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Coke Testing 100-Flavor Soda Fountains

Thu, 09/04/2008 - 1:00pm by YumSugar
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Good news for you soda fountain lovers: Coca-Cola plans to introduce a machine that dispenses 100 flavors.

The new unit, which will reportedly have a beta launch in early 2009, will remain the same size as an eight-valve soda machine by using highly concentrated ingredients to store more beverages. According to the company, switching in a new drink for the 100-flavor units will be "as easy as changing a print cartridge."

This could take an indecisive fountain drinker's soda-mixing habits to the extreme, or it could have zero impact on a diehard Diet Coke drinker. What do you think of this technology? Is it cool, or does it make a mundane thing unnecessarily complicated?

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  • Jude C's picture
    Jude C
    1

    Like, different flavors you can put into your soda, or 100 different sodas?!

    12 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • CaterpillarGirl's picture
    CaterpillarGirl
    3

    Can you imagine, when they cart that monster in, the employees thinking to themselves...thats 100 different duties .........not to mention the kids who like to mix every flavor.

    12 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Jude C's picture
    Jude C
    4

    Jawdropping!

    No, I would not be able to deal with that. But it would be cool to see lots of different, small-manufacturer or maybe foreign sodas at soda fountains. That seems like the only way to be able to have 100 different varieties

    Ooh, I've just thought of about 5 different Taiwanese sodas I'd love to get at fountains here.

    12 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Kazagirl's picture
    Kazagirl
    6

    are there even a 100 different flavors of soda? I prefer my diet pepsi.

    12 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • doogirl's picture
    doogirl
    9

    Since there is a chance that they'd put Diet Sprite (Sprite Zero) in it, I'm for it! It sucks drinking diet at home but sugar laden at burger joints! I wanna spend my calories on french fries, not soda! ha ha ha

    12 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • teacherturtle1's picture
    teacherturtle1
    10

    hahaha..... can you hurry up and make up your mind, or i'm gonna make up your mind for you! hahaha

    yeah, decisions decisions.. and this is gonna be self serve?

    Sticking out tongue

    12 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • AmberHoney's picture
    AmberHoney
    11

    Very funny teacherturtle1! I hadn't thought of that situation, I was only thinking how I could please myself.

    12 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • ohkayla's picture
    ohkayla
    12

    If I'm not mistaken Disney World actually have a little Coke area in one of the parks, and it has a taste testing area for Coke and I believe it is Coke from different countries!

    12 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Sarahab145's picture
    Sarahab145
    13

    i'm not too exited. having been to the coke factory (hello! free soda in 64 flavors!), i know that after the origional 4 or 5 flavors, it tends to get really gross. especially the beverly (vomit)

    12 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • chippyshero2066's picture
    chippyshero2066
    15

    I'm not too sure about the 100 flavors. I know my friend whom has a brother that works in the executive offices of Coca Cola will be running like hell when he brings a sample of those flavors to her house. Last time he brought the Cinnamon flavored Coke she drank it, looked at him pointly and said, "Quit messing with my cocoa cola!" Like all younger brothers whom never listen he will most likely bring over those new flavors for her and the family to try lol.

    12 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • itsme3683's picture
    itsme3683
    16

    Could be fun! It'd be cool to have more diet options available... Sprite Zero is SO good, Diet Dr. Pepper, Diet Sunkist... yummy!

    12 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • krissycake's picture
    krissycake
    18

    Loves it!
    I am a little too addicted to soda/caffeine...can you tell??

    12 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • verily's picture
    verily
    19

    I'd be alright. If I don't know what I want, I go for Diet Dr. Pepper every time.

    12 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • ilanac13's picture
    ilanac13
    20

    i think that this is kind of interesting - and i don't know how cost effective it will be - but it's a fun thing to try. i know that for myself - i usually just stick with one flavor but i'm guessing that if you're not sure what you want - this could lead to quite a bit of time standing at the fountain trying to make up your mind.

    12 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • lawchick's picture
    lawchick
    21

    when I was young it was "cool" to mix all the flavors/sodas together. I can't even remember how it tasted, but it must not have been too gross because we kept doing it! of course that was like 5 or 6 sodas, not 100! I could see this being very annoying with kids crowding the machine wanting to try every flavor!

    12 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • milosmommy's picture
    milosmommy
    22

    Sounds good to me although I do see how it could be possibly annoying waiting for people to decide.

    12 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • bluebellknoll's picture
    bluebellknoll
    23

    I hope they will have a variety of diet sodas. Most places only have diet cola...it would be nice to have some choices!

    12 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • LoveSarah's picture
    LoveSarah
    24

    What would the 100 flavors be? I can really only think of maybe 10 soda flavors... so I'm not sure what else they would use.

    12 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment

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