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June 17th, 2005, 02:49 PM
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New Offering from Coca Cola
I must be in a test marketing area for the Coca Cola co. Several weeks
ago, it was the Blue Label Diet Coke (splenda) and this morning when I looked in the refrigerator at the convenience store on campus I saw - Coca-Cola Zero. No carb, no calorie, the ingredients list looked similar to Diet Coke. I was joking about it - saying how is this not oh, I dunno, Diet Coke? But, I bought a bottle to try it out. It does, in fact taste much more like regular Coke to me. Which is a point against it for me, as I think regular Coke tastes too sweet. It also has a more noticable aftertaste in my opinion (although that probably depends on which sweeteners work for you). I didn't like it and it wouldn't cause me to switch, but if you really like the taste of regular Coke, but don't need the sugar, you might want to try it out. I was wondering what the marketing rationale was - are they going for people who don't think of themselves as "diet" drinkers but could use fewer calories/carbs or just coke drinkers who don't like the taste of DC? Martha -- Sig pending 
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#2
June 17th, 2005, 03:01 PM
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Martha Gallagher wrote:
:: I must be in a test marketing area for the Coca Cola co. Several :: weeks ago, it was the Blue Label Diet Coke (splenda) and this :: morning when I looked in the refrigerator at the convenience store :: on campus I saw - Coca-Cola Zero. :: :: No carb, no calorie, the ingredients list looked similar to Diet :: Coke. I was joking about it - saying how is this not oh, I dunno, :: Diet Coke? But, I bought a bottle to try it out. It does, in fact :: taste much more like regular Coke to me. Which is a point against it :: for me, as I think regular Coke tastes too sweet. It also has a more :: noticable aftertaste in my opinion (although that probably depends :: on which sweeteners work for you). :: :: I didn't like it and it wouldn't cause me to switch, but if you :: really like the taste of regular Coke, but don't need the sugar, you :: might want to try it out. :: :: I was wondering what the marketing rationale was - are they going for :: people who don't think of themselves as "diet" drinkers but could use :: fewer calories/carbs or just coke drinkers who don't like the taste :: of DC? I personally prefer it to DC and I definitely don't want calories from a drink.
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#3
June 17th, 2005, 03:06 PM
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Looks like Splenda has swung some deals with Coca-Cola and Pepsico. More options for low-carbers I guess. Roger Zoul wrote: Martha Gallagher wrote: :: I must be in a test marketing area for the Coca Cola co. Several :: weeks ago, it was the Blue Label Diet Coke (splenda) and this :: morning when I looked in the refrigerator at the convenience store :: on campus I saw - Coca-Cola Zero. :: :: No carb, no calorie, the ingredients list looked similar to Diet :: Coke. I was joking about it - saying how is this not oh, I dunno, :: Diet Coke? But, I bought a bottle to try it out. It does, in fact :: taste much more like regular Coke to me. Which is a point against it :: for me, as I think regular Coke tastes too sweet. It also has a more :: noticable aftertaste in my opinion (although that probably depends :: on which sweeteners work for you). :: :: I didn't like it and it wouldn't cause me to switch, but if you :: really like the taste of regular Coke, but don't need the sugar, you :: might want to try it out. :: :: I was wondering what the marketing rationale was - are they going for :: people who don't think of themselves as "diet" drinkers but could use :: fewer calories/carbs or just coke drinkers who don't like the taste :: of DC? I personally prefer it to DC and I definitely don't want calories from a drink.
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June 17th, 2005, 05:05 PM
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#5
June 17th, 2005, 05:08 PM
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On Fri, 17 Jun 2005, Roger Zoul wrote:
Martha Gallagher wrote: :: I must be in a test marketing area for the Coca Cola co. Several :: weeks ago, it was the Blue Label Diet Coke (splenda) and this :: morning when I looked in the refrigerator at the convenience store :: on campus I saw - Coca-Cola Zero. :: : :: I was wondering what the marketing rationale was - are they going for :: people who don't think of themselves as "diet" drinkers but could use :: fewer calories/carbs or just coke drinkers who don't like the taste :: of DC? I personally prefer it to DC and I definitely don't want calories from a drink. Well, there's their market I guess - not just you, of course. But others who share your preferences. Martha -- Sig pending
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#6
June 17th, 2005, 06:01 PM
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#7
June 17th, 2005, 07:09 PM
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I like it. I don't care for diet coke, I like the taste of regular coke
better. I don't like pepsi. C2 was good to me, but this is a better option since it has no calories. I am no longer doing low carb, for reasons, but it helps to be able to limit the sugar somewhere. I still use splenda liquid in my tea and coffee. Pam "Martha Gallagher" wrote in message ... On Fri, 17 Jun 2005, Roger Zoul wrote: Martha Gallagher wrote: :: I must be in a test marketing area for the Coca Cola co. Several :: weeks ago, it was the Blue Label Diet Coke (splenda) and this :: morning when I looked in the refrigerator at the convenience store :: on campus I saw - Coca-Cola Zero. :: : :: I was wondering what the marketing rationale was - are they going for :: people who don't think of themselves as "diet" drinkers but could use :: fewer calories/carbs or just coke drinkers who don't like the taste :: of DC? I personally prefer it to DC and I definitely don't want calories from a drink. Well, there's their market I guess - not just you, of course. But others who share your preferences. Martha -- Sig pending
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#8
June 17th, 2005, 11:18 PM
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I just tried Coke Zero too. To me it tastes more like regular Coke,
than std Diet Coke, but not as sweet or flavorful as regular Coke. I like Diet Coke with Splenda the best of the Coke products. It's amazing how many of these products Coke is making. Looks like they are just throwing everything on the shelf and seeing what sticks. Personally, for a cola, I like Diet Rite the best. To me, that tastes more like real Coke.
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#9
June 17th, 2005, 11:25 PM
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In article ,
"Roger Zoul" wrote: Martha Gallagher wrote: :: I must be in a test marketing area for the Coca Cola co. Several :: weeks ago, it was the Blue Label Diet Coke (splenda) and this :: morning when I looked in the refrigerator at the convenience store :: on campus I saw - Coca-Cola Zero. :: :: No carb, no calorie, the ingredients list looked similar to Diet :: Coke. I was joking about it - saying how is this not oh, I dunno, :: Diet Coke? But, I bought a bottle to try it out. It does, in fact :: taste much more like regular Coke to me. Which is a point against it :: for me, as I think regular Coke tastes too sweet. It also has a more :: noticable aftertaste in my opinion (although that probably depends :: on which sweeteners work for you). :: :: I didn't like it and it wouldn't cause me to switch, but if you :: really like the taste of regular Coke, but don't need the sugar, you :: might want to try it out. :: :: I was wondering what the marketing rationale was - are they going for :: people who don't think of themselves as "diet" drinkers but could use :: fewer calories/carbs or just coke drinkers who don't like the taste :: of DC? I personally prefer it to DC and I definitely don't want calories from a drink. I may have to give it a try. Except I drink Diet Rite now as I don't want the caffeine either. -- --- Chris Smolinski Black Cat Systems http://www.blackcatsystems.com
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#10
June 18th, 2005, 07:37 AM
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Martha Gallagher wrote:
I must be in a test marketing area for the Coca Cola co. Several weeks ago, it was the Blue Label Diet Coke (splenda) and this morning when I looked in the refrigerator at the convenience store on campus I saw - Coca-Cola Zero. I didn't like it and it wouldn't cause me to switch, but if you really like the taste of regular Coke, but don't need the sugar, you might want to try it out. I didn't like it, either. Pastorio
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