I think it’s crazy that basically all drinks are owned by either Coke or Pepsi

@uranusneptun5239

7 ай бұрын

*in the US

@SilasGebbesen

6 ай бұрын

and europe and south america @@uranusneptun5239

@cesarzpontu8886

24 күн бұрын

​@@uranusneptun5239in the world

Restaurants and fast food are part of the soda wars that has intense competition. Coke and Pepsi both seek to be exclusive vendors in those venues. My father was proud that his restaurant offered both. He mentioned that when the account managers would tell him "You really should carry only one", he'd respond "So, should I drop yours?" Not a offer that either took.

@channelfour6098

8 ай бұрын

Cool dad

@justsomeguy5470

8 ай бұрын

That's smart business, right there

@kwadwothestan

8 ай бұрын

He’s so real for thst

@hotwax9376

8 ай бұрын

I personally don't know why more places couldn't offer both. Is it just that the competition is so intense?

@jokerpilled2535

8 ай бұрын

Based dad

RC Cola pushing Coke and Pepsi into making diet sodas was a twist I did not expect.

I’ve been a sub for about 6yrs now & I barely comment but bro just wanna say I’m loving the progression of your channel, you’re so consistent w the growth ! This vid was so clear & precise, great job bruda 🎈🎈🎈

One gap in the Mountain Dew story is that Coca-Cola's _first_ answer to it was Mello Yello, in 1979. This is probably Coke's most successful answer to Mountain Dew, and is still available in a decent number of markets (mostly in the eastern part of the US). I'd still say that Mountain Dew was the clear winner in that particular competition though.

@coyotelong4349

8 ай бұрын

Why Mello Yello didn’t become as big as Mountain Dew is beyond me

@Jesse_G2305

8 ай бұрын

I love Mello yello but I still like mtn dew and starry

@seanturner7

8 ай бұрын

Arbys is the only place I can get Mellow Yellow

@gunkyzip

8 ай бұрын

The only place up in the northeast I can get Mello Yello is at "serve yourself" machines at Burger King restaurants

@mcNuggetMuncher

8 ай бұрын

I worked for cocacola for a long time and Mellow Yellow is easily the worst selling soda the company owns. I honestly don't know how it hasn't been discontinued. I've seen new Cocacola flavors come and go that sell much better then mellow yellow

That ended too quickly, we need part 2!

Hey company man. You kept repeating how the video was getting too long, but honestly I love your long videos. I drive a lot for work, so I like to watch videos and yours are some of my favorite to pass the time. Don’t shy away from long videos. Some of us love your longer videos. Thanks for all you’ve done for us 💛💛

Thank you so much for doing what you do. I’ve been a fan of yours for a very long time. Very informative content. Keep up the great work 👍🏿

I’m just shocked that these 2 companies own almost every drink I can think of

@christiangonzales7429

8 ай бұрын

And then Blackrock and Vanguard are among the largest shareholders of both companies.

@cliffhamilton2857

8 ай бұрын

Yeah many people don't realize that like 7 companies own all the major food and beverage brands aside from a handful.

@OBAMNASODA761

8 ай бұрын

The US has very weak anti trust laws

@berkansahin2390

8 ай бұрын

​@@christiangonzales7429ofc both are huge asset managers with large passive index funds. They will have a position in almost every company even micro caps in india

@WARnTEA

8 ай бұрын

Keurig Dr Pepper owns the rest of the beverages. They were acquired by Keurig a couple years ago. Their hits are DrPepper, 7Up, Snapple, A&W Rootbeer, Hawaiian Punch, Canada Dry, Crush, RC Cola, Schweppes, SunKist, YooHoo, Venom Energy and Stewart's (my favorite, they make glass bottled rootbeer, orange cream and cream soda which are amazing)

Hey Mr.Man, video suggestion: Ulta vs Sephora. It's been interesting seeing the makeup and beauty industry give rise to these 2 "competitors" largely in the last decade or so. I think it would make an interesting comparison looking at how their approaches differ/overlap

@TheCrazierz

8 ай бұрын

Never heard of ulta but sephora is well known

@TheRealJaydenJohnson

8 ай бұрын

Never heard of sephora but ulta is well known

@fastboi8093

8 ай бұрын

@Company Man, yes this an excellent idea

@josueanaya

8 ай бұрын

Never heard of any of those but Mr. Man is pretty well known

@Why_It

8 ай бұрын

I've only seen Sephora in Kohl's and Ulta in strip malls.

