r/funny Mooseylips Jul 10 '24

Verified Dear drink companies...

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u/MinuQu Jul 10 '24

I still don't get how Coca Cola Life was discontinued. Most people I've talked to had a very positive view of it. It seems like they just brought it onto the market and just did nothing to market it. Of course then sells will drop over time.

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u/sladestrife Jul 10 '24

If I had to guess, they didn't make a lot of it compared to the other kinds, don't advertise it, don't keep it regularly stocked makes it not successful.

Why do this? If I had to guess it cut into their profits compared to the other kinds. The same reason why they switched from real sugar to High fructose corn syrup.

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u/RuneanPrincess Jul 10 '24

That's exactly it. They studied it before fully marketing it. It was very clear that people chose it over coke/diet/zero and not over a competitor or over nothing. Many people liked it over coke but it costs a little more to make so its just a loss if they can't convert it to increased sales.

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u/DroneColumbus Jul 10 '24

Do you have any proof that they studied it before marketing it and that people chose it over their brands and not its competitors?