Now this is interesting.....
The article talks about how companies like Coke and Pepsi are in some trouble. Not necessarily financial trouble. But trouble with their product portfolio as it currently stands.
These companies likely never will disappear, but the world of healthy inspirations and less unhealthy behavior finally is starting to take a toll on them and their peers that also sell drinks and products that have little nutritional value.
"little nutritional value" there is key.
obviously this is referring to the lines of soda (or pop or "sodie") that these companies sell. Not just the regular versions of Coke and Mt. Dew. Even diet sodas too.
I agree.... all of them serve little value, except as a different way to consume liquids. An alternative to water, if you will.
Some people consume little... even no... pop.
Others are "water buffaloes" that drink carbonated beverages down by the liter (or by the gallon, for those who are metrically-challenged).
How about you?
Can you imagine life without a cold, frosty, bubbly Pepsi?
I love me some Diet Dew!!
The article continues....
Again, these companies selling unhealthy products will not dry up and disappear. Trying to bet against the survival of the tobacco companies would have been very costly. The problem is that the new generation of consumers and the existing generations have been told for so long that empty calories are bad for you that they cannot ignore it. Even if they want to, their doctors may be ordering them to listen.
"unhealthy products"
"empty calories"
see that?
wonder what this means for beer companies?
or, is beer, like tobacco, a protected class?
something that, even though more damaging and dangerous (on many levels) than soda, will survive.
How about you?
Can you imagine life without a cold, frosty, frothy Budweiser?
Hmmmmmm..... food for thought.... or drink for thought..... on this Saturday evening.
Out for now.....
Matt
P.S. another quote about Coke from a different recent article:
new regulations on sugar intake and its heavy reliance on sugar is slowly-but-surely killing the beverage giant