Coke Debuts ‘proud to be an American’ Cans

WHOTV.com ^ | 5/28/16 | CNN

[hoagy62]

NEW YORK — Coke has caught the patriotic fever.

The soda company’s new “I’m proud to be an American” limited edition red, white and blue cans honor members of the military and feature the American flag in their design.

Coca-Cola is rolling out the new cans to celebrate its 75-year partnership with the United Service Organizations.

The cans and packs will be in stores through July 4th. The song lyric and patriotic design will be on 16-ounce cans as well as 12-ounce cans that come in 20, 24 and 35-packs.

[hoagy62]

I don't drink Coke all that often, and only the caffeine-free variety (regular Coke gives me heartburn something fierce). I don't like some of the moves the company has made, nor some of the stands they've take on certain issues. Even so....I like this one.

Way to go, Coke.

[hoagy62]

[AFreeBird]

Now, if they’d just make it with real sugar instead of HFC.

[heterosupremacist]

I might drink Coke if it didn’t taste like sewage! (IMO)

[Byron_the_Aussie]

.. if they’d just make it with real sugar instead of HFC ..

[Byron_the_Aussie]

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My upcoming @resurgent piece explores Donald Trump's BLATANT flip flop on Diet Coke and what it means for the GOP:

[StAntKnee]

High-fived. Trump. Does he make these things happen? Or is he the luckiest hombre alive? First Budweiser, now this?

[Newbomb Turk]

Vicente Fox is a big wig with coca cola de mexico.

Thats why I don't drink the stuff anymore.

[Carthego delenda est]

I don’t drink a coke but once a year or so. This kinda ends the Coke vs Pepsi debate though: “proud to be an American” or Pepsi’s Obama symbol... Hmmmmm.... Tough choice.

[CodeToad]

The USO is one of the few organizations I give to. They send return address labels and we send them money.

[SamAdams76]

It may not have been the intent but Trump will certainly ride the patriotic wave of the relabeled Coke and Budweiser cans this summer.

[phoneman08]

Yep, even the marketing people have been reminded that most Americans love America.

[Byron_the_Aussie]

He's a force of nature.

Like gravity.

[Vision Thing]

Pepsi, it’s your move. You gonna stay with the weak-looking homobama design on your products?

[Byron_the_Aussie]

.. It may not have been the intent but Trump will certainly ride the patriotic wave of the relabeled Coke and Budweiser cans this summer ..

What's next, Sam?

I'm thinking Ted Nugent would make a great spokesman for Ben and Jerry's.

[JBW1949]

Coke has to keep up with Bud...:o))

[JBW1949]

“...I’m thinking Ted Nugent would make a great spokesman for Ben and Jerry’s...”

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ROFL....I’d LOVE to see what he’d say!!!!....:o))

[JBW1949]

Imagine Ted Nugent and Toby Keith together doing a Ben and Jerry’s commercial!!!!!!

[real saxophonist]

In 1986, I marched in the Coca-Cola 100th Anniversary Parade in Atlanta, with Spirit of Atlanta Drum & Bugle Corps. Longest, hottest parade I've ever done.

I have a certificate and commemorative button somewhere.

[Byron_the_Aussie]

‘We took your basic plain vanilla ice cream and mixed in some down home favourites! Mesquite smoked venison sprinkled with doe urine and served in a Realtree bowl. Tell ‘em Ted sent ya!’