{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.pepsi","code":"thing-q47719","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q47719/","name":"Pepsi","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.MAT"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"Pepsi is a cola-flavored carbonated soft drink whose typical formulation is water, high-fructose corn syrup or sucrose, caramel color, phosphoric acid, caffeine, citric acid, and natural flavor, first marketed as Brad's Drink in 1893 and renamed Pepsi-Cola in 1898.","purpose":"Enable an AI agent to recognise a physical Pepsi beverage, assess its identity and condition, and decide whether it can be stored, served, consumed, returned or discarded.","scope":{"in":["Evidence that packaged or dispensed liquid is a Pepsi product","Market, named variant and formulation evidence for the particular beverage","Declared ingredients, nutrition and serving quantity","Carbonation, observable condition and handling history","Immediate container, closure and dispensing context insofar as they affect the beverage","Constraints on serving, consumption and disposition"],"out":["PepsiCo as a company, employer or investment","Pepsi as a trademark, cultural symbol or advertising property","Other beverage brands and their product models","Packaging manufacture and recycling infrastructure","Complete fountain-machine engineering and maintenance","Individual medical conditions and dietary treatment plans"],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Check for an explicit Pepsi product designation on the package or dispensing source; cola colour, sweetness and carbonation alone do not establish Pepsi identity.","Record the complete variant designation rather than treating every Pepsi-labelled beverage as the same formulation.","Match ingredient and nutrition evidence to the identified market and product; shared Pepsi branding does not by itself establish identical contents.","Distinguish a ready-to-drink beverage from Pepsi-labelled concentrate or syrup by its product designation and preparation instructions.","For a fountain serving, distinguish evidence about the connected supply from a Pepsi logo on the dispenser or cup; branding alone does not verify the dispensed liquid."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"pepsi-identity-and-boundary","name":"Pepsi identity and boundary","description":"Establishes what the physical beverage is and which Pepsi product identity applies.","layers":[{"id":"brand-and-variant-evidence","name":"Brand and variant evidence","description":"Connects the observed beverage to a supported Pepsi product designation.","findings":[{"id":"supported-product-designation","name":"Supported product designation","description":"Record the exact Pepsi designation and the evidence supporting it, preserving conflicts between labels, dispenser signage and supply records.","questions":[{"text":"What exact Pepsi product and variant name appears on the immediate package or verified dispensing supply?","id":"supported-product-designation-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"What evidence connects that designation to this liquid rather than merely to its cup or dispenser?","id":"supported-product-designation-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"physical-product-boundary","name":"Physical product boundary","description":"Separates the beverage instance from concentrate, mixed drinks and neighbouring brand concepts.","findings":[{"id":"form-and-mixture-status","name":"Form and mixture status","description":"Record whether the material is ready to drink, requires preparation or has become an ingredient in a mixture.","questions":[{"text":"Is this packaged Pepsi, a fountain serving, or a concentrate requiring preparation?","id":"form-and-mixture-status-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Has adding another beverage or ingredient made this a mixed drink whose overall identity belongs to another model?","id":"form-and-mixture-status-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"market-specific-composition","name":"Market-specific composition","description":"Attaches ingredient and nutrition claims to the particular Pepsi product rather than to the brand in general.","layers":[{"id":"formulation-evidence","name":"Formulation evidence","description":"Identifies the declaration or documentation applicable to the observed product.","findings":[{"id":"applicable-ingredient-declaration","name":"Applicable ingredient declaration","description":"Preserve the ingredient declaration and its market, variant and temporal applicability without filling gaps from another Pepsi product.","questions":[{"text":"Which ingredient declaration applies to this exact Pepsi variant and intended market?","id":"applicable-ingredient-declaration-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sweeteners and caffeine-related information are explicitly declared, and what remains unspecified?","id":"applicable-ingredient-declaration-q02","kind":"definition"}]}]},{"id":"serving-composition","name":"Serving composition","description":"Translates applicable composition information into the quantity actually offered.","findings":[{"id":"quantity-adjusted-content","name":"Quantity-adjusted content","description":"Record sugar and caffeine for an actual serving, distinguishing label-based calculations from measurements and uncertain fountain dilution.","questions":[{"text":"What beverage volume is being served, excluding separately recorded ice or additions?","id":"quantity-adjusted-content-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"What sugar and caffeine quantities can be supported for that volume, and does fountain preparation limit the calculation?","id":"quantity-adjusted-content-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]}]},{"id":"carbonated-beverage-condition","name":"Carbonated beverage condition","description":"Assesses the Pepsi beverage's containment, handling and observable serving condition.","layers":[{"id":"containment-and-handling","name":"Containment and handling","description":"Records conditions that affect confidence in the beverage as supplied.","findings":[{"id":"closure-and-exposure-history","name":"Closure and exposure history","description":"Record opening, leakage, package damage and known temperature exposure alongside applicable label instructions.","questions":[{"text":"Is the closure intact, and is there evidence of leakage, damage or previous opening?","id":"closure-and-exposure-history-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"What is known about opening time, storage temperature and freezing or heat exposure?","id":"closure-and-exposure-history-q02","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which product instructions govern storage or use after opening for this Pepsi package?","id":"closure-and-exposure-history-q03","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"carbonation-and-sensory-condition","name":"Carbonation and sensory condition","description":"Separates serving-quality observations from unsupported conclusions about safety or authenticity.","findings":[{"id":"observed-cola-condition","name":"Observed cola condition","description":"Record carbonation and any already observed unusual appearance, smell or taste against an appropriate variant reference; sensory normality alone does not establish safety or identity.","questions":[{"text":"What carbonation and appearance observations are available, and under what serving temperature and opening conditions?","id":"observed-cola-condition-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Do reported deviations justify withholding service or investigating handling or supply, without requiring a taste test?","id":"observed-cola-condition-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"supply-serving-and-disposition","name":"Supply, serving