PEP
- Type
- Food & Ingredient Manufacturer
- Location
- Austin, United States
- Industries
- Consumer health & consumer effects, Food ingredients & products, Direct to consumer, Food reformulation
- Domains
- Beverages, Processed food products, Ingredients
About PEP
DrinkPEP is a beverage brand built around a gut-friendly sparkling energy drink called PEP. The company says it was created by the Beasley brothers of Austin, Texas, who wanted a cleaner alternative to conventional energy drinks that often rely on artificial sweeteners and ingredients that can lead to crashes.
PEP is positioned as a better-for-you energy option for people who want sustained vitality, focus, and a healthier gut microbiome. The brand emphasizes clean ingredients, no artificial colors, sweeteners, or flavors, and a formulation intended to support both body and mind.
Core Values
- Clean ingredients: The brand stresses no artificial colors, sweeteners, or flavors, and frames its drinks as a more intentional choice than typical energy beverages.
- Gut health: PEP is built around probiotics and a message that gut health supports digestion, immunity, mood, focus, and energy.
- Sustained energy: The company aims to provide energy without the jitters or crash associated with many mainstream energy drinks.
- Wellness-minded performance: PEP is presented as fuel for busy workdays, workouts, and active lifestyles, with an emphasis on feeling good from the inside out.
Unique Aspects
- Founder story rooted in service and athletics: The brand was developed by three brothers, including members of the Navy and Marine Corps, and the company ties its identity to performance, discipline, and health-conscious living.
- Probiotic energy positioning: PEP combines sparkling energy drink functionality with probiotics, making gut health a central part of the product concept rather than an add-on.
- Donation to military relief: The company says it donates a percentage of every sale to the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, linking purchases to support for service members and their families.