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KFC U.S. drinks switch to Coca-Cola

As of October 25, 2026, KFC fountain drink prices vary by location. Coca-Cola starts rolling out in January 2027.

Quick facts

  • Price. Coca-Cola fountain drinks: Prices vary by location. Pepsi fountain drinks: Prices vary by location.
  • Calories. Not published.
  • Release date. January 2027.
  • Availability.
    • U.S. KFC restaurants.
    • Coca-Cola products begin rolling out in January 2027 and are expected across U.S. restaurants by spring 2027.
  • How long it lasts. No end date was announced.
Original food photograph of fried chicken in a plain bucket beside a dark cola in a clear cup, with no logo.
Original photograph of fried chicken and an unmarked cola. The cups in this story have no brand marks.

Price by size

Still confirm the price locally.
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Coca-Cola fountain drinks

Rollout begins January 2027. Expected at U.S. restaurants by spring 2027. No cup price was published.

Prices vary by location

Pepsi fountain drinks

The drinks this partnership replaces. The October 15 announcement did not print a current cup price.

Prices vary by location
Price table infographic of KFC U.S. drinks switch to Coca-Cola prices at KFC in the U.S., listing 2 rows with the same dollar amounts as the page table.
KFC U.S. drinks switch to Coca-Cola prices at KFC. Same amounts as the table above.

As of October 25, 2026, KFC fountain drink prices vary by location.

What's changing

The Coca-Cola Company and KFC announced a U.S. beverage partnership on October 15, 2026. Coca-Cola products begin rolling out in January 2027. The companies expect those products at U.S. restaurants by spring 2027.

  • The statement says this is the first time Coca-Cola products will be served across all 3,600 KFC restaurants in the U.S.
  • Catherine Tan-Gillespie, president of KFC U.S., and Dagmar Boggs of Coca-Cola North America are quoted in that statement.
  • The statement does not name a cup price, a cup size, or the drinks that will pour.
  • No calorie count was published. The nutrition block stays off this note.

Flagged conflicts

Reuters counted 3,718 U.S. locations. This page keeps the company figure of 3,600.

CNBC reported a memo that expected Coke beverages in every U.S. restaurant by the end of the first quarter of 2027. The joint statement says spring 2027. Both dates are on file. The quick facts use the joint statement.

CNBC also reported that U.S. KFC has poured Pepsi drinks since PepsiCo bought KFC in 1986. That history is not in the Coca-Cola statement.

What other reports added

USA Today, citing The Wall Street Journal, said the current U.S. lineup includes Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Starry, and Aquafina, plus KFC lemonade and iced tea. The Coca-Cola statement does not confirm that list, and it does not say which Coca-Cola brands will replace it.

Reuters reported that financial terms were not disclosed. It also reported that Yum Brands and PepsiCo renewed agreements for Taco Bell and for KFC restaurants outside the U.S. A PepsiCo spokesperson told Reuters the Taco Bell deal is 10 years. This page does not move those restaurants off Pepsi.

How to order

The KFC menu still uses the October 24, 2026 pickup prices for food. The chicken sandwich is a food row, not a drink price. Open the KFC app for the cup at the restaurant you will visit.

The Scary Good deals calendar is a separate October offer. It does not set the 2027 fountain price.

Sources: Coca-Cola Company, CNBC, Reuters via Investing.com, and USA Today.

Original food photograph of four unmarked fountain cups with cola, lemon-lime, citrus soda, and tea, with no logo.
Original photograph of unmarked fountain cups. The announcement did not name the pour list.
Original food photograph of a crispy chicken sandwich beside a clear cup of dark cola, with no logo.
Original photograph of a chicken sandwich and a cola. Food prices on the KFC hub are a separate check.
Original food photograph of a plain paper bucket of fried chicken next to one dark soda, with no logo.
Original photograph of a plain bucket and a soda. No cup price was printed in the partnership statement.
Original food photograph of two clear cups, one dark cola and one lemon-lime soda, with no logo and no text.
Original photograph of two unmarked sodas. The supplier change does not print a new menu price.

Source. Coca-Cola Company and KFC, October 15, 2026. https://www.coca-colacompany.com/media-center/coca-cola-kfc-us-beverage-partnership

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