Posted on 01/06/2018 2:20:56 AM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
Coca-Cola will sell smaller bottles at higher prices in response to the sugar tax.
The soft drinks manufacturer has refused to alter its famous sugar-laden recipe.
But from March the cost of some bottles of the fizzy drink will rise by more than 10 per cent – before the new tax takes effect the following month. The plans mean that a 1.75 litre bottle of Coke will shrink to 1.5 litres, while increasing in price by 20p to £1.99.
The cost of a 500ml bottle will also rise from £1.09 to £1.25 – increasing by 25 per cent from just £1 last autumn, according to the Guardian.
A Coca-Cola spokesman said: ‘We have no plans to change the recipe of Coca-Cola Classic so it will be impacted by the Government’s soft drinks tax. People love the taste and have told us not to change.’
The move comes as rival Irn-Bru, manufactured by AG Barr, faces a backlash over reduced sugar in Scotland’s famous soft drink.
Next week they will begin bottling the adapted version of the product, which outsells both Pepsi and Coke north of the border. The tax will be introduced on all sugar-sweetened drinks from April.
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Ding! Ding! You have nailed it. The organizations that will get the tax money will route that money back to the politicians through campaign donations. The politicians have developed a system to hide these donations in money market investments. The yield from these investments is their money. The original investment goes back into future campaigns.
The question is: Does the U.K. have a corn-syrup tax, or is that part of what’s being called a sugar tax?
I’m pretty sure the original Coke bottles were 6 or 7 oz. Pepsi started with 12 oz (Twice as much for a nickel too).
There was a sugar shortage and price skyrocket so in many markets Pepsi developed smaller bottles. Many 10, 8, and 7 oz bottles were made. Depending on the logo style they can be quite collectible in good condition.
Growing up we were in a location between 12 oz Pepsi bottles and 10 oz Pepsi bottles. The deposit on the 12 oz bottles was 2 cents. The deposit on the 10 oz bottles was 3 cents. My Dad, being extremely frugal, liked to buy the 12 oz bottles and enjoy the larger portion then try to return the to the 10 oz bottle locations for the extra penny. He got away with it every once in a while.
***Just how sacred is the recipe?***
Remember the NEW COKE fiasco of many years ago? They went back to the old recipe.
http://www.coca-colacompany.com/stories/11-facts-about-the-contour-bottle
Kosher Coke for Passover (with real sugar):
“Did you know that until 1955, Coca-Cola was available only as a soda fountain drink and in 6 1/2-ounce contour bottles? 1955 saw the debut of the King Size (10- and 12-ounce) and Family Size (26-ounce) contour bottles in the U.S., marking an important step in giving consumers packaging options to meet their needs...It was not until 1960 that Coca-Cola in 12-ounce cans was introduced to the U.S. public.”
http://www.coca-colacompany.com/stories/11-facts-about-the-contour-bottle
Although the 10 or 12 oz size was available when I was a kid, my Dad would insist on buying us the 6 oz size. You don’t get fat drinking 6 oz of Coke a couple of times a week.
Maybe that's just my memory and palate.
Or maybe they did the BIG switch to provide cover for a small change to cheaper ingredients?
DING DING DING We got a winner.
The biggest marketing scam in maybe all of human history.
Can you say, "High Fructose Corn Syrup?"
Ahh, soda fountain Coke, with a splash of Chocolate syrup.
Da Bomb !
Saaaayyyyy isn’t this about the time Americans started to get really obese?
Just sayin’...
We used to get a penny for the small bottle and three cents for the large
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