The Pepsi spokesman, Richard M. Detwiler, said the two issues were not connected.

The price for a 1.5 liter bottle ranges from $1.49 to $1.79, according to Bart Casabona, a Pepsi spokesman.

"The common thread is abuse of dominance," said Larry Jabbonsky, a Pepsi spokesman.

"A painfully obvious idea," Andrew Giangola, a Pepsi spokesman, said.

"We take all forms of competition seriously," said Larry Jabbonsky, a Pepsi spokesman.

The reformulation, a Pepsi spokesman said, is less sweet and contains caffeine.

Mr. Johnson has been a Pepsi spokesman since 1989.

A Pepsi spokesman said his company's Super Sunday ad plans were still being worked out.

A Pepsi spokesman in Purchase, N.Y., said only that the board's audit committee would meet today.