Remember when kendall jenner ended police brutality with pepsi?

Keep up the good work Company Man.

So basically, coke dominates traditional sodas, Pepsi dominates everything else. It's kind of a perfect Yin Yang where they're competing in all drink markets but they each control certain subsets of them

@Tethloach1

8 ай бұрын

I feel proud as a coke drinker to know, we beat pepsi cola as soda.

@SonicLegends

8 ай бұрын

That and Pepsi, Where's my Jet doc on Netflix was quite informative. Never buying anything from Pepsi again as the not only did the guy deserved the jet, but what Pepsi did in the Philippines was incredibly bad. Pepsi is the bad guy and Coke is the good guy.@@Tethloach1

@riffdex

8 ай бұрын

@@Tethloach1I too am a proud coke user

@PokoTheDinosaur

8 ай бұрын

Coke is bad Pepsi is good

@MarsJenkar

8 ай бұрын

Meanwhile, here I am drinking Diet Dr Pepper and reveling in the fact that I'm doing something different. (I live in the US, where Dr Pepper is neither Coke nor Pepsi.)

I'm old enough to have "taken the Pepsi challenge" Did it twice. Once locally and once at the state fair. Both times the samples were a small sip from a Dixie cup, served warm (summer time so ~90oF liquid) and both colas were flat. Under those conditions, neither tasted like what you get from a cold, glass bottle. So not surprised the sweeter one won.

@cassandramiller4477

8 ай бұрын

The one time I did it, I chose Coke! (I had no problem telling them apart.)

@MaxiemumKarnage

8 ай бұрын

That, and Pepsi is better and doesn't taste like battery acid mixed with TV static

@donchoq

4 ай бұрын

I took the same challenge under the same conditions. Won a prize by telling the tester which was which. Pepsi tasted like drinking liquid sugar!

Normally I don't watch stuff about companies and rises and falls of them etc but you make it so interesting I find myself greatly enjoying something I otherwise might not be interested in or care about much.

Great video! Crazy how these two giants compete like that. Mountain Dew is a classic brand for sure, would make for a good video.

My grandfather was a POW during the Cola Wars. He still cries when we ask about his experience

@jasonpeacock9735

8 ай бұрын

Glad he made it back home. A lot of good men were lost in that war.

@paysmenot2624

8 ай бұрын

Post traumatic soda disorder is nothing to laugh at

Fun fact, Urge (Surge) was first released in as a test product in Norway, then later on came to other countries including the US. It was discontinuued, but after push-back from consumers on facebook etc, it's still being produced and sold in Norway. So, if you've got the Urge for Surge ( :| ) come to Norway as it's the only place you can get it. I live in Sweden and always bring back a few liters when I visit family lol.

@Xeonerable

8 ай бұрын

"Hey guys I'm here with the Urge for Surge!" "Oh no not another American"

@StardollDJ

8 ай бұрын

They brought back Surge in 2014 here in the US and can be bought pretty much anywhere now.

Your thumbnails have really improved Company Man! Cheers Dude!

Great job on this a lot of information thanks for your hard work

A video about Mountain Dew would go hard, there’s so many different flavors and I’m sure so much history behind all of it lol

@kevinnistor1954

8 ай бұрын

Plus the whole Baja blast taco bell exclusive thing

@robertcuratolo5339

8 ай бұрын

🤮Mountain Dew

@kevinnistor1954

8 ай бұрын

@@robertcuratolo5339 false

@TheInkPitOx

8 ай бұрын

Mountain Dwa It tastes like dwa dwa@@robertcuratolo5339

@MrWassup45

8 ай бұрын

@@robertcuratolo5339 HEATHEN

I like this style of video. You should continue with this type of video by creating a whole Rivalry series: comparing two or more companies and taking about which categories one has bested the other in. It seems like a nice addition to expand your channel. Future Rivalry video can include: - Wal-Mart vs. Target - Michelin vs. Firestone - Ford vs. GM - Dell vs. HP - Microsoft vs. Apple

@JL-sm6cg

8 ай бұрын

I'd do Firestone vs Goodyear myself.

