In California, the Sacramento City Council voted to make Pepsi the official city soft drink. In exchange for about $2 million to be paid over the next decade by the local Pepsi bottlers, vending machines at city government facilities will only stock Pepsi products. A local Coca-Cola bottler complained about the arrangement, unsuccessfully. However, the company made a similar deal with the city of Huntington Beach, California. In return for $300,000 and an unspecified contribution to upgrade local parks, Coca-Cola received exclusive rights to sell its products on all city property and display its logo at public beaches.

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