Pepsi

5 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Oct 6, 2017 by Margaret Heffernan · across every show →

Everything said about Pepsi, oldest first

Oct 6, 2017

Assertion Partly supported

Heffernan: Ocean Spray rejected Pepsi buyout by 50.1% to 49.9% vote

“And at one point, Pepsi tried very hard to buy them. And of course, the company is owned by the Cranberry farmers. So this was a really passionate, passionate debate. You could never have resolved it by who cared most because everybody cared totally. And it en…”

Margaret Heffernan Oct 6, 2017 ▶ 29:35 Meta's Sheryl Sandberg: Lead, lead again

Jun 24, 2021 neutral

Opinion

Branson: A cola cannot be radically better than Coke or Pepsi

“With a can of Cola, it can't be radically better than Coke or Pepsi.”

Sir Richard Branson Jun 24, 2021 ▶ 25:14 Sir Richard Branson: The secret to big leaps

Jun 24, 2021 positive

Assertion Contradicted

Branson: Virgin Cola outsold Coke and Pepsi for 18 months

“And for about 18 months, we were out selling them.”

Sir Richard Branson Jun 24, 2021 ▶ 24:17 Sir Richard Branson: The secret to big leaps

May 1, 2026 positive

Assertion Supported

Allison Ellsworth: Pepsi Acquired Poppi for $1.95 Billion

“1.95 billion dollars.”

Allison Ellsworth May 1, 2026 ▶ 32:33 Poppi's Founders: Building a $2 billion soda brand | Masters of Scale

May 1, 2026 neutral

Disclosure

Poppi Founders Sold 100% of Company Without Retaining Operational Roles

“What a lot of people don't realize is we sold 100% of the company. A lot of times you'll do a two-step deal where if it was probably, I would say if it was that situation, we would have stayed in our roles and kept going. But you don't sell your company for tw…”

Allison Ellsworth May 1, 2026 ▶ 32:56 Poppi's Founders: Building a $2 billion soda brand | Masters of Scale

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