@devingiles6597

8 ай бұрын

For me, I want Company Man to do a video on CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) vs. NBC (National Broadcasting Company) vs. ABC (American Broadcasting Company) vs. Fox Broadcasting Company. He should definitely compare all 4 television networks in terms of their history on how they started, the best primetime programming, among others.

@thekongstocks

8 ай бұрын

NICE!@@devingiles6597 OOFFF!! 👍👍

dont worry about the videos being long... as long as they as interesting as this one.. great job

I am interested in the beginning of this channel, and how it became succesful. Love your videos!

Nothing better than an ice cold Coke with a bag of Lays chips from PepsiCo. Great combo

@runrafarunthebestintheworld

8 ай бұрын

😅😅

@saadiullah4607

8 ай бұрын

Literally having it rn and that's true af

@bamacopeland4372

8 ай бұрын

Definitely a little bit of irony there.

@leemehan

8 ай бұрын

Aldi's chips taste better and are not as greasy!

@hotwax9376

4 ай бұрын

Warren Buffett would agree with you.

Man, it's like this KZread channel was building up to this point this entire time. I said "this" three times in this comment. (Five* times now)

@sloppysamari

8 ай бұрын

Hahaha that was my first thought!

@andrewpearson2131

8 ай бұрын

IKR.... I was thinking.... this is bigger than the MCU vs the DCEU/DCU.... years of individual stories culminating in a team-up to battle a great threat (works from either point of view) 😜

@ruinerblodsinn6648

8 ай бұрын

Alpha and Omega

@eMeXdubyah

8 ай бұрын

Sames lol

@matthewisguy7336

8 ай бұрын

This

I had completely forgotten that Tab was a thing. Thanks for the nostalgia

Great video, interesting as always!

I'd love to see a "why it failed" on Surge and/or Vault. Always loved both of them and was disappointed when they disappeared

@McP1mpin

8 ай бұрын

Yeah Surge was super popular back when it came out. I knew it was discontinued but was kind of surprised just how fast. My parents used to confuse Surge and Jolt and would refuse to buy Surge because they were convinced it was that super high caffeine soda they heard about on the news. I wonder if that didn't play a part.

@Krydolph

8 ай бұрын

You can still get it in Norway, under the european name "Urge" (so no S)

@NPAMike

8 ай бұрын

@@McP1mpin this! People often confused Surge with an energy drink and the only energy drink was red bull that came in glass bottles.

@cliffhamilton2857

8 ай бұрын

Surge sucked flat but was amazing fresh and cold. I know the same could be said for pretty much all sodas but Surge was always a real standout on this to me.

@WARnTEA

8 ай бұрын

Its sad that parents got upset about them having higher caffeine. It was quite a funny time to live. Most sodas already had Caffeine, and Adults drank unholy amount of caffeine through coffee and yet they demonized caffeinated soft drinks. Basically all energy drinks were looked down upon by parents. Vault was probably killed because of that, and it prevented Coke or Pepsi from properly getting involved in that space allowing a lot of competition in the energy drink market where Coke and Pepsi eventually had to acquire their own energy drink brand, and less than 10 years later when parents failed to stop energy drinks, Pepsi created Mountain Dew Kickstart which is basically what Vault/Surge was.

Not only am I surprised that the Coke/Pepsi rivalry goes so deep, but I'm actually shocked a video about this didn't exist yet. I thought I had just overlooked it.

Been waiting years for this video

This is it ladies. The video we've all been waiting for since the day we first subscribed to Company Man. Strap in.

@Jeff_Biden

8 ай бұрын

yo ladies?????????????????

