cheese_greater@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · edit-21 month agoWhat was the reaction of Coca-Cola drinkers when the company switched from cane sugar to high-fructose corn syrup?message-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up111arrow-down1message-squareWhat was the reaction of Coca-Cola drinkers when the company switched from cane sugar to high-fructose corn syrup?cheese_greater@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · edit-21 month agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-text
Was it even noticed or (in terms of backlash) how did it compare to when they tried the “New” Coke recipe?
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-21 month agoI’m almost positive it was for this very reason that “new coke” was introduced, regardless of all the pundits denying it. No idiot would think, despite taste tests, that switching to taste like Pepsi would be a good marketing move.
minus-squarecheese_greater@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-230 days agoDid Pepsi beat Coke to the cheaper sugar punch and Coke took notes on it?
I’m almost positive it was for this very reason that “new coke” was introduced, regardless of all the pundits denying it.
No idiot would think, despite taste tests, that switching to taste like Pepsi would be a good marketing move.
Did Pepsi beat Coke to the cheaper sugar punch and Coke took notes on it?