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PostPosted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:14 am 
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Asswipes. Leave well enough alone.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/26/news/companies/coke-zero/index.html

Coke Zero will be replaced by a new sugar-free drink called Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Coke announced Wednesday.

Coca-Cola Zero Sugar has already been a success in 25 markets around the world, including Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Next month, it will be the United States' turn: the new drink will be coming to America in August.

So, what's the difference between Coke Zero and Coca-Cola Zero Sugar?

They are both sugar-free alternatives to Diet Coke, but Coca-Cola Zero Sugar is said to taste more like original Coke. They both have mostly black packaging, but Coca-Cola Zero Sugar sports the iconic red Coca-Cola disc.

Coca-Cola said it wanted to be as "clear and descriptive as possible" in the name change to make sure consumers knew the drink was sugar-free.

In a call with investors Wednesday morning, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey called the new drink a "reinvention of Coke Zero."
(yeah, that fucking worked out great that other time :roll: )

The revamp comes as the beverage industry tries to tap into consumers' dwindling consumption of high-sugar and high-calorie drinks. U.S. soda sales fell to a 30-year low in 2016, according to Beverage Digest.

Last year, Coca-Cola's competitor PepsiCo announced plans to have 100 or fewer calories for two thirds of its single-serving drinks by 2025.

Coke Zero, which made its debut in 2005, was one of the top 10 soda brands in 2016. Sales grew by 3.5%. But Coca-Cola Zero Sugar grew by double-digits globally, and Coke expects the new drink to pop in the United Sates as well.

Shares of Coca-Cola (KO) rose slightly Wednesday.

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 Post subject: Re: Coca Cola
PostPosted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:17 am 
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Agree. Coke Zero is fine as it is. Who gives a fuck about what those other countries like?

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 Post subject: Re: Coca Cola
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From what I understand, Diet Coke is the diet version of New Coke and Coke Zero is the diet version of Original Coke.

I'm a Coke Zero and Coke Zero Cherry guy. They better not fuck this up.


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I never have been able to stomach diet colas. I think I snuck a few Tabs back in the day but that was out of desperation for a fuzzy fix for s five year old. After taste on all of the artificial zero cal sweeteners is just. Ick.


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Seconded. Pepsi is better.

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Tad Queasy wrote:
From what I understand, Diet Coke is the diet version of New Coke and Coke Zero is the diet version of Original Coke.

I'm a Coke Zero and Coke Zero Cherry guy. They better not fuck this up.

Correct on both accounts. I think there was also the desire to make a no-sugar Coke that was (allegedly) more marketable to men ... Diet Coke ended up being viewed as a woman-targeted product. Don't ask me about it, talk to Coke's marketing people on that one.

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People who drink diet sodas are the real DB's.


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Wonder if this will affect Sprite Zero?


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I prefer Coke Zero in the can or bottle, but i've never had a good experience with it from a fountain machine. Then I stick to Diet Coke, or Diet Dr. Pepper is increasingly available.

New formulation inevitably means cheaper ingredients.

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Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote:
I prefer Coke Zero in the can .


The recommended avenue for consumption is through the mouth but enjoy it however you see fit.

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Seconded. Pepsi is better.

Agreed - also, Diet Pepsi tastes much better than Diet Coke.

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good dolphin wrote:
Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote:
I prefer Coke Zero in the can .


The recommended avenue for consumption is through the mouth but enjoy it however you see fit.


:lol:

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Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote:
I prefer Coke Zero in the can or bottle, but i've never had a good experience with it from a fountain machine.

Not even at McD's?


Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote:
New formulation inevitably means cheaper ingredients.

I have little doubt this is the case.

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IMU wrote:
Seconded. Pepsi is better.

Agreed - also, Diet Pepsi tastes much better than Diet Coke.


Diet Pepsi was my go-to until they changed the sweetener and made it taste like drinking liquid caulk, which caused me to switch to Coke Zero. They recently came out with a Pepsi Zero that was much better, but I had already changed my allegiance.

