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No, it's because Pepsi isn't trying to be Coke, they're trying to be better than Coke. So having the recipe is kind of moot. Even if they were to take the reci
by bena 1mo ago
No, it's because Pepsi isn't trying to be Coke, they're trying to be better than Coke. So having the recipe is kind of moot.
Even if they were to take the recipe and publish it for all to see, you would still need all of the other machinery that is Coca-Cola to make Coca-Cola.
And then you have issues of quality. Coca-Cola has certain standards, it's not a guarantee that everyone else will have those same standards. Like, people buy the expensive brand of milk despite all milk being the same. It's one ingredient. With quality standards given by the government. There is really no room for interpretation.
- himata4113 1mo agoIs this an AI response? coca-cola was replicated by one guy and confirmed in blind taste test by several other people, no magical machinery needed to make it once you know the ingredients. What about quality? That has nothing to do with it. Of course they're trying to be the better coke, that's why they tried making coke with the same color with more sugar and made the flavors stronger.
- s__s 1mo agoCoca-Cola is the only company that can legally import and process raw coca leaves into a flavoring agent. It’s literally impossible to duplicate their exact recipe.
- jjtheblunt 1mo agowhere did you find that? (super interesting)
- qingcharles 1mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepan_Company#Coca_extraction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepan_Company#Coca_extraction
- jjtheblunt 1mo agooh cool...thanks
- subarctic 1mo agoThe Acquired episode on coca cola
- jjtheblunt 1mo agooh cool...just learned something, not kidding -> thanks.
- browningstreet 1mo agoStepan Company, actually. But you’re right that Coca-Cola is the exclusive buyer.
- einsteinx2 1mo agoIf you live in the US sure. I live in a Latin American country where it’s legal to buy coca leaves (cocaine is illegal obviously, but the leaves aren’t and are commonly sold in health food stores of all places for tea).
- bena 1mo agoThe “machinery” being the marketing, distribution, and general scale, not the physical vats used to mix it. Even if you could replicate the exact flavor, you’d still need to do it at scale and get it into stores and convince people to buy it. As to “just make it yourself”, everyone can make a sandwich, Jersey Mike’s and several other sandwich shops exist successfully.
- himata4113 1mo agoI don't know if you have seen it, but the recipe is 1:1 of what cocacola is, scientifically proven. (Altho it tastes closer to original cola since replicating coca 1:1 is impossible)
- bena 1mo agoAre you actually reading my responses? I’m saying the formula is immaterial. It’s also about being able to produce at scale, market, and distribute.
- lofaszvanitt 1mo agoSo how come mango flavoured Pepsi is nowhere to be found? They get you hooked on a good flavour, and then, bam, they take it away.