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KFC to ditch Pepsi for Coke in thousands of restaurants

The Wall Street Journal reports the switch covers thousands of KFC restaurants across the country; the bucket stays the same, only the soda changes.

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWe promised you this one: KFC is dropping Pepsi for Coke in thousands of its restaurants, according to the Wall Street Journal, so the next large soda with your bucket may taste different.

  2. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA chicken chain changing its soda brand, and the Journal says it is thousands of locations.

  3. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSomebody signed that contract at a very serious table.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentImagine the meeting. Grown adults, one fountain machine, and a bucket of chicken waiting.

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