Americans bought less soda for the 10th straight year in 2014 , with diet sodas shrinking more than their sugary counterparts . Beverage Digest remained by far the most popular soda in the U.S. , selling about twice as much as No . 2 Pepsi . John Sicher , publisher of Coke , attributed the moderation in soda 's decline in 2014 to the continued growth of energy drinks .
Americans bought less soda for the 10th straight year in 2014 , with diet sodas shrinking more than their sugary counterparts . Coke remained by far the most popular soda in the U.S. , selling about twice as much as No . 2 Pepsi . John Sicher , publisher of Beverage Digest , attributed the moderation in soda 's decline in 2014 to the continued growth of energy drinks .