Coca-Cola Boozing It Up / myLot

United States

January 25, 2022 5:22pm CST

Either sales are hurting at the top soft-drink makers or they are just doing their best to tap into a multi-billion dollar industry. Alcoholic malt beverages. It is actually a little bit of both. Sales have dropped significantly over the year on sugary carbonated soft drinks as people opt for more healthier alternatives, including flavored waters and flavored seltzers. Juices notwithstanding. Recently Pepsico announced it was teaming up with The Boston Beer Company, the brewery behind the popular Samuel Adams beer and Twisted Tea and Truly. Together they will make an alcoholic version of the ever popular Mountain Dew. And now Coca-Cola is teaming up with Molson Coors to create an alcoholic Simply product which will be a spiked lemonade. Of course, Coca-Cola is owner of the Simply Orange brand of juices.

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Xavier Bage

@franxav (14588)

• India

25 Jan 22

I'd like to have a sip of them.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112717)

• United States

26 Jan 22

Perhaps some of them will be available at some point in India? Maybe.

George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122067)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

25 Jan 22

I guess soft drinks are going to be a drink of the past. .

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112717)

• United States

27 Jan 22

I don't know about that. But surely people's habits and preferences have changed quite a bit.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122067)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

19 Jun 22

@porwest

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Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (52142)

• Staten Island, New York

26 Jan 22

I love Simply juices. Not sure I'd try this though.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112717)

• United States

27 Jan 22

I would not either. But I know my wife would.

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (57233)

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26 Jan 22

I am sure they must have tested the market before, but parents might not want their kids drinking the spiked version.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112717)

• United States

26 Jan 22

It is definitely not for kids nor marketed to kids.

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@freelancermariagrace (29342)

• Philippines

26 Jan 22

I'd love to give it a try :)

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112717)

• United States

26 Jan 22

Perhaps eventually some of these products will be available in the Philippines. Not sure.

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Faster16

@Faster16 (3248)

• Indonesia

26 Jan 22

I avoid soft drinks for health reasons

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112717)

• United States

26 Jan 22

This is true of many people, thus the reason many of these companies are looking for other areas to produce revenue and increase sales.

kixsh101

@kixsh101 (2123)

• Philippines

25 Jan 22

It's a good thing they have expanded their "menu". Expansion new work opportunities for more people and of course a new product that the general public could enjoy.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112717)

• United States

29 Jan 22

That is a good way of looking at it.

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