bomb pop-inspired soda will be happy to see it return to the United States after a successful release in Canada and Honduras in 2024.
In more good news, Summer Freeze will once again be released in both regular and zero sugar. This is HUGE for zero sugar drinkers as, originally, a zero sugar Dew was not planned for next summer!
Even when everything seems to be set in stone, PepsiCo likes to keep us on our toes. Here’s hoping the next time we bring you a story about Mountain Dew it’s all good Dew news!