Re: New Programmer's Drin [message #412397] |
Fri, 19 November 2021 08:33 |
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Originally posted by: Peter Hoffman
On Tuesday, December 28, 1993 at 10:44:37 AM UTC-5, Sten Drescher wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Dec 1993 22:08:22 GMT, pe...@melanie.uucp (peter hoffman) said:
> Hoffman> d...@martha.utcc.utk.edu (David DeLaney) writes:
>>> rbar...@cs.uml.edu (Ralph Barbagallo) writes:
>>>> Speaking of soft drinks, yesterday I decided to go to Burger King
>>>> after a bit of studying when I noticed they had a new drink. It was called
>>>> Mr. Pip... amazingly it tasted EXACTLY like Dr. Pepper and the label on the
>>>> fountain even had the same color scheme. Has Coca-Cola renamed Dr. Pepper
>>>> or something? It still tastes like crap no matter what the name is...
>>> That's "Mr. Pibb"; it's been common on the East Coast since my childhood - we
>>> went to Delaware every summer to Grandma's (on the Chesapeake Bay) and while
>>> there the Dr. was not available, but Mr. Pibb was there in its place.
> Hoffman> It is the Pepsi version of Dr. Pepper. There are several parallel drinks
> Hoffman> in the lineups of Coca-Cola and Pepsi: Mt.Dew and Mello-Yello, Sprite and
> Hoffman> 7-Up, Coke and Pepsi -- there is a serious shortage of innovation in the
> Well, both Mt Dew and Mello-Yello are Pepsi products, and 7-Up
> is from an independent company.
> Hoffman> softdrink industry. It seems to me that they find an interesting drink
> Hoffman> made by a small bottler and then either buy it or clone it. Check out
> Hoffman> "Cheerwine" (a Dr.Pepper/Mr.Pibb type drink) or "Kick-a-Poo Joy Juice" (if
> Hoffman> it is still around) which was a Mt.Dew/Mello-Yello type drink. Does anyone
> Hoffman> know more details as to who invented these drinks, their availability, or
> Hoffman> other trivia? Who is ripping off who?
> --
> Sten Drescher s...@floyd.brooks.af.mil
> #include <disclaimer.h>
Pepsi owns Mountain Dew and Coca-Cola owns Mello Yellow.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Dew
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mello_Yello
It's true that 7 Up is not a Pepsi or Coca-Cola product but it is true that it competes against Coca-Cola's Sprite and Pepsi's Sierra Mist which continues to confirm my point that there are parallel drinks and not a lot of innovation.
Has it really been 28 years? It seems like yesterday! :-)
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