What? They quit the company because they no longer got free sodas? I'd rather have an extra 300$ of salary per year, than free cans of Sugar all year. And, if the best developers have so much bargaining power as to leave, just because of sodas, why aren't they leaving toxic work places like Amazon in droves?
Other places are cutting cost in far more profound ways: laptops and computer equipment, etc.
Other places are cutting cost in far more profound ways: laptops and computer equipment, etc.