Gatorade Restages Around Science-Backed Hydration for Everybody
Launch Plan Announced for 'Gatorlyte Longer Lasting' Brand Variant
April 23, 2026
The last time PepsiCo overhauled its Gatorade strategy, Indra Nooyi was chairman and CEO. Back in 2009, amid the Great Recession, Nooyi attributed a slump in Gatorade sales to the fact that couch potato consumers, who “didn’t really have a right to exist in the Gatorade world,” had turned to other beverages, including tap water. The brand’s solution at the time was...