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The Battle Between Being a Pepsi vs. Coke Campus

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at Cornell chapter.

For those of you who don’t know, most universities have contracts with Coke or Pepsi. With a Pepsi contract, universities are only allowed to sell Pepsi products on campus (and only Coke products for a Coke campus). As a result, universities receive a higher commission from these companies for the products they sell.

For instance, living on a Pepsi campus, there are only Pepsi dispensers in dining halls and cafes, and only Pepsi vending machines on campus. It’s a Coca-Cola desert.

Pepsi vs. Coke

Photo by Lauren Thiersch

So how does a contract with Coke or Pepsi limit students’ choices? What do you prefer? What are you missing out on? Let’s take a look, shall we?

We begin with the obvious:

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Logos by cocacola.com, pepsico.com

Lemon-Lime Sodas

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Logos by cocacola.com, pepsico.com

Root Beer

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Logos by cocacola.com, pepsico.com

Fruity Sodas

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Logos by cocacola.com, pepsico.com

Sports Drinks

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Logos by cocacola.com, pepsico.com

 Flavored Water

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Logos by cocacola.com, pepsico.com

Water

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Logos by cocacola.com, pepsico.com

Orange Juice

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Logos by cocacola.com, pepsico.com

Fruit Smoothies

Photos by Lauren Thiersch
Logos by cocacola.com, pepsico.com

It’s a bit shocking, isn’t it? To know that what you’ve been drinking for years is really all owned by the same two companies?

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