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Author Topic: Adding Some New Soda Options Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 11-08-2011 02:44 PM                     Currently, our concession stand has Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Cherry Coke, and Pink Lemonade. We're looking at adding a 6th flavor, and our choices from vending are Coke Zero, Fanta Orange, or Barq's Rootbeer. Considering our demographic is primarily college students and seniors, which one would sell the best? My heart says root beer. AJG  |  IP: Logged Frank Cox Film God Posts: 2234 From: Melville Saskatchewan Canada Registered: Apr 2011 posted 11-08-2011 03:59 PM                        In my opinion the root beer would be a good choice. I don't know how "regional" this sort of thing is, but this what I sell here in order of popularity: Pepsi, Root Beer, 7-Up, Diet Pepsi, Orange Crush.  |  IP: Logged Justin Hamaker Film God Posts: 2253 From: Lakeport, CA USA Registered: Jan 2004 posted 11-08-2011 04:06 PM                        Barq's is by far the best choice of the three. We pour about 12 different flavors and most of them - including Coke Zero and Fanta Orange - account for less than 10% of our sales combined. One thing you might consider is Dr. Pepper. Coke has licensed Dr. Pepper and is starting to allow locations to pour it instead of Pibb. Dr. Pepper is a flavor that will actually add soda sales.  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-08-2011 04:38 PM                     Just a question... I was once told that once you put root beer through a line it always has to be root beer from then, on. If you try to put anything else through that line it will end up tasting like root beer. Is that true?  |  IP: Logged Justin Hamaker Film God Posts: 2253 From: Lakeport, CA USA Registered: Jan 2004 posted 11-08-2011 04:47 PM                        Randy, I believe that is correct. Root Beer is one of what they call 'pungent' flavors. You could put something like Pibb through the same line, but you wouldn't want to put Sprite or something else with a mild flavor.  |  IP: Logged Frank Cox Film God Posts: 2234 From: Melville Saskatchewan Canada Registered: Apr 2011 posted 11-08-2011 05:16 PM                        Most of the tanks that I get root beer in have a sticker on them that says "Root beer only".  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-08-2011 05:44 PM                        I would be torn between root beer and orange. We get the occasional request for root beer, but not too often. And we sell a buttload of Sunkist Orange, especially in the summer. One of our concession kids came up with a drink that includes part orange, part 7-Up and a splash of fruit punch -- it's actually quite popular.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 11-08-2011 05:48 PM                     ..which is commonly known as a "Suicide" when you mix all flavors together. The kids at Mike's theatre are making "Virgin Drinks" - non-alcoholic versions of favorite party drinks. Put an "A&W" root beer tap in that place and see what happens...  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 11-08-2011 07:03 PM                     I wish I could get A&W or Mug: Barq's has unneeded caffeine. According to the campus' vending service though, those three were our only options. If I own my own place someday, and I'd love to, we'd be serving Sioux City Sarsaparilla. AJG  |  IP: Logged Jake Spell Master Film Handler Posts: 294 From: Johns Island SC Registered: May 2009 posted 11-08-2011 07:30 PM                     Given the three Id pick root beer, we had both and IIRC the root beer sold twice as fast as orange soda, although neither were big sellers.  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-08-2011 08:28 PM                     Well, I vote for root beer first and orange second. I'm taking medication that doesn't mix with caffeine. One large cup of Coke would put me through the roof. Even a cup of decaf coffee can give me a hell of a buzz. (Even if it's decaf, there's still like 2% of the caffeine left because they can't get 100% of it out without making the coffee taste like ass.) So... If the root beer has no caffeine, that's what I drink when I have soda. If the root beer has caffeine, I'll drink orange soda.  |  IP: Logged James Westbrook Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1133 From: Lubbock, Texas, Usa Registered: Mar 2006 posted 11-08-2011 10:23 PM                     As Dr Pepper is not available to you, go with the root beer.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-09-2011 03:22 AM                        quote: Monte L Fullmer which is commonly known as a "Suicide" when you mix all flavors together Well at our place, you would need to add lemonade, Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Dr Pepper and Mountain Dew to make it a Suicide. Anyway Aaron, it looks like you definitely have part of your answer: Stay away from Coke Zero.  |  IP: Logged Melanie Loggins Expert Film Handler Posts: 154 From: Wayne, NE, USA Registered: Aug 2011 posted 11-09-2011 08:19 AM                        I don't know how many kids you get, but I will add this: Fanta does not have caffeine. Barq's root beer does. (Unless you're in Utah.) It's the only caffeinated root beer. We have a lot of parents who offer their kids Sprite or Fanta and are disappointed when I tell them about the root beer.  |  IP: Logged Manny Montes Master Film Handler Posts: 270 From: United States Registered: Feb 2010 posted 11-09-2011 09:35 AM                     Coming from the south, I sell far more orange soda than root beer. I added both recently and had a momentary surge in sales of root beer, but it died out pretty quickly, but orange soda is continually selling. Unfortunately that line is stuck as root beer unless I want to replace the entire line.  |  IP: Logged

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