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Does this brand belong to The Coca-Cola Company or to PepsiCo?

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Coca-Cola or PepsiCo?

Coca-Cola 8

  • Coca-Cola Right Wrong

    The drink that gave the group its name, invented in Atlanta in 1886 by the pharmacist John Pemberton. It is one of the best-known brands in the world.

  • Fanta Right Wrong

    Born in Germany in 1940, when Coca-Cola's German subsidiary could no longer import the drink's syrup during the war. It was later relaunched all over the world.

  • Sprite Right Wrong

    Launched in the United States by Coca-Cola in 1961, this lemon and lime drink has become one of the best-selling fizzy drinks in the world. Its name comes from the Sprite Boy, an elf who served as Coca-Cola's advertising mascot in the 1940s.

  • Fuze Tea Right Wrong

    A brand bought by Coca-Cola in 2007. The iced tea took over from Nestea in Europe from 2017, after the end of the partnership between Coca-Cola and Nestlé.

  • Minute Maid Right Wrong

    Born in the United States in 1945 with frozen concentrated orange juice, developed for the American army, the fruit juice brand was bought by Coca-Cola in 1960. It was the group's first venture beyond fizzy drinks.

  • Powerade Right Wrong

    The Coca-Cola group's sports drink, launched in the United States in 1988. A partner of many major sporting competitions, it made its international debut at the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992.

  • Costa Coffee Right Wrong

    A coffee shop chain founded in London in 1971 and bought by Coca-Cola in 2019 for around 5 billion dollars. Its coffee is also sold in cans and from vending machines.

  • Innocent Right Wrong

    Innocent smoothies were born in London in 1999, launched by three friends who tested their recipes at a music festival. Coca-Cola took a stake in 2009, then became the overwhelming majority shareholder.

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  • Pepsi Right Wrong

    Created in 1893 in North Carolina by the pharmacist Caleb Bradham, originally under the name "Brad's Drink", the drink gave the first half of its name to PepsiCo, born in 1965 from the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay.

  • 7Up Right Wrong

    A lemon and lime drink created in the United States in 1929. In France and most countries, it belongs to PepsiCo. The one notable exception: in the United States, the brand is owned by Keurig Dr Pepper.

  • Mountain Dew Right Wrong

    A citrus soda born in the 1940s in Tennessee, famous for its fluorescent green colour and its hefty dose of caffeine. Its name is a nickname for the moonshine whisky of the Appalachians. It has belonged to Pepsi since 1964.

  • Mirinda Right Wrong

    A fruit-flavoured soda created in Spain in 1959 and bought by PepsiCo in 1970. Its name means "admirable" in Esperanto. Very popular in Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America, it remains rare in France.

  • Rockstar Energy Right Wrong

    An energy drink created in Las Vegas in 2001 and bought by PepsiCo in 2020 for 3.85 billion dollars. The deal allowed the group to take on Red Bull and Monster in a fast-growing market.

  • Lay's Right Wrong

    A crisp brand launched by Herman Lay in the 1930s. His company merged with Frito in 1961, then Frito-Lay merged with Pepsi-Cola in 1965 to form PepsiCo.

  • Doritos Right Wrong

    These triangular corn chips were born in the 1960s at the Casa de Fritos restaurant in Disneyland, where leftover tortillas were fried and seasoned, before being sold by Frito-Lay from 1966.

  • Cheetos Right Wrong

    Created in 1948 by Charles Elmer Doolin, the founder of Frito, Cheetos have been part of PepsiCo since the group was born in 1965. Their mascot, Chester Cheetah, first appeared in adverts in 1986.

  • Quaker Right Wrong

    The porridge oats brand, born in the United States in 1877, has belonged to PepsiCo since the takeover of Quaker Oats in 2001, for around 13 billion dollars. The man in 18th-century dress on its logo is not based on any real person.

  • SodaStream Right Wrong

    The home carbonation machine, invented in the United Kingdom in 1903, was bought by PepsiCo in 2018 for 3.2 billion dollars. The company, now Israeli, had its heyday in British kitchens in the 1980s.

  • Gatorade Right Wrong

    The famous isotonic drink brand created in 1965 at the University of Florida for the Gators American football team, hence its name. It is made by the PepsiCo group, which acquired it with the takeover of Quaker Oats in 2001.

Fizzy drinks, juices, iced teas, snacks: in the supermarket, two American giants share a good part of the shelves. On one side, The Coca-Cola Company, born in Atlanta at the end of the 19th century. On the other, PepsiCo, its historic rival for more than a century. Their names hardly ever appear in big letters on the packaging, and a string of takeovers has muddied the waters. Can you hand each brand back to its rightful owner?

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Frequently asked questions

Who are Coca-Cola and PepsiCo?

They are two American giants of drinks and food. The Coca-Cola Company was born in Atlanta after Coca-Cola was invented in 1886. PepsiCo, headquartered near New York, was formed in 1965 around the Pepsi-Cola brand, created in 1893.

Can a brand belong to different groups depending on the country?

Yes. Some brands have been sold off in one country but not in another, or are produced under licence. In this quiz, we go by who owns the brand in France, where the quiz was written.

Why isn't Tropicana in the quiz?

Since 2022, Tropicana has been majority-owned by the investment fund PAI Partners, with PepsiCo keeping only a minority stake. As the brand is no longer controlled by either group, we left it out.

Photo credits

Coca-Cola : Logo de la marque, droits réservés ; Fanta : Logo de la marque, droits réservés ; Sprite : Logo de la marque, droits réservés ; Fuze Tea : Logo de la marque, droits réservés ; Minute Maid : Logo de la marque, droits réservés ; Powerade : Logo de la marque, droits réservés ; Costa Coffee : Logo de la marque, droits réservés ; Innocent : Logo de la marque, droits réservés ; Pepsi : Logo de la marque, droits réservés ; 7Up : Logo de la marque, droits réservés ; Mountain Dew : Logo de la marque, droits réservés ; Mirinda : Logo de la marque, droits réservés ; Rockstar Energy : Logo de la marque, droits réservés ; Lay's : Logo de la marque, droits réservés ; Doritos : Logo de la marque, droits réservés ; Cheetos : Logo de la marque, droits réservés ; Quaker : Logo de la marque, droits réservés ; SodaStream : Logo de la marque, droits réservés ; Gatorade : Logo de la marque, droits réservés