Its inventor, Caleb D. Bradham, changed the name in 1898. Pepsi’s site merely says, “He bought the name ‘Pep Kola’ from a local competitor and changed it to Pepsi-Cola.” But according to ...

Brad’s Drink was renamed to Pepsi-Cola in 1898 after the pharmacist bought the name ‘Pep Kola’ from a local competitor. But that description doesn’t quite explain the whole story.

Fizzy drink fans have been left divided after two new Pepsi flavours have been spotted on the shelves in Tesco supermarket - ...

Pepsi was invented on August 28, 1898, by a pharmacist named Caleb Bradham in New Bern, North Carolina, USA. Originally, it was known as "Brad's Drink", but it was renamed "Pepsi-Cola" in 1898.