# KFC swaps Pepsi for Coca-Cola at 3,700 US restaurants after nearly 40 years

KFC is ending its roughly four-decade partnership with PepsiCo and will pour Coca-Cola drinks at its 3,700 US restaurants. The switch reshuffles a long-standing beverage alliance between two major fast-food and soda companies, and follows a similar move by other Yum Brands chains. Financial terms and a timeline were not fully disclosed.

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- [Fox News Business](https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/kfc-replacing-pepsi-coca-cola-3700-us-restaurants-after-nearly-four-decades) — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:03:01 GMT