The Latest Breaking News from Allison Ellsworth

Poppi cofounder maxed out credit cards and sold her car to fund the company—now, she’s a multimillionaire after a $1.95 billion sale

Poppi cofounders Allison and Stephen Ellsworth made more than $100 million from the sale of their prebiotic soda brand—but their success required early financial sacrifices.

Fortune · May 11

Poppi’s cofounder pitched her startup on Shark Tank while 9 months pregnant and landed a $400,000 deal—now it's worth $2 billion

Poppi cofounder Allison Ellsworth’s 2018 Shark Tank pitch helped catapult the brand into beverage fame.

Fortune · Apr 17

This TikTok sensation sold her startup for $2 billion. Now Pepsi is letting 'Poppi be Poppi'

When Poppi started running TV spots, Ellsworth said the goal was to stand out as much as possible, doing the opposite of what’s expected.

Fortune · Apr 12

PepsiCo buys prebiotic soda brand Poppi for $1.95 billion

Poppi took off in 2018 when co-founder Allison Ellsworth and her husband pitched it on Shark Tank

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025

Coca-Cola responds to healthy soda trend with new product

The new prebiotics soda will come out this month in five different flavores

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025

Popular soda alternative Poppi defends gifting full-sized vending machines after backlash

The brand has recently gone under fire for one of its marketing strategies

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025

Poppi ‘prebiotic soda’ accused of misleading customers on health benefits in new lawsuit

Civil action lawsuit claims Poppi prebiotic soda misled customers about its ‘gut health benefits’

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024