http://blog.americansoda.co.uk All the latest news, views and musings from American Soda Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:52:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/09/vintage-dr-pepper-commercial/ http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/09/vintage-dr-pepper-commercial/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:33:56 +0000 American Soda http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/?p=997 Yes, I’ve been back on YouTube mooching about and I found this little gem from the late ’70s advertising Dr Pepper. The ad itself isn’t that special, though it’s all very happy and jolly, but take a close look at the main actor… Recognise him? If you’re of a certain age you might – it’s [...]

]]> http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/09/vintage-dr-pepper-commercial/feed/ 1 http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/08/official-mountain-dew-throwback-ad-video/ http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/08/official-mountain-dew-throwback-ad-video/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:44:38 +0000 American Soda http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/?p=954 As we finally got hold of Mountain Dew Throwback to complement our range (which includes Mountain Dew Energy, Mountain Dew Code Red and Mountain Dew Voltage) I thought it would be nice to get hold of the official Throwback ad, so here it is in all its glory. I think it’s pretty nifty myself, what [...]

]]> http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/08/official-mountain-dew-throwback-ad-video/feed/ 0 http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/08/classic-flintstones-cocoa-pebbles-commercial-video/ http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/08/classic-flintstones-cocoa-pebbles-commercial-video/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:21:42 +0000 American Soda http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/?p=892 Yes, I’ve been trawling YouTube again! Came across this ace commerical for Cocoa Pebbles featuring, of course, The Flintstones. It’s from 1978. Any Americans remember it? We’ve got Cocoa Pebbles in stock right now if you want to grab yourself a box and give them a go. Highly recommended if you’re after something different today. [...]

]]> http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/08/classic-flintstones-cocoa-pebbles-commercial-video/feed/ 0 http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/07/the-best-mentos-and-diet-coke-videos-around/ http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/07/the-best-mentos-and-diet-coke-videos-around/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:44:55 +0000 American Soda http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/?p=863 As you may (or may not!) be aware, we recently started stocking Mentos in a variety of flavours not available in the UK. They’re proving quite popular, with cinnamon Mentos in high demand, closely followed by the strawberry Mentos and rainbow Mentos. If you haven’t tried them yourself yet, I highly recommend the cinnamon ones, [...]

]]> http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/07/the-best-mentos-and-diet-coke-videos-around/feed/ 0 http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/07/championship-challenge-final-and-now-its-your-turn/ http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/07/championship-challenge-final-and-now-its-your-turn/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:10:31 +0000 American Soda http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/?p=857 This is it! The grand final of the American Soda Championship Challenge between myself, Dave Hughes, and my brother, Pete Hughes. The Hughes Brothers, if you will! There were some muted cries of “FIX!” when we both made it to the final, but I can assure you that it was pure skill and intestinal fortitude [...]

]]> http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/07/championship-challenge-final-and-now-its-your-turn/feed/ 0 http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/07/american-soda-championship-challenge-the-semi-finals/ http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/07/american-soda-championship-challenge-the-semi-finals/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:16:02 +0000 American Soda http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/?p=852 Yesterday we shared the Championship Challenge First Round videos with you – today it’s the semi finals, which pitted our marketing man Jordan against none other than Peter Hughes and me, Dave Hughes, against Stef from Admin. If you thought yesterday’s videos were funny, you haven’t seen anything yet! So on with the show… (And [...]

]]> http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/07/american-soda-championship-challenge-the-semi-finals/feed/ 0 http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/07/american-soda-championship-challenge-round-one/ http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/07/american-soda-championship-challenge-round-one/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:26:38 +0000 American Soda http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/?p=846 The first round of the inaugural American Soda Champinship Challenge has taken place and what a competition it was. We recorded it all for your enjoyment. Here’s each challenge as it happened! James Turner versus Jordan Pilkington The Challenge: How many marshmallows can you fit in your mouth without chewing The Winner: Jordan Pilkington Peter [...]

]]> http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/07/american-soda-championship-challenge-round-one/feed/ 3 http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/07/american-soda-video-bloopers/ http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/07/american-soda-video-bloopers/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:22:14 +0000 American Soda http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/?p=837 Pretty soon you’ll have a chance to tell us who you think will prevail in our Championship Challenge – and you could win 10% off your next order with us! Full details of this, including how you can vote, will be out very soon – you’re in for a treat, you really are! And hopefully [...]

]]> http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/07/american-soda-video-bloopers/feed/ 0 http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/07/cheesy-commercial-for-americas-cheesiest-snack/ http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/07/cheesy-commercial-for-americas-cheesiest-snack/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:50:57 +0000 American Soda http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/?p=820 Are you old enough to remember the 80s? Remember the TV adverts back then? Here in the UK they were pretty bad, but in the States they were even worse! I found this little beauty on YouTube, advertising one of our most popular products, Cheetos. As adverts go, this one is cheesier than most – [...]

]]> http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/07/cheesy-commercial-for-americas-cheesiest-snack/feed/ 0 http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/06/american-soda-championship-challenge-watch-the-draw-live/ http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/2011/06/american-soda-championship-challenge-watch-the-draw-live/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:49:30 +0000 americansoda http://blog.americansoda.co.uk/?p=809 Ladies and gentlemen, the draw for the inaugural American Soda Championship Challenge has taken place live at the company’s headquarters. The draw was conducted by none other than Peter Hughes in front of a (very) well guarded Championship trophy! Check it out: (You can also view this on our YouTube channel) The draw in full [...]

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