KFC to Switch U.S. Restaurants From Pepsi to Coca-Cola by 2027
The fast-food chain will replace PepsiCo with Coca-Cola as its primary beverage supplier in all U.S. locations by spring 2027.
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First reported by CNBC, 3h 18m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
5 publishers have covered this in 6 articles since 15 Oct 2026. CNBC published first, on 15 October at 20:10 UTC; MarketWatch followed 3h 19m later. The most recent article, from businessinsider.com, appeared on 16 October at 22:12 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: CNBC (major outlet), MarketWatch, Quartz, Inc., businessinsider.com.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- CNBCKFC to switch to Coca-Cola beverages in U.S. restaurants for the first time in decades
- MarketWatchPepsi loses more ground in the soda wars, as KFC switches to Coke
- QuartzKFC will switch its U.S. restaurants from PepsiCo to Coca-Cola drinks in 2027
- QuartzKFC wird im Jahr 2027 in seinen US-Restaurants von PepsiCo- auf Coca-Cola-Getränke umstellen.
- Inc.KFC Is Dropping Pepsi After 37 Years. Why Coca-Cola Is Getting More Than a Soda Deal
- businessinsider.comKFC abandons Pepsi for Coca-Cola after nearly 40 years in the US, but its 1,500-plus African outlets are left out of the deal
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- KFC to switch to Coca-Cola beverages in U.S. restaurants for the first time in decades CNBC ·
- KFC abandons Pepsi for Coca-Cola after nearly 40 years in the US, but its 1,500-plus African outlets are left out of the deal businessinsider.com
- KFC Is Dropping Pepsi After 37 Years. Why Coca-Cola Is Getting More Than a Soda Deal Inc.
- KFC wird im Jahr 2027 in seinen US-Restaurants von PepsiCo- auf Coca-Cola-Getränke umstellen. Quartz
- KFC will switch its U.S. restaurants from PepsiCo to Coca-Cola drinks in 2027 Quartz
- Pepsi loses more ground in the soda wars, as KFC switches to Coke MarketWatch
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- KFC
- Coca-Cola
- PepsiCo