Nestlé Wins Legal Battle Over Nescafé Rights in Thailand

[Liverpool Lou]

5 minutes ago, impulse said:

7 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

What, along the same lines as Nestle debacle, are you claiming happened to Pepsico?

 EST.

Gawd...   You think that EST replaced Pepsi on retailers shelves?

[impulse]

18 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

I believe that they gently 'encouraged' retailers not to stock Pepsi but stock their cheap cola alternative instead.

 

It's been awhile since I was interested, but it is fascinating to me how retail stores decide what products are given which (and how much) shelf space.  Lots of books about it back when people read whole books, which is when I looked into it, 30 or so years ago.  Powerful companies can force retailers to absolutely shaft their competitors, making sure that competitive products get crappy, if any shelf space.

 

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

5 minutes ago, impulse said:

Powerful companies can force retailers to absolutely shaft their competitors, making sure that competitive products get crappy, if any shelf space.

 

Also, the Thai government gets involved on their behalf.

 

One industry I used to be involved in is actively monopolised by the Thais and includes price fixing. This is to ensure one or two Thai companies and entities continue to be able to operate and get paid and competition is restricted from entering the market. 

 

It is much the same as all the big industries here, beer and tobacco included.

[kimamey]

14 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Only Decaf for me these days, I go out to Starbucks 3 times a week that is about the best so far, Amazon dont do Decaf or 7/11, I would have thought the amount of coffee they sell daily they would have Decaf, maybe it's to expensive for them to buy, not many people want it, 

I don't usually drink decaf but I'm surprised it isn't easier to get.

[Yellowtail]

5 hours ago, blaze master said:

 

Does she like cream in her coffee ? 😅

She's a fine grind...

[ukrules]

5 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Gawd...   You think that EST replaced Pepsi on retailers shelves?

 

I remember when this happened, Pepsi literally disappeared overnight and the word on the street was it had been rebranded to EST for Asia. Likely completely inaccurate but that's what the word on the street was.....

That was years ago though.

[ChipButty]

7 hours ago, kimamey said:

I don't usually drink decaf but I'm surprised it isn't easier to get.

The whole of Rawai only Starbucks sell it, none of the local coffee shops do it, WeCafe at their main branch sell it, they do all their own roasting I'm not sure if they sell it their other branches, 

Now we have a few Starbucks on the island I can go there, 

Maybe the price has something to do with it, quite a lot more expensive, 

[kimamey]

9 hours ago, ChipButty said:

The whole of Rawai only Starbucks sell it, none of the local coffee shops do it, WeCafe at their main branch sell it, they do all their own roasting I'm not sure if they sell it their other branches, 

Now we have a few Starbucks on the island I can go there, 

Maybe the price has something to do with it, quite a lot more expensive, 

I thought, maybe Thais don't drink Decaf?  I asked my wife, and her first reaction was confusion, so I explained what it was and she said no they don't.  So that might be the reason. I'm in the UK until Sunday, but when I'm back and in a supermarket  I'll see if it's available there as I'm not sure if I've seen it. 

I would have thought in tourist areas it should be easier to find. I seem to remember you are in Phucket, although I might be wrong. 

[ChipButty]

2 hours ago, kimamey said:

I thought, maybe Thais don't drink Decaf?  I asked my wife, and her first reaction was confusion, so I explained what it was and she said no they don't.  So that might be the reason. I'm in the UK until Sunday, but when I'm back and in a supermarket  I'll see if it's available there as I'm not sure if I've seen it. 

I would have thought in tourist areas it should be easier to find. I seem to remember you are in Phucket, although I might be wrong. 

You can get it in the bigger supermarkets, like Tops in Central, but local 7/11's no, I dont mind going out early in the morning and getting my Decaf on the beachfront, 

[KhaoHom]

I hate this company for a dozen reasons. Nevertheless, although unrelated it has the stink of the Pepsi fiasco on it.

 

Red cup is absolutely dire. I wouldn't even give the shi+ to your gf

[connda]

I guess we won't have to worry that their 3 in 1 coffee will disappear from the shelves.

[liddelljohn]

Nescafe and most Nestle products are vile tasting <deleted> ,, so I dont care , i drink only real bean coffee but Im glad they  screwed the ignorant Thai business  who thought they were above  commercial laws and agreements ......