KFC picks Coca-Cola as US soda supplier, ditches longtime partner PepsiCo

Business Recorder • Oct 16, 2026

Fast-food chain KFC ‌on Thursday signed Coca-Cola as its beverage partner for US stores, bringing to a close a relationship with PepsiCo that dates back about four decades. The loss of the beverage partnership with KFC, which has 3,718 US locations, could ​be...

Fast-food chain KFC ‌on Thursday signed Coca-Cola as its beverage partner for US stores, bringing to a close a relationship with PepsiCo that dates back about four decades. The loss of the beverage partnership with KFC, which has 3,718 US locations, could ​be a setback for PepsiCo as it works to improve soda sales in the country, ​while its snacks business grapples with high prices and a shift to healthier ⁠options....