That was dumb. Though they are competitors, they each have their own unique flavor. The market doesn’t want Pepsi to taste like Coca Cola.
ThisIsGettinWeirdNow on
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KingKohishi on
PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company are not direct competitor since the 90s. Beverages are a small part of PepsiCo business.
SnooRegrets1243 on
Haven’t they been in competition for decades? Very hard to believe they haven’t figured out the competitions formula
starmartyr on
Coca-cola’s secret formula is mostly just marketing. Coca-cola could hand deliver it to Pepsi and they wouldn’t be able to do anything with it. People who drink coca-cola don’t want someone else’s version of it.
That-Explanation-649 on
They need each other to survive. The biggest gimmick is the sides people take, which drives sales
Kiss-a-Cod on
Legally, PepsiCo wouldn’t be able to do anything with the information anyway as it would be protected by IP legislation.
MoparMonkey1 on
like what was she thinking? she thought Pepsi would uses Coca Cola’s formula to make Pepsi taste like Coke? Really?
iLikeMangosteens on
I have found my competitor’s proprietary information on the internet before, and contacted them about it so they could take it down.
rgvtim on
These two already control most if not all the soda market, they don’t actually compete very much anymore.
Professional_Area239 on
Should have offered it to the Russian version of Coke
vvvvfl on
why do people believe this bullshit?
Fuck off with this fucking Facebook post.
Ok-Guidance3235 on
No way they would take the bait on this legal nightmare. Wouldn’t be worth it. Simply talking to her could been seen as trying to get trade secrets.
04221970 on
Note that this was NOT the ‘secret’ recipe to Coke. It was “confidential Coke documents and samples of unreleased products”
LOL what, she thought she was gonna stroll into an empty parking lot at night with a trench coat, hat and briefcase?
Haddadevil on
This is a well-known juridic/economic case. Pepsi would not want it, because people that prefer to drink Pepsi do like its taste. If Pepsi patented the formula, it would prevent Coca-Cola from using that exact proccess for a while. But in the future, it would cause the market to stagnate in a lower price and in similar flavoured cola sodas. So, sticking to its own formula, Pepsi could charge a bigger price, despite the competition with Coca-Cola.
shreddedtoasties on
Pepsi has been in kahoots with Coca Cola for years
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In Europe the recipe would be open source
What a moron. The Pepsi folks were probably laughing as they picked up the phone to make the call.
The secret ingredient is drugs
They’re probably owned by the same company/entity ultimately
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That was dumb. Though they are competitors, they each have their own unique flavor. The market doesn’t want Pepsi to taste like Coca Cola.
![gif](giphy|5QlwTKQ3kq3N6)
PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company are not direct competitor since the 90s. Beverages are a small part of PepsiCo business.
Haven’t they been in competition for decades? Very hard to believe they haven’t figured out the competitions formula
Coca-cola’s secret formula is mostly just marketing. Coca-cola could hand deliver it to Pepsi and they wouldn’t be able to do anything with it. People who drink coca-cola don’t want someone else’s version of it.
They need each other to survive. The biggest gimmick is the sides people take, which drives sales
Legally, PepsiCo wouldn’t be able to do anything with the information anyway as it would be protected by IP legislation.
like what was she thinking? she thought Pepsi would uses Coca Cola’s formula to make Pepsi taste like Coke? Really?
I have found my competitor’s proprietary information on the internet before, and contacted them about it so they could take it down.
These two already control most if not all the soda market, they don’t actually compete very much anymore.
Should have offered it to the Russian version of Coke
why do people believe this bullshit?
Fuck off with this fucking Facebook post.
No way they would take the bait on this legal nightmare. Wouldn’t be worth it. Simply talking to her could been seen as trying to get trade secrets.
Note that this was NOT the ‘secret’ recipe to Coke. It was “confidential Coke documents and samples of unreleased products”
https://www.reuters.com/article/business/ex-coke-aide-gets-8-years-in-trade-secrets-case-idUSN23233863
And the photos are unrelated
LOL what, she thought she was gonna stroll into an empty parking lot at night with a trench coat, hat and briefcase?
This is a well-known juridic/economic case. Pepsi would not want it, because people that prefer to drink Pepsi do like its taste. If Pepsi patented the formula, it would prevent Coca-Cola from using that exact proccess for a while. But in the future, it would cause the market to stagnate in a lower price and in similar flavoured cola sodas. So, sticking to its own formula, Pepsi could charge a bigger price, despite the competition with Coca-Cola.
Pepsi has been in kahoots with Coca Cola for years
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