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Don Tiny wrote:
Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote:
I prefer Coke Zero in the can or bottle, but i've never had a good experience with it from a fountain machine.

Not even at McD's?


Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote:
New formulation inevitably means cheaper ingredients.

I have little doubt this is the case.

I forgot about McDonald's fountain Diet Coke - that's pretty good stuff.

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1. coke
2. pepsi
3. coke life
4. coke zero
5. diet pepsi
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 Post subject: Re: Coca Cola
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Godfella wrote:
Don Tiny wrote:
Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote:
I prefer Coke Zero in the can or bottle, but i've never had a good experience with it from a fountain machine.

Not even at McD's?


Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote:
New formulation inevitably means cheaper ingredients.

I have little doubt this is the case.

I forgot about McDonald's fountain Diet Coke - that's pretty good stuff.


the Coke freestyle machines are pretty nice too....i like a nice raspberry & lime Diet Coke


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why don't they just call it Coke Minus and leave Coke Zero as is.


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why don't they just call it Coke Minus and leave Coke Zero as is.

I'm here looking for a cool, refreshing drink, not a math word problem.

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I guess there's a reason nobody here drinks this besides me:

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Aspertame is fucking poison....I don't care what they call it...not touching it.

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Aspertame is fucking poison....I don't care what they call it...not touching it.

Hasn't this been debunked like a million times?

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FavreFan wrote:
wdelaney72 wrote:
Aspertame is fucking poison....I don't care what they call it...not touching it.

Hasn't this been debunked like a million times?
There are some troubling early studies about both regular and diet soda and how they effect you long term.

It wouldn't be surprising in 5-10 years if there is enough information to think they could be a health hazard for things besides obesity. It could end up being more coincidental though given the profile of most soda drinkers.

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Boilermaker Rick wrote:
FavreFan wrote:
wdelaney72 wrote:
Aspertame is fucking poison....I don't care what they call it...not touching it.

Hasn't this been debunked like a million times?
There are some troubling early studies about both regular and diet soda and how they effect you long term.

It wouldn't be surprising in 5-10 years if there is enough information to think they could be a health hazard for things besides obesity. It could end up being more coincidental though given the profile of most soda drinkers.

Every soda is troubling. Diet soda doesn't taste good for me, regardless of the sugar alternative. The rate at which people consume soda is even more troubling. That said, people have their choice and they can certainly drink it if they wish. We know that cigarettes are harmful, yet people continue. I've never smoked, so I don't know about cigarettes, but for soda, it at least tastes somewhat good. I gave up on soda mid-way through college, about 10 years ago. The other day, I had a Wild Cherry Pepsi as my first soda in probably over a year (I'd probably average one a year in a pinch). Tasted good, but I don't see it as any more than a rare treat nowadays.


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Except for diet Mountain Dew, I hate the chemical taste of every other diet pop I've tried.

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I was in Atlanta recently and checked out the Coca-Cola museum. They had the obligatory film, which I was kinda looking forward to, thinking it would cover some of the history of the company, etc. Instead, it was literally an extended version (15-20 min) of those pre-movie subliminal commercials you see at the theater, where they show a bunch of people having good times and sharing a Coke.

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Young Pope: I’ll wait here for my Cherry Coke Zero.

Domen: In the meantime, would Your Holiness care for regular Diet Coke?

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Don Tiny wrote:
W_Z wrote:
why don't they just call it Coke Minus and leave Coke Zero as is.

I'm here looking for a cool, refreshing drink, not a math word problem.


so no go on Coke Quadratic Equation?


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W_Z wrote:
Don Tiny wrote:
W_Z wrote:
why don't they just call it Coke Minus and leave Coke Zero as is.

I'm here looking for a cool, refreshing drink, not a math word problem.


so no go on Coke Quadratic Equation?



http://www.theonion.com/article/coca-co ... datory-218


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