Here's how 5 companies capitalized on Snowpocalypse 2015

Companies are getting adept at using big news events for marketing, especially on social media. The blizzard that struck the Northeast over the past couple of days proves the point.

A few opportunistic companies used the wintery weather as an excuse to get the word out about their products on Twitter. Here are five companies – all incidentally in the food and beverage industry – that tried to feed off the Snowpocalypse media frenzy in 140 characters (or less).

1. Pepsi