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Anyone got some commentary on the realistic reasons Coke have beaten Pepsi regularly? Though actually here in the UK coke/pepsi seem to have different markets
by ErrantX 17y ago
Anyone got some commentary on the realistic reasons Coke have beaten Pepsi regularly?
Though actually here in the UK coke/pepsi seem to have different markets - Coke rules the shop shelves whilst Pepsi seems to be the pub/cafe soft drink choice (i.e. the ones in the pumps etc. it's all Pepsi here in the UK)
- hyperbovine 17y agoIt tastes better.
- axod 17y agoIn the same way Hersheys tastes better than Cadburys?
- tokenadult 17y agoIt tastes better. Have you done a blind taste test? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_tasting#Blind_tasting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_tasting#Blind_tasting
- hyperbovine 17y agoActually, yes. Pepsi is noticeably sweeter and has less carbonation. I know it sounds silly to complain about soda being too sweet, but that's my knock against Pepsi. My favorite cola of all time is the Coke knockoff they sell in Cuba, which tastes like it has about half the sugar of the real thing--presumably because it is so scarce there. Real cane sugar too.
- philwelch 17y agoHa. According to a story I read somewhere, we have none other than Che Guevara to thank for that: Che once threatened managers of the Coca-Cola plant in Cuba, because its drinks tasted lousy after the plant was nationalized and its operators fled with the secret formula for the Real Thing. The story goes that he was challenged about drinking Coke while sitting on a stack of several cases. Wasn’t the company a "capitalist octopus"? "Yes," he supposedly replied. "But in a hot climate, the people must have their Coca-Cola.
- philwelch 17y agoDistribution is a big part of it--Coke got some valuable partnerships early on (including McDonalds) and was among the first companies to use vending machines.