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13 statements about Coke, every show
Rajagopal: FirstClub refuses to sell Coke, Pepsi, Lay's, or major biscuits
“We are the only platform. We don't sell Pepsi and Coke. We don't sell Lay's and Bingo's of the world. We don't sell the big biscuit brands in the country, right?”
Coca-Cola labeled the original formula 'Classic' to renegotiate its bottler contracts
“And Coke and their lawyers ultimately decide That if they keep new Coke on the market as the official Coke, and they call the old Coke, Coca-Cola classic. They can make an argument to all the bottlers. The Coca-Cola classic is a new drink.”
Spahr: AI platform loyalty will evolve into a Coke versus Pepsi rivalry
“And I think in the future, it's going to become a situation almost like Coke or Pepsi. What kind of guy are you? Are you a Coke guy or a Pepsi guy? Granted, we might have a few more flavors, but I feel that that's going to be kind of the knee jerk reaction abo…”
Tice: Distrust of artificial sweeteners drove 2008 Coke and Pepsi diet slump
“So in 2008, Coke and Pepsi were experiencing this enormous downturn of diet beverages. And it was really due to the fact that there was enormous consumer distrust of artificial sweeteners.”
Isenberg: Quebec Is One of Pepsi's Biggest Global Markets
“Quebec has this weird thing where it's like one of the biggest markets in the world for Pepsi, not Coke.”
Schultz: Coca-Cola dismissed Starbucks ready-to-drink pitch in under 30 minutes
“The Coke meeting was a meeting lasted less than 30 minutes. I can't remember who I met with. They dismissed me didn't view Starbucks or, didn't understand what I was trying to do and didn't give me much time to even explain it.”
Ishbia: High-performing organizations need respected rivals to excel
“I really believe that the best and most talented organizations and people have a rival they really respect. I think the Red Sox are better because they hate the Yankees. I think Duke hates basketball against North Carolina. I think Coke hates Pepsi. And they a…”
Phillips: Dual-competitor consumer markets create openings for premium luxury products
“Because what we found is in every category, every consumer product category in which there are two main competitors, Coke and Pepsi, Stoli Absolute, Ben and Jerry's and Haagen-Dazs, they tend to fight to the bottom. Lower pricing you know, frankly demeaning co…”
Lonsdale: Over 40% of Coke is bought through welfare benefits
“Right now our government actually gives like money for people to buy like soda, soda drinks, like over 40% of Coke is bought apparently through welfare benefits and stuff.”
Four conglomerates control 98% of the retail beverage market
“Four or five big players literally own 98% of the market between Coke, Pepsi, Anheuser-Busch, Molson Coors. I mean, that is 98% of the beverages you see on a shelf in a store anywhere.”
Category creators need knockoffs to prove their product's superiority
“The way that I soothe myself about knockoffs is that I remember this fact that, you know, Coke needed Pepsi. Xerox needed IBM. Beauty Blender needs knockoffs in order to prove why we are the category creator and the best.”
Velocity refuses to work with direct brand competitors simultaneously
“We're not ever going to be working with those two brands side by side.”