$8.9M Poppi Settlement Resolves Class Action Lawsuit Over ‘Gut Healthy’ Claims

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The maker of Poppi prebiotic soda has agreed to pay an $8.9 million settlement that, if approved by the court, will resolve a consolidated class action lawsuit over allegedly false advertising claims that the products provide gut health benefits.

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If approved, the proposed Poppi class action settlement will cover all United States residents who purchased one or more Poppi soda products in the U.S. for household use and not for resale at any time between January 23, 2020 and the date the settlement administrator begins to notify class members.

According to the settlement agreement, all flavors and package sizes of Poppi sodas qualify for the proposed class action settlement.

If the deal is preliminarily approved by the court, class members who submit a timely, valid claim form may be eligible to receive a Poppi settlement rebate, the agreement says.

To get a share of the $8,900,000 settlement, consumers can file a claim by mail or online through the court-approved settlement website—PoppiSettlement.com—once it is launched.

ClassAction.org will update this page when the official Poppi settlement website is launched.

According to court documents, class members may submit a claim to receive up to $0.75 for each single 12- or 16-ounce can of Poppi they purchased, $3 per four-pack, $6 per eight-pack and $9 per 12- or 15-pack.

Consumers who do not provide proof of purchase may receive a maximum of $16 from the Poppi settlement, while there is no payment cap for class members who submit a claim form with documentation, the agreement says.

Court documents say that all class members will receive a minimum of $5 from the Poppi class action settlement. Individual payout amounts are subject to pro-rated adjustment depending on the total number of valid claims that are filed, the agreement states.

Related Reading: Poppi Class Action Lawsuit Claims Prebiotic Sodas Not Nearly as ‘Gut Healthy’ as Advertised

The plaintiffs submitted an unopposed motion and memo detailing the terms of the settlement with VNGR Beverage, which does business as Poppi, on March 14, 2025. The parties now await preliminary approval of the deal from United States District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.

The plaintiffs’ motion explains that notice of the Poppi settlement will be issued to eligible class members within four weeks following the court’s initial approval of the deal.

The initial Poppi class action lawsuit, filed in June 2024, alleged the prebiotic sodas were falsely advertised given that they contained only two grams of prebiotic fiber, an amount too low to confer any meaningful gut health benefits.

The class action suit claimed that a consumer would need to drink more than four cans of Poppi in a day to realize any gut health benefits from the prebiotic fiber found in the drinks. If a consumer were to drink this many sodas, the lawsuit said, the sugar content of Poppi would “offset most, if not all,” of the purported gut health benefits.

The Poppi class action was paused in early February 2025 amid class action settlement discussions.

This month, PepsiCo announced it had entered into an agreement to buy Poppi for $1.95 billion, in a move to expand its beverage portfolio.

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