@PonkeyPoe

8 ай бұрын

​​@@Jeff_BidenLadies and Jeff.

@ElleBrOw

8 ай бұрын

Some “ladies” need to strap on ✅

@TheInkPitOx

8 ай бұрын

On their suggestion site the most requested company is MySpace

@flowershopapt

8 ай бұрын

Sir yes sir oorah

As an RC guy, i say let em fight it out.

@FigmentForever

8 ай бұрын

My 2nd cousin (RIP Doris) lived on RC & I can’t think of RC without her.

@gabedom_

8 ай бұрын

@@FigmentForever a lady of good taste. RIP

@FigmentForever

8 ай бұрын

@@gabedom_ thanks 💜 She was one of a kind. She always made sure, growing up, that she had a couple of Nehi Peach for me, Diet Rite for my mom, and always plenty of RC. My first ice cream/“coke float” was with RC. Still the best of all I’ve had.

thanks to their rivalry and dominance, we have so many sodas to try until now, and many more in the future!

Such a great rivalry.

Truly the debate of the century.

@blackattack1840

8 ай бұрын

This feels like the Season Finale of Company Man

I toured World of Coke (in Atlanta) in the Mid 1990's. They had vending machines at the end of the tour that contained beverages that they sold in other countries. I was fascinated by the different combinations that were not available in the United States at that time. Some of those beverages may still not be available currently in the US.

@caitlinleimenstoll

8 ай бұрын

I went when I was a kid in the early 2000s. I loved getting to try sodas from other parts of the world. I would love to go again. I loved it more than going to Six Flags.

@harrywang4769

8 ай бұрын

They still have that exhibit in 2023

@Swordsman99k

8 ай бұрын

The honeydew fanta from Thailand was one of the best things I've ever tasted

@keithclingan6689

8 ай бұрын

Did you ever get a taste of the monstrosity they called Beverly? I almost threw that one back up...

@NealCMH

8 ай бұрын

No@@keithclingan6689

How about a comparison video between different auto parts stores, e.g., Auto Zone, O'Reilly's, NAPA, and/or Advanced Auto. :) Great job! We love your videos and look forward to them each week.

5:50 in some international markets, PepsiCo distributes 7-Up and markets it alongside Pepsi and Mirinda As for me, I stopped drinking soft drinks like ten or so years ago after finishing high-school, I realized they had too much sugar, though I occasionally drink sodas if I'm in party, or in a friend or relative's house, and honestly I think both Coke and Pepsi taste very different from what I remember, and as a kid I think I always preferred Pepsi

Great stuff! I would have liked to hear the story behind partnerships with restaurants, etc. (if not already covered elsewhere). I think many people have had that "we only carry pepsi products" conversation when asking for a coke or vice versa.

@NickMichalak

8 ай бұрын

Especially since PepsiCo owned KFC & Taco Bell for a while.

@darciek7175

8 ай бұрын

@@NickMichalak and Pizza Hut

@leopoldocampa1

8 ай бұрын

😅😂

@leopoldocampa1

8 ай бұрын

​@@SimuLord😮

@MyCrunchyPodcast

8 ай бұрын

YES

These videos always put me in a good mood when I’m stressed or down. Thank you for all you do to make high quality content!

So happy Vault got a shout out. That was my favorite thing ever when i was kid :D

bro both companies just became major monopolies in their hatred of each other

I remember 1985 being the Summer of New Coke. Everyone I knew was scrambling to find Old Coke somewhere....

