It is sold in over 25,000 stores in the United States[1] and the company had revenue of $100 million for the first half of 2023.

[3] Ben Goodwin started developing a soft drink after leaving a kombucha company in 2008.

[3] In 2013, Goodwin met with David Lester in a coffee shop, who had previously quit his job.

[3] Olipop was founded in 2018 by Ben Goodwin and David Lester with an initial investment of $100,000, taken from the sale of Obi.

The drink was first released in three flavours: ginger lemon, strawberry vanilla and cinnamon cola.

It sold in 40 grocery stores in its first year, in Northern California, and reached $852,000 in gross revenue.

In 2024, Olipop collaborated with Mattel to create a new peaches and cream flavor themed around Barbie.