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From: cff@uvaee.UUCP (Chuck Ferrara)
Newsgroups: net.misc.coke
Subject: Re: "Classic" Coke
Message-ID: <372@uvaee.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 18-Jul-85 14:08:40 EDT
Article-I.D.: uvaee.372
Posted: Thu Jul 18 14:08:40 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 21-Jul-85 21:29:41 EDT
References: <541@hou2g.UUCP> <710@vortex.UUCP>
Reply-To: cff@uvaee.UUCP (Chuck Ferrara)
Organization: EE Dept., U of Virginia, Charlottesville
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Summary: 

In article <710@vortex.UUCP> lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein) writes:
>The new formula is performing very well internationally, where I
>believe something like 60% of Coke's sales are originated.  Apparently
>sweeter drinks really do better outside the U.S., and there are fewer
>historical, psychological tie-ins such as people have over here with 
>the "old" formula.  So Coke doesn't lose on this score.

I guess Coke should keep the old formula home and export the new stuff
overseas. Foreign beer companies already do this by sending us watered
down beers, because that's what many (myself excluded) Americans happen
to like. 

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	Chuck Ferrara @  U. Va. Dept. of EE; Charlottesville,Va. 22901 
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