Phenomenal video - I would love to see a future video on Mountain Dew specifically. I feel that brand is a perfect encapsulation of how beverage brands attempt to make variants. Many know the popular Code Red and Voltage flavors, but actually there are over 50 different variants under the Mountain Dew brand. And then PepsiCo uses different distribution strategies to distinguish the flavors. Some are only sold in different regions of the country (White Out), some are only sold different times of the year (VooDew, Holiday Brew, Gingerbread Snap’d, DewSA, Fruit Quake, Summer Freeze) and some are only sold at a particular store (Baja blast at Taco Bell, sweet lighting at KFC-both former PepsiCo Subsidiaries-Dark Berry Bash at Applebees, Thrashed apple at Kroger, uproar at food Lion, legend at BW3). Overall the variety seems to be good for all parties involved. Consumers get to enjoy a huge variety of sodas (or increasing the likelihood that one of their absolute favorite flavors will be sold), restaurants have flavors unique to their store (bringing customers in who might shop elsewhere), and PepsiCo can increase overall brand sales thru novelty while having an incentive for restaurants to carry Pepsi products over Coke

@DCAdamB

8 ай бұрын

Speaking of which, I would have loved to see a quick comparison between which restaurants carry Coke versus Pepsi. Almost all restaurants are exclusive to one or the other, so it is a good proxy for who is “winning” the cola wars. I believe most of the major restaurants are with Coke

@DallenPearson

8 ай бұрын

I second this. Mountain Dew itself has plenty of content to discuss.

@robertcuratolo5339

8 ай бұрын

🤮Mountain Dew

@kennethhall289

8 ай бұрын

Maui Mt Dew at Dollar General of all places is awesome

@IchorX

8 ай бұрын

Vote for it on the website in the description, it has really few votes and it seems like not a lot of people know that he uses that, and _not_ the comments to get suggestions. You don't need to sign in to vote.

Very cool video!

you HAD to give me sad childhood memories of Surge n Vault! i was so hooked on them!

Surprised Mellow Yellow was not included in this, especially the push they had in the Days of Thunder movie

Cherry Coke was the only one to actually win me over. I don't even like regular coke or pepsi, but something about cherry coke really did it for me. I weirdly liked Surge to boot. I was bummed it vanished. When they did Aha and Bubly, Shasta actually started selling some FANTASTIC unsweetened carbonated flavored waters. Their root beer was honestly great, and their Dr Shasta flavor tasted more like Dr Pepper than diet Doctor Pepper, and with no sweetener of any kind. The fact that they discontinued the lines was a true tragedy to me. The fact they did regular soda flavors instead of just fruit (like the big companies) and that they did it VERY WELL... it shocks me it didn't do well.

@WARnTEA

8 ай бұрын

I was always a Pepsi person, but my favorite drink is a Coke with Cherries in it. You can basically only get it at a bar or make it at home. They pour some of the cherry juice in with like 5 maraschino cherries. The bite of a coke just pairs really well with the sweetness of the cherries. Regular Cherry Coke can't really compare, but its better than Wild Cherry Pepsi (which is an abomination).

@beaualoevv

7 ай бұрын

i always liked coca cola more. zero, cherry & vanilla & cinnamon (not in the netherlands anymore :( ) but now i’m a pepsi max person. pepsi cherry & lemon are not it tho

I think a video on the market of different energy drinks would be super interesting because there's been such a boom of it in the last 5 years with bang energy and I think after them so many other things of came up or existing brands have expanded a lot into the energy drink space

I'd love to see more in-depth with more sodas and other drinks, and tbh I've always been a Pepsi guy, I like that little extra sweetness

I’m a veteran of the Cola Wars (PepsiCo). The blind taste tests were legit. And guess Who was the overall winner: RC Cola. My favorite and still the best cola made.

@imaxinsertnounherex

8 ай бұрын

RC Cola doesn't get enough credit.

@8bitkid835

8 ай бұрын

Dr pepper is the best!

@imaxinsertnounherex

8 ай бұрын

@8bitkid835 honestly, it's the most wide-appeal cola. People have opinions on Coke and Pepsi, but everyone loves the Dr.

@8bitkid835

8 ай бұрын

@@imaxinsertnounherex Fr!

@benjamintillema3572

8 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/mYyBsM5mo8TZf9I.htmlsi=jtbJH-uU1oSfEK5A

Some interesting things I noticed since I'm from Ireland. Coke don't have Dasani there, their water brand is Deep River Rock, which is bottled in Antrim, Ireland. Powerade is much more common there compared to Gatorade, in fact, Gatorade is quite rare to find in comparison. I recall variations of Mountain Dew becoming available only around 2010, and never got very popular.

