Soda As you can see in Katz’s map above, “soda” is the preferred term for sweet, carbonated drinks along the East and West coast, but most densely in the northeast region.

We’ve used his data to create map, below, showing each state’s preferred term. As you can see, people in Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Minnesota use “pop.” ...

Here's what we know: Soda, pop or Coke? There's a map for that In 2015, Alan McConchie launched an interactive online survey to track what Americans call their favorite fizzy drink.

The word you use generally boils down to where you’re from: Midwesterners enjoy a good pop, while soda is tops in the North and far West. Southerners, long the cultural mavericks, don’t bat an ...

It all stems from a mix of economic enterprise and linguistic ingenuity. The popularity of “soda” in the Northeast likely reflects the soda fountain’s longer history in the region.

Calling all soda lovers! Culture Pop Soda, the better-for-you brand shaking up the soda scene, just dropped its ninth flavor: Grape – a nostalgic yet sophisticated take on the classic favorite.

Gen Z drinks “gut pop,” and legacy soda makers are eager to supply it Health-conscious consumers are shifting from sugary soft drinks to those with dietary fibers, says Laura Cooper of The ...