and disposition","description":"Connects Pepsi supply evidence and intended use to concrete handling decisions.","layers":[{"id":"package-or-fountain-traceability","name":"Package or fountain traceability","description":"Captures the available route from a serving to its supplied product.","findings":[{"id":"traceable-beverage-origin","name":"Traceable beverage origin","description":"Record package identifiers or fountain supply evidence and preparation information without treating dispenser branding as proof of its contents.","questions":[{"text":"Which lot, producer, supplier and date markings can be read from this Pepsi package or its supply container?","id":"traceable-beverage-origin-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"For fountain Pepsi, what evidence identifies the connected concentrate and applicable preparation instructions?","id":"traceable-beverage-origin-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"use-and-disposition-decisions","name":"Use and disposition decisions","description":"Determines what action is supported by the product evidence, observed state and explicit recipient constraints.","findings":[{"id":"supported-serving-or-withholding","name":"Supported serving or withholding","description":"Assess whether a proposed serving meets stated ingredient and quantity constraints, and record the evidence for serving, holding, returning or discarding it.","questions":[{"text":"Does the supported composition of this Pepsi serving satisfy the recipient's explicit sugar, caffeine and ingredient constraints?","id":"supported-serving-or-withholding-q01","kind":"action"},{"text":"Do applicable date instructions, condition evidence or a verified withdrawal notice support serving, holding, returning or discarding this unit?","id":"supported-serving-or-withholding-q02","kind":"action"},{"text":"Which unresolved identity or condition uncertainties prevent the proposed action?","id":"supported-serving-or-withholding-q03","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-kinds","name":"Kinds and varieties","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of Pepsi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-kinds-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-identifiers","name":"Identifiers and schemes","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of Pepsi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-identifiers-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation","name":"Standards and regulation","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of Pepsi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-real-world-use","name":"Real-world use","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Pepsi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-real-world-use-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-measurements","name":"Typical measurements","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of Pepsi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-measurements-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards","name":"Failure modes and hazards","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Pepsi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-regional-variation","name":"Regional variation","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of Pepsi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-regional-variation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-neighbours","name":"Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart","description":"Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Pepsi this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-neighbours-q01","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Report the drink's ingredients, sugar and caffeine content from the label.","Stock, serve and recommend it on request where it is sold."],"mustNot":["Market the drink to young children or as healthy or hydrating beyond its label.","Misstate its sugar or caffeine content.","Pass off another cola as this one or this one as another."],"requiresHuman":["Serving caffeinated drinks to children in its care."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Sugary drinks contribute to obesity and tooth decay, which fall hardest on poorer communities.","Bottling plants draw on water supplies that local people also need."],"affectedParties":["Consumers, especially children","Communities near bottling plants","People with diabetes"]},"owners":{"steward":"The company that owns the brand, with its licensed bottlers.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q134041","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.pepsi","Wikidata: Q47719 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47719)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Pepsi identity evidence: unverified | supported | conflicting, with evidence","Named variant: Exact product designation as observed, or unknown","Market and formulation association: Link to applicable market, label or product documentation, including date where known","Preparation form: packaged ready-to-drink | fountain-dispensed | concentrate or syrup | unknown","Sugar content: g/100 mL and g/actual serving, with declared or measured basis","Caffeine content: mg/100 mL and mg/actual serving, or unknown","Ingredient declaration: Applicable ingredient list and its source","Beverage quantity: mL of beverage, distinguishing nominal fill, remaining liquid and ice where relevant","Carbonation condition: unassessed | acceptable for intended use | reduced | abnormal, with observation basis","Closure and opening condition: sealed | opened | resealed | damaged | not applicable | unknown","Temperature: °C, with observation time","Traceable supply: Observed producer or bottler, lot marking, supplier or fountain supply connection, where available"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["A dark brown carbonated soft drink sold in cans and bottles bearing the brand's red, white and blue round logo."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["Identify the Pepsi variant and retrieve evidence applicable to its market and 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European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, governs food information for consumers when the beverage is marketed in the European Union."]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["This carbonated cola beverage is encountered in packaged drinks retail, food service, vending and household storage.","It is served as a refreshment, with formulation and package labeling used to assess dietary suitability and storage requirements."]}},"sources":[{"title":"PepsiCo product and brand information","url":"https://www.pepsico.com","note":"Brand identity and commercial product line"},{"title":"Wikidata item Q47719: Pepsi","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47719","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Pepsi","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsi","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Does vr.tr.pepsi own all Pepsi beverage variants, or do existing registry entries or world models already own particular variants or the broader concept?","Should Pepsi concentrate and syrup be instances within this model or neighbouring material models linked through preparation?","Which authoritative product sources establish formulation, ingredients and nutrition for each relevant market and date?","What product-specific storage, post-opening and date-marking instructions apply to the package formats in scope?","What evidence and tolerances are available for judging fountain dilution and carbonation without inventing a universal Pepsi specification?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q47719/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 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