"Big Soda" is a term used by the media[1] and various activist groups[2] to describe the soft drink industry as a collective entity. Soft drink is a beverage that does not contain Alcohol. Carbonated soft drinks are commonly known as soda soda pop pop, or
The term connotes the business and lobbying power of soft drink companies, much like Big Oil and Big Tobacco are used in reference to their respective industries. The term supermajor illustrates the six largest non state-owned energy companies as seen in popular financial mediums around the world Big Tobacco is a Pejorative term often applied to the tobacco industry in general or more particularly to the "big three" Tobacco corporations
Big Soda is typically used in relation to the 3 giants of the soft drinks market, being The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, and Cadbury Schweppes respectively. The Coca-Cola Company ( is the world's largest beverage company largest manufacturer distributor and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and Syrups in the world PepsiCo Incorporated (Short for Pepsi Company ( is a large conglomerate with interests in manufacturing marketing and selling a wide variety of carbonated and non- carbonated Cadbury plc () is a Confectionery and Beverage However the term has also been used in respect of soft drinks industry generally.
References
- ^ "Big Soda's Sticky End. " Business Week. [1]
- ^ "Big Soda vs. Our Kids: Better Beware of Benzene in Soda Pop. " CommonDreams. org Newsletter[2]
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