@beingmegucaissuffering.5326

8 ай бұрын

Does Deep River Rock taste gross? I ask because Dasani is the worst tasting American bottled water brand lmao.

@mfreed40k

8 ай бұрын

Dasani IS terrible. To be fair, Aquafina is also terrible. Both actually make me more thirsty after drinking them.

@John_Locke_108

8 ай бұрын

I assume you guys drink Guinness like we drink soda. And I respect that.

Excellent video! More videos like this please! Microsoft vs. Apple, Chevy vs. Ford, CBS vs. NBC vs. ABC vs. FOX, Domino's vs. Pizza Hut, etc.

Loved this

An ice cold Mexican Coke on a hot day is as good as it gets.

I was hoping for a segment about coca cola’s “OK soda” from the 90s.

@jasonpeacock9735

8 ай бұрын

The world was a lesser place when they discontinued OK. I miss their phone line

Amazing video

I was subscribed at 250000 it’s good to see it grow to this extent

On thing that I’m surprised was not discussed in this video is fast food market share. Currently, as far as I know, the only places you can get Pepsi from in terms of fast food in the U.S. are from the chains owned by Pepsi (KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell). It’s interesting to see this happen since it does operate as a form of advertising since people have to try your drink if it’s the only option. Edit: In the U.S.

@FateBoost

8 ай бұрын

In the U.K. only Diet Pepsi in kfc :/

@kennethhall289

8 ай бұрын

Pepsi is also At Little Ceasers

@jfwfreo

8 ай бұрын

In Australia Pepsi is available at KFC, Taco Bell, Domino's, Hoyts Cinemas, Red Rooster, Chicken Treat, Oporto, The Yiros Shop, Burrito Bar, Zambraro's, Grill'd, Salsa's and Mad Mex (among others). Coke is available at McDonalds, Hungry Jacks (Aussie version of Burger King), Subway, Guzman Y Gomez, Event Cinemas, Pizza Hut and Carl's Jr (among others). And thankfully none of the Australian chains have followed their UK counterparts and all of them still carry the full-sugar no-artificial-crap versions of Coke/Pepsi.

@Poorgeniu5

8 ай бұрын

Costco's Food Court serves Pepsi there... if you count them as a fast food place. However, I cannot find a case of Pepsi in the smaller cans (my preference) at my local Costco, they only carry Coke or as a variety pack in small cans.

@jimmym3352

8 ай бұрын

The weird one is Dr. Pepper as you often see it in Pepsi places like Taco Bell. It's one reason I used to eat taco bell so much (I no longer eat fast food). Any place with Dr. Pepper is a place I'll go. Crappy McDonald's had Dr. Pipp, or is it Mr. Pibb? I haven't been to mcdonald's in like 20 years, lol. Unfortunately when I was in the Navy, all Navy bases (in the U.S.) had only McDonald's on them. If could have switched services I would have LOL.

You missed a couple, like Pepsi’s attempt at a low calorie soda in the late 70s/early 80s called “Pepsi Light.” It was flavored with a bit of lemon and had a slightly lower sugar content, I think. (Very old memories!) Also, doesn’t Coke own Mello-Yello? I always assumed that was their “citrus” entry. Surge was definitely an attempt to hit Mountain Dew hard, but it also felt like a way to strike back at Jolt Cola-which had twice the sugar and twice the caffeine (supposedly) of other sodas. In related news, I feel old. 😅

@ariesearthdragon

8 ай бұрын

I thought Mello Yello was their version of Mountain Dew because it's the closest Cocoa Cola product to tasting and looking like Mountain Dew.

@ACoolKidsProduction

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, they do own Mellow Yellow. Don't know why that didn't come up.

@FsocietyV1.02

7 ай бұрын

I was confused how Pepsi max was never mentioned in this video

@johnnymason2460

6 ай бұрын

Both Mello-Yello and Surge belong to Coca-Cola. They were both rivals for Mountain Dew. Mello-Yello is still available today.

