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Cola Wars

Given the visceral reaction in the marketplacefrom the American consumer, people began to...

Given the visceral reaction in the marketplace
from the American consumer, people began to talk
a little bit about, you know, was New Coke really
going to be the success we'd hoped it would be?

Full Transcript

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Given the visceral reaction
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in the marketplace from the American consumer,
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people began to talk a little bit about, you know,
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was New Coke really going to be the success
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we'd hoped it would be?
Duration
12 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:11:38
Uploaded
Jun 14, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
History,Herzog & Company

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Movie Summary

A look at the history and the battle between Coca-Cola and Pepsi for the biggest share fo the soft drink market.
Brian Dyson and Sergio Zyman - Cola Wars 00:08
Brian Dyson and Sergio Zyman
But as the calls and letters kept coming, - Cola Wars 00:09
But as the calls and letters kept coming,
I think we really had to learn to listen more carefully - Cola Wars 00:11
I think we really had to learn to listen more carefully
From ABC, - Cola Wars 00:15
From ABC,
But this is America, - Cola Wars 00:05
But this is America,
Tomorrow, the Coca-Cola Company will announce, - Cola Wars 00:07
Tomorrow, the Coca-Cola Company will announce,
Only now, it will be called Classic Coke, - Cola Wars 00:06
Only now, it will be called Classic Coke,
We said, "What if we recognize the mistake?" - Cola Wars 00:09
We said, "What if we recognize the mistake?"
But what on earth brought us to the decision - Cola Wars 00:11
But what on earth brought us to the decision
It was just a remarkable press conference, - Cola Wars 00:10
It was just a remarkable press conference,
Trolled the company with letters from consumers. - Cola Wars 00:05
Trolled the company with letters from consumers.
Here's one that starts, "Dear Chief Dodo." - Cola Wars 00:07
Here's one that starts, "Dear Chief Dodo."
"Changing like Coke is like God making the grass purple, - Cola Wars 00:18
"Changing like Coke is like God making the grass purple...
Some critics will say - Cola Wars 00:07
Some critics will say
And some cynics say that we planned the whole thing. - Cola Wars 00:06
And some cynics say that we planned the whole thing.
The truth is, we're not that dumb - Cola Wars 00:07
The truth is, we're not that dumb
There was a theory at the time - Cola Wars 00:08
There was a theory at the time
That's how into this people were, - Cola Wars 00:04
That's how into this people were,
They spent billions of dollars - Cola Wars 00:18
They spent billions of dollars
They're both yours, - Cola Wars 00:05
They're both yours,