You see, drink machines at fast food restaurants mix the soda and flavored syrup on the spot as it comes out of the fountain, instead of coming out as the ready-to-drink mixture you get from a can.

Of the soda fountain drink dispensers that were swabbed, 41 percent tested positive for coliform bacteria, and 25 percent had a water temperature conducive to growing organisms called biofilms.

Unlimited refills on soda sounds like a sweet deal when you're vacationing on a cruise ship, but there's good reason you ...

According to a new report from CNN Business, the international chain will begin phasing out its dining room self-service soda machines with the ultimate goal of eliminating them completely by 2032.

PepsiCo says it plans to start testing a new fountain machine at restaurants that lets people create a variety of flavour combinations, such as strawberry Mountain Dew. The test follows Coca-Cola ...

The new normal in a post-coronavirus world may come without a beloved American institution, the self-service soda machine. At least for the 14,000 McDonald’s (MCD) restaurants In the country. In ...

Then, he started to get into McDonald’s reasoning for putting soda machines exclusively behind the counter, along with his own interpretation as to what these reasons could mean.

New Coca-Cola Freestyle machine. Released in 2009, the Coke Freestyle machine in many respects revolutionized fountain soda consumption by using technology to unlock almost endless drink options.

A phosphate, for those who’ve never experienced one, is what people drank before Coca-Cola conquered the world. It’s flavored syrup mixed with carbonated water and a dash of phosphoric acid, which ...