Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site topaz.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!columbia!topaz!blanchet From: blanchet@topaz.ARPA (Ed Blanchett) Newsgroups: net.rumor Subject: Why *did* they change Coke? Message-ID: <2509@topaz.ARPA> Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 10:03:32 EDT Article-I.D.: topaz.2509 Posted: Mon Jul 8 10:03:32 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 9-Jul-85 07:07:38 EDT Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 18 I can't help but wonder why the sudden change in the Coke formula? After all, the old style was not exactly putting them in the poor house... And also, now that public opinion seems to be so against the change, there is no indication that they are planning to pull the new one off/market the old one as well that would be expected of a company that could have the capital to admit they made a mistake and compromise. Maybe the reason behind the switch was not all business as it was hyped up to be. Unfortunately, I have no information to back it up, but something just seems a little fishy about Coca-Cola's business practice here. -Ed Blanchett ARPA: BLANCHETT@RU-BLUE.ARPA UUCP: ..(ihnp4!ut-sally, seismo, allegra!packard)!topaz!blanchett -- ARPA: BLANCHETT@RU-BLUE.ARPA UUCP: ..(ihnp4!ut-sally, seismo, allegra!packard)!topaz!ru-blue!blanchett