Coca-Cola Wins Arby's Away From PepsiCo in Latest Showdown
Transition to Coke products begins in first quarter of 2018
Deal to give Coca-Cola more than 3,200 new restaurant clients
Photographer: Daniel Acker/BloombergJennifer Kaplan
Updated on
Coca-Cola Co. has won the contract to sell soft drinks at fast-food chain Arby’s, edging out PepsiCo Inc. in the latest battle over restaurant beverage service.
The deal will add more than 3,200 Arby’s locations to Coca-Cola’s base of restaurant clients. Atlanta-based Arby’s Restaurant Group Inc. is controlled by Roark Capital Group, which also owns Coke clients Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr.