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The new multicultural mainstream: beverage makers are tapping into the growing diversity of the youth market. (Marketing).

Publication: Beverage Industry
Publication Date: 01-FEB-03
Format: Online - approximately 828 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Contemplating her navel after losing a boyfriend and a soft drink deal, pop singer Britney Spears could be the poster girl for mainstream marketing. The bouncy blonde still has her loyal following, of course, but she's being left in the dust by the increasingly diverse youth market.

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...this [younger] generation, multiculturalism is more than a reality -- it's an aspiration," says Giuseppe D'Alessandro, director of multicultural marketing for Pepsi-Cola in Purchase, N.Y "In the under 20 age group, 40 percent are of diverse descent. By the year 2025, 55 percent will be."

Those numbers are part of why Pepsi recently signed Destiny's Child lead singer Beyonce Knowles for a new national ad campaign, after dropping Spears in December. The new television spots...

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