Soft Drink Cartel

[glanville63]

I expect you've all noticed that we can no longer buy large bottles of Coke Light, Coke Zero, Pepsi Max and Seven Up from the 7 Eleven stores and most other outlets. We can now only buy the large bottles of Coke and Pepsi products that are oozing with sugar. The ones we have been told are not good for our health and the health of our kids. We are now forced to buy the healthier alternatives in small cans and bottles that are much more expensive. These manufacturers are ganging up on us and forcing us to spend more money with them.

Pepsi Cola, Coka Cola and Seven Up, you should be ashamed of yourselves !!!!

[tw25rw]

Maybe they found people weren't buying them as they couldn't drink it all before going through security. The bottles would take up shop space they could use for something else.

[scotto]

buy water?

[MrRealDeal]

Exactly why should a public company that is supposed to be making as much money as possible for the shareholders , that is doing exactly that , be ashamed of itself ? Perhaps society should be ashamed that they passed Laws requiring public companys to do that, but by Law the companys are just doing what they are supposed to do.

[whybother]

Is this only a problem at the airport 7/11?

Just wondering why this is in the airport forum ...

Sent from my HTC phone.

[metisdead]

Don't see how this is airport related, moving to General topics.

[Ulysses G.]

Diet soft drinks are bad for you too. You are screwed either way.

[glanville63]

Sorry. I meant to post this topic in the General Forums. I know there isn't much of a market at airports for large bottles of drinks.

I still think there's some sort of conspiracy going on out there with the suppliers. Many people are diabetic and can't drink the sugar laden variety and for someone to suggest we drink water all the time is nonsense. We need variety in our diets and the more options the manufacturers give us the better.

[MrRealDeal]

I guess you missed my ealier post ..... A conspiricy is some secretive generally underhanded plan ..... You miss the point that what they are doing ..... according to you .....is the LAW

Doing the opposite of what they are doing ..... would be Breaking the LAW

[Thai Dreamer]

Everything at that airport is a shocking cartel. Be-careful not to complain or they might jus t give you the King Power Duty Free theft allegation treatment.

Hey, is that still going on? I have not seen it in the media lately, they must have changed their ways to mute the victims.

[OMGImInPattaya]

We need variety in our diets and the more options the manufacturers give us the better.

Every other animal and plant specie on the planet thrive on drinking water exclusively (except for baby mammals) so why should it be any different for humans?

[Soutpeel]

We need variety in our diets and the more options the manufacturers give us the better.

and manufacturers will give you more options if there is a market in it, if stuff isnt selling why keep producing/selling it.... basic ecomonics...supply and demand...there is no supply cos there is no demand..

companies are in business first and foremost to make money...

conspiracies....

[1bbcd5]

You just saved me the trouble of reposting.

[Stradavarius37]

Where did I put my tin foil hat....

[MrRealDeal]

We need variety in our diets and the more options the manufacturers give us the better.

Every other animal and plant specie on the planet thrive on drinking water exclusively (except for baby mammals) so why should it be any different for humans?

Ummmmmm because they are animals and don't have research Scientists to find out Riboflavens and Vitimin C ect, is good for them ?

[AyG]

We need variety in our diets and the more options the manufacturers give us the better.

Every other animal and plant specie on the planet thrive on drinking water exclusively (except for baby mammals) so why should it be any different for humans?

Because humans are smarter than other animals and can make tastier drinks? Fruit bats absolutely love drinking orange Fanta given half a chance.

Oh, and some adult animals do drink things other than water. For example, badgers will drink milk from sleeping cows, and vampire bats drink blood.

[GreenSnapper]

How did they force you? At gun point?

[lujanit]

I have noticed that both Tops and our local Villa are often out of cans of coke zero, coke light and tonic water. This has been going on for a while now so maybe there is a problem with sourcing the cans. When they run out re-supply can take a couple of weeks. Villa here have been out of all three since before xmas and Tops only yesterday were re-supplied with coke zero. I also noticed that Villa seems to be unable to get Chang Export in cans again although bottles is not a problem.

I don't know if the situation is different here in Thailand but for a long time in Oz coke syrup was imported from the USA in 60 litre plastic containers. The product was only bottled in Oz not made. Trade secrets and all that.

Maybe there are two problems then; cans and base syrup supply

[chonabot]

Aspartame.....

[tinfoilhat]

Since when is diet soda the "healthy" alternative?

[whybother]

Since when is diet soda the "healthy" alternative?

It's the "less bad you" alternative.

[marstons]

I dount the manufactures are involved in who stocks what in outlets, its up to the franchise owner to decide.

[glanville63]

So why do 7 Eleven want to force their customers to drink this less healthy alternative. At least give us a choice.

[MikeLaw]

I don't know if the situation is different here in Thailand but for a long time in Oz coke syrup was imported from the USA in 60 litre plastic containers. The product was only bottled in Oz not made. Trade secrets and all that.

Maybe there are two problems then; cans and base syrup supply

I believe this is true worldwide. The concentrated syrup (in some cases minus sweetner) is manufactured in "secret" to protect the formula and provided to the worldwide bottling plants. However, I doubt there would be a shortage of the stuff as Coke has one of the most effective distribution networks in the world.

[mrtoad]

They obviously realized that Farangs are the main buyers, so have deliberately done this to make life difficult.

[jamhar]

They obviously realized that Farangs are the main buyers, so have deliberately done this to make life difficult.

Ah HA!!! I knew it!!!!

[GrantSmith]

Can't say I've noticed any decline in any of the diet cola range in local supermarkets / convenience stores (Bang Bon).

There was a shortage of Pepsi products during 'est-gate' but that's about it.

[bunta71]

Check with Dr. Google on those fine health products....sugar, aspartame, saccharin and the devastating effects on the brain and reproductive system and of splenda on ones liver. You cannot fool mother nature.

[h90]

buy water?

Or Orange Juice or Apple Juice or Soda Water

[DocN]

Yes, I noticed that, too and it is very inconvenient if you are f.e. DIABETHIC and don't want to drink water for the rest of your life every miserable day!

This for all the "I don't see the problem in this...why buy diet coke with stuff in it that is also not healthy ...or drink water"- smart@sses!

I am very happy for you, that you are healthy can can choose form any kind of drink, the one you desire, but I CAN NOT and for me and others like myself, this really IS a problem.

And YES, we all know that diet coke, pepsi max or coke zero is no health drink...but we face a choice here. Drink "normal" soft drinks and die of high sugar next week...or drink Pepsi Max and MAYBE die from it in 40 years. With being 45 now...I'd take my chances!

Thanks