New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- KFC said on Thursday that its US restaurants will switch from PepsiCo to Coca-Cola beverages next year, marking the first time in decades that the Yum Brands chain has changed its drink supplier. The fast-food chain signed Coca-Cola as its beverage partner for US stores, bringing to a close a long-standing relationship with PepsiCo.

According to CNBC, KFC's US restaurants have served PepsiCo drinks ever since PepsiCo bought KFC in 1986. However, some of the chain's international markets serve Coke products.

At the time of the acquisition, KFC was Coke's second-largest fountain account, trailing only McDonald's, the report added.

Pepsi later spun off KFC in 1997, along with sister chains Pizza Hut and Taco Bell - b...