PepsiCo Inc. installed about 10 prototypes of a new fountain machine with touchscreen with multiple beverage dispensing capability, at Culvers, KFC, Taco Bell and Popeye’s, to compete with Coca Cola Co.’s Freestyle machine, according to Beverage Digest, a beverage industry newsletter.
This report expands on an earlier report in Beverage Digest that was reported by VendingMarketWatch on 09-01-11.
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