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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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siete foods bendy chips pepsi quality decline

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“They’ve been changing their ingredients”: Shoppers blast “chemical” taste of Siete Foods post-Pepsi acquisition

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

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Screenshots from @lizruiz52's Tiktok of a stocked shelf of Coca-cola and an empty shelf of Pepsi; Screenshot of @JohnnyBoi_817's comment "What did I miss? What did Coca Cola do?".

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‘What did Coca-Cola do?’: Woman goes to store for a Pepsi. Then she sees the Coca-Cola

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot. She graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

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Man in Store(l) Pepsi Sign(c) Mountain Dew on Shelves(r)

Pepsi Mountain Dew

‘From Dollar General to Citgo’: Man calls out Pepsi after noticing something unusual floating in all the Mountain Dew bottles

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

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woman shocked(l) Pepsi Logo on Blue Building(c) Siete brand chips on store shelf(r)

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‘I already know Pepsi is going to change the ingredients to cut cost’: Siete customers are stocking up after company was sold to Pepsi

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

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Walmart storefront(l), Woman talking(c), Mango Pepsi can(r)

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‘I would’ve lost my mind’: Walmart shopper buys case of mango Pepsi. She can’t believe what she got

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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Woman buys Pepsi in gas station’s vending machine for $2.69

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‘Like huhhh?’: Woman buys Pepsi in gas station’s vending machine for $2.69. There’s just one problem

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