No, MTN DEW Kickstart will continue to be sold in market and online.

February 25, 2013 Kickstart. An orange variant released on February 25, 2013, advertised to have caffeine and electrolytes to provide energy for the morning. This flavor was available as a fountain drink at Taco Bell locations.

Caffeine. 5% juice. Electrolytes for taste. With just the right amount of kick.

Although Kickstart may look like an energy drink, it has far less caffeine, at 92 milligrams for a 16-ounce can. A comparable amount of regular Mountain Dew would have 72 milligrams of caffeine while a can of PepsiCo's Amp energy drink has 142 milligrams, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Mountain Dew & Fresca BVO is banned in Japan and the European Union because it contains bromine, the element found in brominated flame retardants, which can build up in the body and potentially lead to memory loss, as well as skin and nerve problems.

Why was Mountain Dew banned in some countries? Because it contains brominated vegetable oil (BVO), banned in many countries because it competes with iodine for receptor sites in the body.

Mountain Dew Kickstart has proven one of PepsiCo's most successful US beverage launches in the past 10 years, with 50% growth in its second year on the market and retail sales now close to $250m.

Origin. Tennessee bottlers Barney and Ally Hartman developed Mountain Dew as a mixer in the 1940s. Soft drinks were sold regionally in the 1930s, and the Hartmans had difficulty in Knoxville obtaining their preferred soda to mix with liquor, preferably whiskey, so the two developed their own.

Much like coffee, Mtn Dew Energy is a beverage that is not recommended for children.

Caffeine Content: 46mg/8 fl oz.; 92mg/16 fl oz. Caffeine. Kickstart Energizing fruit punch with just the right amount of kick.

What has more caffeine, coffee or Mountain Dew? Coffee, by a long mile. Mountain Dew contains 4.5–5.6 mg caffeine per fluid ounce. Drip coffee contains up to 20 mg caffeine per fluid ounce.

Mountain Dew and Sprite are both citrus-flavored soft drinks. The flavors are similar, but not identical. One difference between them is that Mountain Dew contains fairly high levels of added caffeine, whereas Sprite does not contain caffeine.