Someone get me a Costco membership!
May 4th, 2007 Posted in Neat web links, NewsIt looks like Costco is selling real (as in made with cane sugar) Coke!
Just in time for Cinco De Mayo, cases of authentic Mexican Coca Cola have been spotted at Costco. They’re able to sell it since they’ve conformed to the US and California’s regulations, such as labeling the CRV (the recycling deposit) and nutrition facts.
Coke, however, is not amused.
“[The non-Coca-Cola distributors are] trespassing on the territory rights of many U.S. bottlers,” said Coke spokesman Martin. “Bringing it into the country is not illegal. But what it does do from the Coca-Cola standpoint is it violates contractual rights that we have with our bottlers. And it has potential trademark right infringements as well.”
I’ve got an idea… how about making ALL Coke using sugar… since that is apparently what the customer wants! Of course, Coke has a history of not doing what the customer wants.
One Response to “Someone get me a Costco membership!”
By Di on May 4, 2007
High fructose corn syrup is just so much cheaper that Coke wouldn’t go back to sugar.