Poppi Drink Company, Buyers Get Early Nod for $8.9 Million Deal

PepsiCo Inc. unit VNGR Beverage LLC won preliminary approval of an $8.9 million settlement to end claims that it misled consumers by marketing its viral soda alternative Poppi as gut-healthy.

The settlement class includes everyone in the country who bought any Poppi drink between January 2020 and and the settlement notice date. Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. of the US District Court for the Northern District of California granted initial approval May 23.

Gilliam also approved hunger relief charity Feeding America as a cy pres recipient because the organization’s interest in promoting nutrition and health information to the public aligns ...