Diet Coke’s reputation for promoting productivity predates the US president, of course. Financier Bob Diamond, the former CEO of Barclays, was said to have dedicated fridges of Diet Coke in his office. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates once said: “I think if I stopped drinking it I’d have a little bit of withdrawal.”
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