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Author Topic: Coke or Pepsi...which do you sell? Dean Kollet Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 591 From: Florida State University Registered: Jul 2003 posted 08-28-2003 09:51 PM                     Coke all the way where I work, Pepsi is horrible anyways... As for the 7-11 question, I believe it's about contracts and whatnot. A supermarket sells both, Soft Drinks are sold there, but it's not a market in which it would be beneficial to have just one brand, people want a choice when they are shopping or on the road. Now you have McDonalds and Restaurants and whatnot, they get deals from the companies to carry their products. I believe it would be VERY expensive to carry both products pushing that much volume. Convienence stores do it b/c their business really doesn't matter on soft drinks, just that they have them....this is just what I think though, Ic ould be wrong...  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 08-28-2003 10:36 PM                     Just catching up on this thread, this comment from the previous page... quote: "If people ask a for a Coke, we smile, pour them a Pepsi, they drink and are happy as a lark and off they go." You evil little man! People in your neck of the woods are either incredibly stupid or have zero taste buds. I'll admit some people like Coke and others like Pepsi and that's fine, but for you to sell them a substitute product without telling them (even if there are a hundred signs posted), you deserve one hell of a customer ass chewing for that intentional deceipt. That's what I call first rate bad customer service. I can just imagine how your box office operates. "I'd like two tickets to American Wedding please." Of course by this it would be entirely acceptable to punch up tickets to Freaky Friday since both are comedies...right?  |  IP: Logged Jack Ondracek Film God Posts: 2348 From: Port Orchard, WA, USA Registered: Oct 2002 posted 08-28-2003 11:32 PM                        quote: Of course by this it would be entirely acceptable to punch up tickets to Freaky Friday since both are comedies...right? In this day & age, if the percentages are better for "Freaky", some sleazebag operators probably do just that. On serving Pepsi when a Coke is ordered... I'd bet that lady who won the big judgment from McD's over the coffee temperature would like to know where that theatre is!  |  IP: Logged Don Bruechert Mmmmmmmmm, bird! Posts: 340 From: Manitowoc, WI, USA Registered: Jan 2003 posted 08-30-2003 03:46 PM                        I didn't read this whole thread. I read pages 1 and 7, so if I repeat something forgive me! We sell Pepsi. Our supplier will generally do whatever they can for us to keep us happy. We have had relatively few problems in the 10 months I have been there, but we always get good service. We can also order policy trailers from them and they send them free... Yeah, OK - they're advertisements for their products, and most of the time they are annoying, but they get the message across cheap. The other thing you need to consider is that these companies are into everything. Pepsico owns Pizza Hut, so you get Pepsi there. Coke owns Dominoes (chain) so there you get Coke, etc... It's really a remarkable read if you look into it sometime. I did some reports on companies a few years back and you would be amazed what these places own. Pepsi also owns AMF sporting goods products. Most of the food, beer and tobacco companies are spread out all over creation....  |  IP: Logged Carl Martin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1424 From: Oakland, CA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 08-31-2003 01:33 AM                        i don't know if they still do the pepsi "dolls" trailer, but it's awesome. i saw it once in a theater, and that's it. we had some lying around, but never actually used them, and now we have coke. in it, barbie (?) dolls violate various rules and suffer the consequences. for example, one of them uses a cell phone and is struck by lightning and burnt to a crisp. it all looks really low-rent and brilliant. they do push pepsi, but all in all they're going for humor more than anything. i love it. carl  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 08-31-2003 01:51 AM                        Recently, here, Coca-Cola won't give you the time of day. My rep now apparently manages close to 400 accounts and will tell you that he just doesn't have the time to deal with everyone, large and small accounts alike. My biggest pet-peeve with Coke... why the heck do you have to re-order back-ordered items? Do they expect you to make your own syrup when they can't deliver it to you the first time? Should I be stealing cups from other businesses when they don't come in with my order? Of course I still need them, that's why it's called back-order, not forget the order.