Pepsi calls its creation a "Social Vending Machine." Using the machine's touch screen, you can purchase a soda (drumroll, please) for someone else. The machine then sends the recipient a text ...

PepsiCo recently unveiled their Social Vending System, an advanced vending machine cabinet with a twist. Using a touchscreen interface you can not only buy a Pepsi soda, you can gift one to a friend.

After months of speculation that PepsiCo would acquire the popular prebiotic soda drink Poppi ... (it appears that the whole influencer vending machine controversy had almost no effect).