article_snippet.sent: PepsiCo said today PepsiCo is dropping the ingredient from the popular drink in the U.S. in response to customer feedback.
article_snippet.sent: The decision to swap sweeteners comes as after a decade of plummeting sales.
article_snippet.sent: Sales in PepsiCo's beverage business have been hurt by a long-term decline in soft drink sales in the United States.
article_snippet.sent: And Coca-Cola said this week that sales volume for Diet Coke fell 5 percent in North America in the first three months of the year.