Coca-Cola, Pepsi Preparing Prebiotic Soda Launches for 2025
The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo are each preparing to enter the explosive prebiotic soda category next year, BevNET has learned.
Martín Caballero
Managing Editor, BevNET
Martín writes news articles and feature stories covering the non-alcoholic beverage industry for BevNET. A graduate of Boston University, Martín's previous work has appeared in USA Today, The Boston Globe and The Boston Herald.
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Jones Soda CEO David Knight Exits
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