Olipop and Poppi Just Introduced the Same Popular Mocktail Flavor

Why this flavor has become the most contested ground of the better-for-you soda wars.

BY ALI DONALDSON, STAFF REPORTER @ALICDONALDSON

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This year, soft drinks are serving up an old-school feel as the drinks market—which has increasingly shifted from sugar-drenched legacy brands toward the legions of more health-conscious upstarts—has become packed with Shirley Temples.

Olipop and Poppi both started the new year by debuting new Shirley Temple flavors. The prebiotic competitors have track records of channeling consumer cravings into rapid growth and sky-high valuations. Last year,