My mom worked at Coke during the 80s and 90s so our house was exclusively Coke of course. She'd always bring home the newest flavors they came up with at the time like vanilla coke and surge for free. However we weren't allowed to go to places that served exclusively Pepsi like KFC or root for people sponsored by them either 😅

The heavyweight of rivalries. Deserves a part 2 haha

You know a brand has clout when a whole region of the US calls ANY soda, including Pepsi, "Coke"

@hed1fsu

8 ай бұрын

You know a brand has clout, when they change a whole countries legal system just to do business with that one western company.. coke in China in case it's still confusing. Literally got the gov to change so they could do business there. China was just afraid they were gonna end up like South America.

@ak_getright9905

8 ай бұрын

Cringe, pretty sure most people don’t call sprite or root beer “coke”

@runrafarunthebestintheworld

8 ай бұрын

@@ak_getright9905 Sprite is owned by Coca-Cola though.

@Gloworm17

8 ай бұрын

@@ak_getright9905 I'm pretty sure you missed the point of the synonym, Coke is used as soda or pop in other regions of the US. TL;DR: in that region, replace the word soda with Coke.

@ak_getright9905

8 ай бұрын

@@runrafarunthebestintheworldok and?

Man, the orange Slice can unlocked some core 90s kids memories

What a awesome war.

its so funny i go back and forth with every drink you mentioned. i pick 1 or the other....

I figured that mello yellow would be the more direct competitor to Mountain Dew now.

The great battle of our grandparents, parents and our time continues.

We need more companies battles!!

Company Man’s Ultimate Mission

Can you cover things like where Coca-Cola and Pepsi have exclusive deals in place for various entities? LIke for example, You'll pretty much only find Coca cola products at McDonald's, Chick Fil A, Chipotle, etc. You'll find Pepsi at like Pizza joints and other areas. Can you list all the places that each of these are served at?

Was always an interesting rivalry to follow. They both owned so much stuff, that I never even heard of some of those brands. I'm a Pepsi person & so is my family. Highly unique video.

My great grandfather, who was from Appalachia, used to sing the "Mountain Dew" song all the time. "Mountain Dew" being an original name for moonshine/hootch. The song went like this: "They call it that good ol' mountain dew, those who refuse it are few, I'll shut up my mug if you fill up my jug, with that good ol' mountain dew."

Let the competition go on. We, the consumers, are always benefitted. The more the competition, the better products and the more options we have. And as always, it is always fun to watch such videos.

Back in the day I used to drink so much Pepsi, my friends would say that i was the unofficial spokes model for the brand. However, all that changed about 12 years ago when after moving across the country from NY to SoCal, I was introduced to a lovely little beverage called Cactus Cooler. I'll always be a softy for Pepsi, and it is still my go to choice for cola, but Cactus Cooler has since taken over the number one top spot on my list of favorite sodas.

@BeyondDaX

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, Cactus Cooler is the unsung king of non colas

@IchorX

8 ай бұрын

I've heard a lot of good things about that brand but they don't sell it where I am, their reputation is definitely stellar though.

I loved SURGE soda. At the time, I worked at a grocery store and in this store we had a small cafe. When they were building it and setting up their soda machine, I petitioned for SURGE to be given a spigot on the fountain. After much MUCH bellyaching by me and... really no one else, I got my SURGE spigot. I think I may have been the only one to ever use it, but I bought a large fountain SURGE every single day that I worked there up until the cafe closed around 2 years later.

@FigmentForever

8 ай бұрын

Surge is the beverage of my childhood. I miss Josta too!

Another interesting note is Dr Pepper. Neither company owns them, but they both distribute and sell it in their machines. I think there is something in the contract maybe as to who can sell it where?

I love brands-companies-logos-history videos and I didn't even know KZread has them

Pepsi if I'm drinking it on its own, Coke for mixed drinks. They don't call it a Jack & Coke for nothing, after all.

As I kid I preferred Pepsi but as an adult I prefer Coke.

