{
  "id": 14922965,
  "title": "Texas woman turned homemade soda into Poppi; PepsiCo later bought it for $1.95bn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/texas-woman-turned-homemade-soda-into-poppi-pepsico-later-bought-it",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T09:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/allison-ellsworth-began-mixing-a-homemade-soda-in-her-texas-kitchen-then-took-it-from-farmers-markets-to-shark-tank-10-years-later-pepsico-acquired-poppi-in-a-1-95-billion-deal/articleshow/134986284.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Allison Ellsworth began making homemade soda in her Texas kitchen to address her digestive concerns before selling it at farmers’ markets. After appearing on Shark Tank and building Poppi through social media, her business grew to over $500 million in annual revenue. In 2025, PepsiCo acquired the prebiotic soda brand for $1.95 billion.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}