Taking Sides- Coca-Cola VS Pepsi

Am I punk rock?

Christian Vasbotn Braaten for CA governor.

How did an innocuous soft drink, more than 99% sweetened water, come to wield such enormous economic and marketing power and assume such significance in so many people's lives? What does it say to us about who we are and what we are becoming?

The Cola Conquest tells the story of Coca-Cola - the "sublimated essence" of all that America stands for - and the century-long competition with its rival, Pepsi. Shot in the United States, Canada, Russia, England, France, Mexico, and China, The Cola Conquest takes us from Coca-Cola's invention by a morphine-addicted Civil War veteran to the 21st century and China, where Coke is trying to wipe out the 3000 year-old tea drinking habit. "

I've seen it and agree with this review that says it's not a left-wing filmmakers' attack on a corporation but their point of view on history + were amazed of the power of their influence.

Pinkpanther, you're joking about the Daily Mail, aren't you?

Man, pepsi is some nasty shit.

Yum! pwnd by mafia t/f?

Dr.Pepper, obviously.

In May of 2002, Yum! Brands (then known as Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc.) acquired Long John Silver's and A&W Restaurants to accelerate the Company's multibranding strategy and drive global growth by offering consumers two brands and more choice in one restaurant.

Wonder why they changed name was it 'cause Tricon Global Restaurants sounded too much like MOB?????

The terms KenTaco Hut, Kentucky Fried Taco Hut, and Colonel's Taco Hut are used colloquially to refer to a building that includes a KFC, a Pizza Hut, and a Taco Bell, all Yum! properties. The menu at each restaurant may be more limited than at the standalone versions. Also, in the same sense, locations with a KFC and Pizza Hut are often known as Kentucky Fried Pizza, a KFC and a Taco Bell are referred to as Kentucky Fried Taco, KenTaco, or KFBell, and a Taco Bell and Pizza Hut as Taco Hut.

Did not know dat.

ice cold pepsi or coke okay when hungover. mostly dud and big massive dud if not cold or served in those horrible unrefreshing plastic bottles.

give me 'cloudy' lemonade any day, or ginger beer.

Anyone ever see an A&W + KFC + Taco Bell? WHY NOT????

http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/061113/061113_kfc_logo_vmed5p.widec.jpg

HE'S NOT DAVE THOMAS. HE'S THE FUCKIN' COLONEL.

THAT BETTER BE HIS MASONIC APRON HE'S WEARING.

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/7985/kfcpi0.png

A startling coincidence, wouldn't you say?

Pepsi's new look:

http://www.onefloorup.com/uploaded_images/January09/0106-Pepsilogos.jpg

what say you

Is that for the States? If so I think it's too effete and European looking to sell with the kind of Americans who still drink cola.

The diet ones, maybe.

Do you think people would stop buying Pepsi over something like design? It's not like they made it pink.

It's also bizarre -- though interesting -- that there are different variations on the circle logo, which, incidentally, is slightly reminiscent of the profile of a woman with long red hair.

I don't think people will consciously stop buying it because of the design but I think it could cause a slight shift toward coke.

But is it really more effeminate than this?

http://moon.ouhsc.edu/dthompso/namics/gifiles/coke_can.gif

Sleek and modern I can see (and I can see these things maybe turning people off, also), but effeminate? Tab is effeminate.

No the coke logo is totally manly cuz it has a thingy going into a hole. Plus the name's sound is reminiscent of "cock."

Ok, I guess "manly" can still describe totally gay things.

The American consumer's response to homoeroticism =/= the American consumer's response to effete European-looking stuff.

Hey, don't blame the messenger, I'm just telling it like it is.

If it turns out you designed it I'm going to feel really bad.

Yeah, I'm sure if I was in charge of Pepsi's design overhaul I'd be really upset about ILX poster Hurting's critique of the cans' relative manliness.

Effeminate is something different than it used to be, and so is manly. By your definition, I guess Axe Body Spray is also effeminate.

This is not my definition.

I wouldn't drink Pepsi if it came in a platinum statuette of Randy Macho Man Savage piledrivering Hulk Hogan.

I just think that the design is not going to work for the typical American Pepsi consumer. I actually think it's a nice design.

I think it is a nice design, too. I hate Pepsi, but I would probably drink it if it started coming in a platinum statuette of Macho Man Randy Savage piledriving Hulk Hogan (provided the expense stayed low). I would say that the average American Pepsi consumer has rolled with the punches so far and will probably not do anything but keep drinking Pepsi as normal. I am glad we had this lengthy talk, though.

http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/pepsi_new_bottles.php

lmao the bottle look like a dick

coke.

it kind of pisses me off when ppl go "i never drink soda, ugh, the idea of filling my body with something so awful" when you know like 80% of those people can't go a day without coffee.

even worse is when smokers pull that shit

http://www.suckatlife.com/images/pepsiLogoBlowatlife.jpg

I just bought a Diet Pepsi because of the new design. Thought you should know.

The design is actually quite a coup on Pepsi's part. I've bought a few because my eye was drawn to the bottle or can even before I even knew it was Pepsi.

the only cola i drink these days is pepsi max

Do you crush the can on your forehead when you're done with it

pepsi throwback!

pepsi RAW ugh

tastes like sugared water with ground black pepper.

* Sparkling water.
* Cane sugar.
* Apple extract.
* Colour: plain caramel.
* Natural plant extracts (including natural caffeine and kola nut extract).
* citric, tartaric and lactic acids.
* Stabiliser: gum arabic.
* Thickener: xanthan gum.

So basically what cola bottles would taste like if cola actually tasted like that?

went for this taste test last week:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3594/3670699334_7e10140354.jpg

green tea coke vs. shiso pepsi

wuz gnarls dudes

coke

i guess pepsi is cheaper tho cuz everybody fuckin has it

the movie theater, the diner, other places

i drink coke all the time

pepsi is garbage

vanilla coke 4 lyfe

i miss drinking soda s0 much r.i.p.

diet pepsi tastes like sweetened windex

Do you mean Pepsi Max? CauseI quite like that. Diet Coke is awful to my stomach. Chemical warfare.

green tea coke -> the bomb. but didn't find it anymore when i was in tokyo the other month. BAH

I like Pepsi max a lot (thanks UYD!) but I really dont need that much caffiene. OTOH, plain old diet pepsi tastes good, but fucks with my stomach.

pepsi max >>>> diet coke

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/31/business/media/31adco.html

http://i.imgur.com/dVIBIEq.png

Awwww sheeeit.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/mar/28/coca-cola-police-human-waste-drinks-cans