{
  "id": 15616989,
  "title": "PepsiCo Was Just Dealt Another Blow by Coca-Cola",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/pepsico-was-just-dealt-another-blow-by-coca-cola",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-19T15:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/10/19/pepsico-was-just-dealt-another-blow-by-coca-cola/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PepsiCo is facing yet another setback as KFC decides to switch its drinks supplier from PepsiCo to Coca-Cola. This follows a series of recent losses to Coca-Cola, including Marriott International and Costco Wholesale. KFC's decision to switch in an effort to revive its struggling business marks the end of a 40-year partnership with PepsiCo, which began when Pepsi acquired the chicken chain in 1986. Despite PepsiCo's recent earnings report showing a slight improvement, the company's overall outlook remains uncertain, given the challenges posed by changing consumer habits and the growing popularity of appetite-suppressing GLP-1 drugs.",
  "summary": "Fried chicken chain KFC just dropped Pepsi for Coke.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}