Cane Sugar Coke Craving Make the WSJ
Charlene Charette wrote:
> J. Eric Durbin wrote:
>
> > "U.S. Thirst for Mexican Cola Poses Sticky Problem for Coke
> >
> > "The middle shelf in the soft-drink aisle at Las Tarascas, a Latino
> > supermarket in Lawrenceville, Ga., was bare last week. But store
> > manager Erik Carvallo couldn't call the local Coca-Cola bottler to
> > replenish his stock of Coke.
> >
> > "The Coke Mr. Carvallo's customers had snapped up comes in scuffed
> > glass bottles stamped "Hecho en Mexico" -- made in Mexico. It found
> > its way to this Atlanta suburb through an underground supply chain
> > that flouts Coca-Cola Co.'s long-established distribution system
>
> I'm in Houston, Texas. You can easily get Mexican Coca-Cola here.
>
> --Charlene
Hell...you could easily get Mexican Coca Cola in western Washington
state. All you needed to know was where to look.
SD
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