PepsiCo announced on Monday that it will purchase Poppi for $1.95 billion. Last summer, Poppi was sued over claims that its drinks don't contain enough prebiotic fiber to cause "meaningful gut ...

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Poppi, a prebiotic soda that will soon be acquired by Pepsi, got its start on "Shark Tank." PepsiCo announced on Monday that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Poppi for $1.95 billion ...

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It’s the end of an era for Poppi—the prebiotic soda brand is merging with PepsiCo. News broke early Monday morning, with the soda conglomerate announcing its acquisition of Poppi for $1.95 ...

Cans of Poppi soda are displayed inside of a store in New York City. The food deal market is bumping after PepsiCo gobbled up yet another better-for-you brand with this week’s Poppi acquisition ...

PepsiCo has a choice: Let Poppi be Poppi – Keep the brand’s original voice, marketing agility, and sense of community intact. Supercharge it with scale – Use PepsiCo’s resources to amplify ...

Pepsi is purchasing prebiotic soda brand Poppi for nearly $2 billion. Poppi founders Allison and Stephen Ellsworth pitched Poppi, at the time Mother Beverage, on Season 10 of "Shark Tank," which ...