Current Events > What's the point of calling it Coke Zero sugar?

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No point
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Clearly it was meant to be marketed as Coke Basura.
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make people that are addicted to soda feel better about themselves.
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I got 300 cans of Coke Zero in my basement. The best soda ever and they ended it.
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KiwiTerraRizing posted...

I got 300 cans of Coke Zero in my basement. The best soda ever and they ended it.

Didn't they just add "sugar" to the label?
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KiwiTerraRizing posted...

I got 300 cans of Coke Zero in my basement. The best soda ever and they ended it.

What the FUCK?
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So people would confuse it with Pepsi Zero Sugar, maybe? Formerly Pepsi Max, but now its Pepsi Zero Sugar... with MAX taste! But Pepsi did it first.
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frozenshock posted...

Didn't they just add "sugar" to the label?

I think they changed the formula/taste
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Fuck this shit.
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KiwiTerraRizing posted...

I got 300 cans of Coke Zero in my basement. The best soda ever and they ended it.

All they did was change the name... <_<

But honestly, I think the point was just to get people drinking it instead of diet coke?

We don't sell much coke zero... We ordered a new 5 gallon syrup thing for it, it came in on 10/9, which means we were running low then... We still haven't hooked it up... <_<
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QassTank posted...

KiwiTerraRizing posted...

I got 300 cans of Coke Zero in my basement. The best soda ever and they ended it.

All they did was change the name... <_<

But honestly, I think the point was just to get people drinking it instead of diet coke?

We don't sell much coke zero... We ordered a new 5 gallon syrup thing for it, it came in on 10/9, which means we were running low then... We still haven't hooked it up... <_<

They did change the formula slightly.

Also it doesn't matter, It's been over 10 years since Mr. Pibb was discontinued and people still call "Pibb Xtra" Mr. Pibb.
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It's confusing. If you don't already know, you can't tell by looking at the name if this is Coke with Zero Sugar, Coke Zero with extra Sugar, Coke Zero with Sugar instead of artificial sweetener (so wait, did Coke Zero use sugar or not?). And you also can't tell if this is a renrand of CZ or a new product.

Terrible name.
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QassTank posted...

KiwiTerraRizing posted...

I got 300 cans of Coke Zero in my basement. The best soda ever and they ended it.

All they did was change the name... <_<

But honestly, I think the point was just to get people drinking it instead of diet coke?

We don't sell much coke zero... We ordered a new 5 gallon syrup thing for it, it came in on 10/9, which means we were running low then... We still haven't hooked it up... <_<

Formula was changed, not the same taste.

Ill buy that syrup from you.
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They've been shipping us boxes of Coke Zero with a sticker slapped over it saying Coke Zero Sugar.
<.<

The POP they sent us, and all the ads they ran around here, said they weren't changing the formula. o.O
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DevsBro posted...

It's confusing. If you don't already know, you can't tell by looking at the name if this is Coke with Zero Sugar, Coke Zero with extra Sugar, Coke Zero with Sugar instead of artificial sweetener (so wait, did Coke Zero use sugar or not?). And you also can't tell if this is a renrand of CZ or a new product.

Terrible name.

It's

Coke: Zero Sugar

Still dumb though.

And from a label perspective the literal only difference between the two is Coke Zero Sugar is it says "0g incl. sugar" under the 0g sugar whereas Coke Zero just said 0g Sugar. The rest of the Nutrition Facts and ingredients are verbatim the same, in the same exact order

Also the advertising for the new zero sugar is pretentious as all hell. "We don't need Hollywood or internet star to advertise this cause we know you stupid addicted fucks will buy it anyways"
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Yeah, they changed the formula, too. The new soda is legitimately bad, and especially as someone that loves Coke Zero Vanilla I'm disappointed that that'll be going away.
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K181 posted...

Yeah, they changed the formula, too. The new soda is legitimately bad, and especially as someone that loves Coke Zero Vanilla I'm disappointed that that'll be going away.

IDK I like the new flavor. It's less salty but they didn't increase the sweetness. They just made it less salty.

99% of what I drink is Cherry Zero anyway.
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Oh and don't forget "What does Coke Zero Sugar taste like? A Coke."

Congrats, marketing department, now I have to wonder what the hell is wrong with normal coke that you can perfecly simulate the flavor without sugar.
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I'm not really feeling that Coke Zero Sugar or whatever it's called. There's an aftertaste that I can't stand. If I'm worried about the sugar and calories, I'd rather mix water with a regular Coke and just spread it out over time. It'll still taste better than Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, etc.
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@K181 posted...

Yeah, they changed the formula, too. The new soda is legitimately bad, and especially as someone that loves Coke Zero Vanilla I'm disappointed that that'll be going away.

The cherry and vanilla zeros aren't changing.

The name change was bc Coke Zero was too open for interpretation they felt. Was it zero sugar? Calories? Carbs? Fucks given? Nobody knew.

Also the formula is the exact same. Nothing changed. Just some amounts were changed to make it taste more like Coca-Cola and remove the bit of diet aftertaste that it had.

Source:Working at Coke for nearly 10 years now.

@DevsBro posted...

Oh and don't forget "What does Coke Zero Sugar taste like? A Coke."

Congrats, marketing department, now I have to wonder what the hell is wrong with normal coke that you can perfecly simulate the flavor without sugar.

Normal coke hasn't had sugar for decades at this point. It uses High Fructose Corn syrup as a sweetener. Most of your diet sodas use Aspartame, Spends, or dextrose.

Sugar is "bad". Unless it's in Mexican Coke, then it's great.

Sugar is bad because the industry is basically organized crime with insane protections from the government.
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Back_Stabbath posted...

make people that are addicted to soda feel better about themselves.

That is what I think when I see this shit
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I'm still cheesed off that I can't get Vanilla Coke Zero in supermarkets here.
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Let people know its a different drink.
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Coke Zero sugar Super Coke
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