{"id":957,"date":"2007-12-06T19:44:55","date_gmt":"2007-12-06T23:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/06\/the-real-thing\/"},"modified":"2008-05-30T08:12:32","modified_gmt":"2008-05-30T12:12:32","slug":"the-real-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=957","title":{"rendered":"The Real Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Congratulations to Muhtar Kent for being named as the new CEO of Coca Cola<\/a> when Neville Isdell retires this summer. I have some advice for the new CEO. Now, I don’t pretend to know a whole bunch about the soft drink industry, but I know what I like. And I like sugar in my Coke – not that corn syrup crap they use now.<\/p>\n

Whenever I go to Central America, the first thing I buy is an ice cold bottle (not a plastic bottle, either – a glass bottle) of Coke. The label clearly says “azucar” – not “maize”. It’s refreshing and tasty – like the Coke I used to buy on my paper route at Newcombe’s Garage on those scorching August afternoons before “high fructose corn syrup” was listed in the ingredients.<\/p>\n

I’d gladly pay double for an original Coke in a glass bottle with sugar. Not Pepsi – whoever heard of drinking Jack and Pepsi. Just a little advice, Mr. Kent. I’ll be watching in stores.<\/p>\n

While I’m blathering on about refreshments, my favorite beer, Saranac, has a new ad out on YouTube<\/a>. For all you old Upstate New York ex-pats who may not know Saranac, it’s a Matt Brewery<\/a> label – they make Utica Club.\u00c2 They’ve expanded Saranac distribution down here to Maryland and Virginia and I’m so pleased. It’s the best beer I’ve had outside of Germany.<\/p>\n

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