After a 10-year exclusive vending contract between the state of Illinois and Coke ended June 30, Pepsi will now stock vending sites across the state, including the University. Eventually, vending machines in places like the Union and residence halls will serve only the Pepsi product line.

But even though Pepsi will have exclusivity in Illinois vending, students will still see old Coke favorites around campus for at least the next few months. Physically changing out vending machines and installing Pepsi products in the residence hall dining facilities will take time.

Mike Bass, executive assistant vice president for business and finance at the University, said a time line won’t be established until after the contract is finalized. However, students will start seeing changes in the next two to three months.

“There is a transition, and how long that takes is what’s being discussed,” Bass said. “There will be a time where (Coke) product will still be there.”

The transition period of shipping out Coke machines and putting in Pepsi requires no money on Illinois’ part, or the University’s. Each vendor is responsible for their machines and products.

“That’s part of the exclusive,” Bass said. “They bring the machines in, they operate them and we get commission on them.”

One of the main focuses is changing over the product line at Assembly Hall and Memorial Stadium. But again, details have yet to be finalized.

Not everywhere on campus is bound by this exclusivity contract, however. The Quad Shop will still offer Coke products along with Pepsi.

“It still will be selling Coke products, but it will be diversifying,” said Quad Shop manager Jim Trail. “We have a large number in the campus community that wants those products.”

The contract agreement with Pepsi was announced on July 27 by the Illinois Department of Revenue, and the contract with Coke ended July 30. But because the contract has 30 days to be reviewed by the state’s procurement policy board, the contract with Coke was temporarily extended in order to keep existing machines and supplies during the transition, Bass said.