Big Soda is a term used by the media[1] and various activist groups[2] to describe the soft drink industry as a collective entity. The term connotes the business and lobbying power of soft drink companies who, like Big Oil and Big Tobacco, would use that power to influence politicians and voters.[3] One example is their lobbying against a tax on sugary drinks in the United States.[4][5]

Big Soda usually refers to the giants of the soft drink industry, such as The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper.[6]

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References

  1. Gogoi, Pallavi (4 May 2006). "Big Soda's Sticky End". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 6 May 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. E. Getman, Ross (12 March 2006). "Big Soda vs. Our Kids: Better Beware of Benzene in Soda Pop". Common Dreams. Archived from the original on 20 March 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. "Big Soda Echoing Big Tobacco's Tactics, Says Report on Lobbying". Ad Age. 10 October 2016. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. Krupnick, Matt (12 November 2022). "'This industry will stop at nothing': big soda's fight to ban taxes on sugary drinks". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  5. White, Jeremy B. (13 August 2019). "Is Big Soda winning the soft drink wars?". The Agenda. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  6. Leonhardt, David (6 October 2016). "Opinion | Fight 'Big Soda'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
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