Nice topic

I love the competition this proves that competition makes the two parties better. Simple

As someone who's drank an obscene amount of soda in their life. I'll crack open a can of coke and take a second to just enjoy the smell of it before I actually pour it I don't do that with any other soda even the ones also owned by the coca cola company. They really cracked the code with Coke.

@TheInkPitOx

8 ай бұрын

I've drunk both and prefer Coke but will take Pepsi if that's what they offer, but will not take Dr. Pepper.

@andresbolanos993

8 ай бұрын

Happy to find another Coca Cola addict. It is my only vice and the people who know me are always very amused (and worried) at the level of pleasure it gives me. Pepsi does not come anywhere near that.

Wait how has he not done this episode already. Coke v Pepsi is like the epitome of business affairs

@clvrswine

8 ай бұрын

*? Do you know how question marks work? You use them when you ask a question. This is the epitome of ignorant comments.

@alwayzzootedgaming4334

8 ай бұрын

@@clvrswine If this was English class, and you were somehow my teacher, I'd actually give a fuck. Instead it's just a lame ass nerd telling me how to correctly punctuate my sentences on a KZread comment So IDGAF!!!

Hey big fan for a long time. I work at a presses juicery and would love to see a video on them

Great vid! Yes, more about energy drinks! Where do these stack up against Red Bull?

I love Both Coke & Pepsi

I’ve never been to a restraint and heard someone say “can I have a Pepsi?” And have the waiter respond “is coke okay?” I think that’s deep

@Abbecskin

8 ай бұрын

Irregularly say that to every restaurant where I know they only have Coke just so they know that I what pepsi. And then when they say is Coke okey I order a Dr pepper or iced tea just to drive the point home

He Returned

My parents own and still use a SURGE alarm clock every morning. It yells "SURGE" over and over again lol

You forgot protein and milk drinks. I’m not as familiar with Pepsi’s line-up but Coke definitely owns and distributes a huge amount of them.

@kevingrant3038

8 ай бұрын

Coke has Core Powerr and Fairlife milk. Pepsi has Muscle Milk, not sure if they have an actual milk, that category is dominated by Nesttle

Just want to point out that when all these sodas changed to "High Fructose Corn Syrup", Pepsi's "Sierra Mist" Still used Cane Sugar, which was something I really Valued. However I WOULD later realize that despite using Cane Sugar, the actual amount of grams of sugar in Sierra Mist was 2-3x What was in Sprite or 7UP, which was not something I could just ignore

@badcatalex

8 ай бұрын

Correction: Sierra Mist used HFCS from launch until 2010, then changed to cane sugar from 2010 to 2014. From 2014 to 2016, it used a mixture of Stevia and cane sugar. For the 2016 thru 2018 variant as Mist Twist, it reverted to HFCS. From the 2018 to 2023 final version as Sierra Mist, it used cane sugar once more.

@KingNekro

8 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm gonna call bullshit on that 2x - 3x the amount of sugar. I don't doubt it had a bit more sugar, but 2x - 3x is an outrageous over-exaggeration.

This guy carried my 2020 lockdown 😂

I’d love to see a video on Vault. That drink was iconic

One of the oldest corporate rivalries

@clvrswine

8 ай бұрын

Source?

Both are genuinely good but Coke is just too classic..

@CheeseMiser

8 ай бұрын

Black and white tvs are classic. Doesnt mean they're better.

@BB13131313

8 ай бұрын

@@CheeseMiser just because they're black and white doesn't mean they're not better.. this is the most subjective debate ever lol, there's no right or wrong answer..

That’s crazy because subconsciously I’ve been thinking “yeah we know, it’s the classic version” ever since they changed the recipe and then went back. Every time I see the “classic” under the logo.

great video

@companyman114

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Dr. Pepper because I'm irrelevant

@obsidian00

8 ай бұрын

Dr. Pepper CRUSHES them both without a doubt!

@Oi_Mate1

8 ай бұрын

Yes. The others taste like garbage

@runrafarunthebestintheworld

8 ай бұрын

Dr Pepper came out with a Spicy flavor too.

@Cessated

8 ай бұрын

eyyy