Let’s clarify the “Pepsi” story because I’ve seen it misinterpreted too many times as a daily/weekly/bi-weekly/monthly/quarterly occurrence; it wasn’t. Only for the factory Xmas party was this nectar of the Calabrese gods passed around. One day. No more, no less.
The inveterate myth-buster in me loves this kind of stuff!
To be fair to Frono, I myself also remember seeing the term "Pepsi Fridays" being used early on in my tenure here, but don't recall for sure which particular production flaw was blamed on what was perceived as being a relatively common pastime.
In fact I distinctly recall somebody replying to a post questioning the meaning of the term by describing the fact that it referred to red wine being substituted into 2-litre bottles of soda to disguise its consumption, which definitely furthered the impression that it was a common occurrence.
These days, though, a "deep dig" may be in order as it's also possible my memory of the descriptive post may be erroneous.
And it's also good to know that in fact it wasn't all that common as it seems to confirm that not only potential QC but also safety issues weren't simply ignored by the employees.