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Sisemore Flaming Ribs beat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups any day! Posts: 3061 From: Rockwall TX USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 09-02-2003 01:04 AM                     quote: Pepsico owns Pizza Hut, so you get Pepsi there. No longer true. PepsiCo spun off its restaurant businesses (Taco Bell/Pizza Hut/KFC) in 1997. These restaurants (along with Long John Silver's and A&W Restaurants) are now owned by Yum! Brands, Inc. I remember for a while that some Pizza Huts shortly after the spinoff were serving COKE products, though I believe that all the Yum! units all serve Pepsi products (save for Cadbury/Schweppes owned A&W Root Beer and Dr. Pepper which are carred regionally by Pepsi and Coke in the US) now. quote: Coke owns Dominoes(sic) (chain) so there you get Coke, etc... That's news to me. Last I checked, Domino's [Pizza] was owned by Bain Capital. -Aaron [ 11-02-2003, 06:24 PM: Message edited by: Aaron Sisemore ]  |  IP: Logged Marcial Feliciano Ramos Expert Film Handler Posts: 108 From: Puerto Rico Registered: Oct 2003 posted 11-02-2003 07:44 AM                     We sell all Coke...regular, diet, minute maid lemonade, dasani water, sprite, verifiene juices, etc.  |  IP: Logged German Marin Expert Film Handler Posts: 227 From: Verbania (VB), Italy Registered: Jul 2001 posted 11-02-2003 10:32 AM                     Long time ago Pepsi-Cola was above Coca-Cola (because pepsi teste better than coke those years ago) and People used to said "I want a pepsi". Those people still saying "I want a pepsi" even coke is first in taste. Cinex sells Pepsi and their products, Pepsi light, Golden flavors (orange, pineapple, Kolita and 7up) and Neastea (peach or lemon).  |  IP: Logged Timothy Ervin Film Handler Posts: 84 From: Oklahoma Registered: Jan 2001 posted 11-02-2003 12:42 PM                     We are a Coke theatre. Personally, I like Coke and Pepsi both but seems like I always get better service from Pepsi. Whenever I have a mechanical problem and call coke to send me a rep they always want to refer me to a tech so they can talk me thorugh the problem. That aggrevates me. I am a theatre manager not a Coke maintentance person. I always have to ask them to send out a technician. Also, Coke seems to get my orders mixed up often and its hard to get my rep to call me back concerning marketing and new product info. I never seemed to have these problems with Pepsi, but I guess both companies have good and bad qualities. At least we don't sell RC  |  IP: Logged William Bunch Film Handler Posts: 87 From: Misawa, Japan Registered: Nov 2001 posted 11-04-2003 07:12 AM                        You guys are soooooo lucky! You have beverage companies falling all over themselves trying to give you free equipment and repair service? How great that must be. Over here there is the same type of service from Coca-Cola Japan but we would be required to buy their syrups at astronomical prices. Something like $50 per BIB. Nope. I have to order the machines, tubing, post-mix heads, carbonators, etc. Then hook it all up and keep it serviced. For simplicity we order mostly Coca Cola products but we are free to mix brands and flavors on the same towers. I do all food facilities, food courts and theater. The only ones that are brand specific are Taco Bell (Pepsi) and Burger King (Coke) It sounds like your theaters get some pretty good perks out of the deal. It is all about territory for the beverage companies. The theaters benefit no matter who they choose. At least that is the way I read the threads here. From the other side of the world, Bill BuncH Misawa, Japan  |  IP: Logged Mike Spaeth Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1129 From: Marietta, GA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 11-04-2003 08:21 AM                        Pepsi here  |  IP: Logged Justin West Master Film Handler Posts: 271 From: Peoria, IL, USA Registered: Jul 2001 posted 11-07-2003 04:07 AM                     I TRIED to look into alternatives to the Big 2 (Pepsi and Coke) like RC or 7Up (which, btw, are owned by the same company, Dr. Pepper-7Up). The area 7Up Rep had BIB available but no fountain equipment or service...and the BIB prices were not attractive. The area RC Rep offered NO fountain service at all. I contacted RC/Dr. Pepper/7Up headquarters in Texas and told them no wonder Coke and Pepsi dominate and added that apparently they do NOT care about being 3rd or less in the industry. They responded with a contact for RC based in Chicago...who proceeded to blow me off. The competition is solely between the big boys!  |  IP: Logged Lance C. McFetridge Expert Film Handler Posts: 135 From: Penn Yan, New York Registered: Jul 99 posted 11-07-2003 05:53 AM                     Pepsi here  |  IP: Logged Steven Privett Expert Film Handler Posts: 208 From: Pasadena, TX, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 11-07-2003 11:38 AM                     |  IP: Logged

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