Beverages
Pepsi Batch Code Decoder
PepsiCo cans and 2-liter bottles carry a four-digit Julian production code plus plant and shift identifiers, used the same way Coca-Cola uses its own Julian format.
Decode your Pepsi code
Format: YJJJ + plant + shift. Example:
Enter a code above to decode the production date.
Format
YJJJ + plant + shift
Example
6099A3
Year digit 6 + DOY 099 + plant A + shift 3.
Typical freshness
270 days
from production date
About Pepsi batch codes
PepsiCo uses essentially the same Julian date format as Coca-Cola across its carbonated-beverage lines: four-character YJJJ (one year digit + three day-of-year digits) followed by a plant code and a shift number. A can of Pepsi marked 6099A3 was filled on day 099 (April 9) of year 2026 at plant A during the third shift of the day. Like Coca-Cola, Pepsi has a practical freshness window of roughly nine months — the carbonation holds, the flavor stays on spec, and after that the product is still safe but no longer at peak quality. PepsiCo also owns Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Tropicana, Mountain Dew and several other brands, all of which use similar Julian formats though the exact position of the plant and shift digits varies between product lines. The Julian production date is separate from the "best by" date that modern Pepsi cans also carry on the side of the can in plain calendar form; the two should always agree to within the published freshness window.
Need the general technique for any package? See how to read a Julian date code. For the regulatory background on lot traceability, read the manufacturing guide, or convert any date on the converter.
This decoder is based on Pepsi's publicly documented code format. Manufacturers can change codes without notice — treat the result as an estimate and check any printed best-by date.