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From: tbg@apollo.uucp (Tom Gross)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: Coke, classic coke and new coke
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Date: Mon, 25-Aug-86 10:11:59 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 25 10:11:59 1986
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    One of the apparent differences in "new coke" was that they
    stopped using real vanilla beans.  The Wall Street Journal
    had an article about this when new coke was introduced.  Evidently
    the world price for vanilla beans dropped dramatically, presumably
    coca-cola stopped buying them.  the economy of Madagascar was 
    severely affected.  I haven't been following all the new coke
    discussions here lately but it may be that coca-cola has stopped
    using real vanilla in "classic" coke.  somebody could check the
    price of vanilla beans over the past year.  if they haven't recovered
    then probably coca-cola doesn't buy them anymore.

    for the record, I drink diet coke.

/tom