PepsiCo to buy Poppi for nearly $2B
Steak 'n Shake COO Daniel Edwards joins “Fox & Friends” to discuss companies that are switching from fried food to beef fat in vegetable oil. PepsiCo announced Monday that it will acquire prebiotic soda brand Poppi for $1.95 billion as the food and drink giant attempts to capitalize on growing consumer demand for healthy products. […]
PepsiCo buying prebiotic soda brand Poppi for nearly $2B
PepsiCo said Monday it would buy prebiotic soda brand POPPI for $1.95 billion and expand into the “healthier soda” category as it fights lower demand for traditional drinks and snacks. PepsiCo shares rose 1.5% in morning trading. Young Americans are increasingly turning to healthier sodas and energy drinks as part of a broader shift towards […]
Coca-Cola to launch Simply prebiotic sodas to rival Olipop, Poppi
Coca-Cola is a “gut-healthy” soda, and it appears that Coca-Cola is tired of the success of Poppi and Oripop. Coca-Cola's simple prebiotic soda is sold in five fruity flavors: strawberry, pineapple mango, fruit punch, lime and citrus punch. Prebiotic drinks pitched as beneficial for digestive health will be available later this month at certain local […]
Wildly popular Poppi prebiotic soda not as ‘gut healthy’ as it claims: suit
A lawsuit filed against Poppi’s prebiotic soda, which became a hit on “Shark Tank,” claims the drink isn’t as “good for your gut” as advertised. Plaintiff Christine Cobbs of San Francisco said: Class action lawsuit She filed the lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of herself and “similarly situated” Poppi consumers against Austin, Texas-based parent company VNGR […]