Archive for the 'Coca-Cola' Category

McRib Pack, I’ll Take It

Published on March 4, 2009 in 1990s, Coca-Cola, Commercials, Fast Food, Food, McDonalds, McRib, Meat and USA.

The [McRib] sandwich test-marketed very well in Nebraska and other Midwestern markets and was added to the restaurant’s permanent menu throughout the United States in 1981. Sales were mediocre, and it was removed after several years, only to be brought back as a limited time offering.

Take-out food is often fast food, but not always so. Whereas fast food carries the connotation of a standardized product from a globalized chain or franchise, take-away outlets are often small businesses serving traditional food, which is sometimes but by no means always of high quality.

In the United States the most popular condiment for fries is ketchup, so much so that consumption of restaurant fries drives ketchup sales.

At Der Wienerschnitzel it’s all together now

Published on August 11, 2008 in 1970s, Coca-Cola, Cola, Commercials, Condiments, Fast Food, Food, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Jingles, Meat, Sausages and USA.

Wienerschnitzel is an American fast-food chain founded in 1961 as “Der Wienerschnitzel” that specializes in hot dogs, but is currently expanding to other items. Wienerschnitzel locations are almost entirely limited to California, Texas, and the Southwestern United States.

In the German speaking countries, except Austria, hot dog sausages are generally called Wiener or Wiener Würstchen (Würstchen means “little sausage”). In Swiss German, it is called Wienerli, while in Austria the terms Frankfurter or Frankfurter Würstel are used.

Wiener schnitzel (from German Wiener Schnitzel, meaning Viennese cutlet) is a traditional Austrian dish and popular part of Viennese and Austrian cuisine, consisting of a thin slice of veal coated in breadcrumbs and fried.

Introducing Diet Coke

Published on February 6, 2008 in 1980s, Coca-Cola, Cola, Commercials, Diet, Diet Coke, Drinks, Soft Drinks, Telly Savalas and USA.

Diet Coke (sometimes known as Diet Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Light or Coke Light) is a sugar-free soft drink produced and distributed by The Coca-Cola Company. It was introduced in the United States on July 9, 1982 as the first new brand since 1886 to use the Coca-Cola trademark. The product quickly overtook Tab in sales.

Aristotelis “Telly” Savalas (Αριστοτέλης Σαβάλας‚ in Greek) (January 21, 1924 – January 22, 1994) was a prominent Emmy Award-winning American film and television actor whose career spanned four decades. Undoubtedly Savalas’ most famous role was that of the tough detective Kojak on television. Lt. Theo Kojak was a bald New York City detective who had a fondness for lollipops and whose trademark line was, “Who loves ya, baby?” Reportedly the lollipop gimmick was added in lieu of having the character smoke. Savalas himself was quitting smoking and the lollipops may have been his own trick for defeating his habit.

Coca-Cola Zero gives you less than what you hoped for

Published on November 23, 2007 in 2000s, Argentina, Bras, Coca-Cola, Cola, Commercials, Diet, Drinks, Funny, Movies, Sexy and Soft Drinks.

Coca-Cola Zero or Coke Zero is a product of the Coca-Cola Company. It is a sugar-free variation of Coca-Cola. In the United States, where the drink was first introduced, Coke Zero is marketed as having zero calories (hence the Zero in the product’s name), but in other countries it is marketed as having zero sugar. Coca-Cola Zero in fact has a negligible caloric value. Depending on the country in which it is made, it has about 0.2 to 0.5 Kcal per 100 mL (3.4 US fl. oz.).

In fashion, falsies is a term used in English to denote padding for use in a brassiere to create the appearance of larger breasts.

The McLean Deluxe is 91% fat free

Published on August 10, 2007 in 1990s, Coca-Cola, Commercials, Diet, Disgusting, Fast Food, Flops, Food, Hamburgers, McDonalds, Meat, Soft Drinks, Sports and USA.

The McLean Deluxe was a hamburger marketed as a healthy alternative to McDonald’s regular menu. It was released in the United States in 1991. It had a reduced fat content compared to other McDonald’s hamburgers. This was achieved through the addition of carrageenan to the meat.

Irish moss [is a species of red alga] and is a major source of carrageenan, which is commonly used as a thickener and stabilizer in milk products such as ice cream and processed foods including luncheon meat.

The National Football League (NFL) is the largest and most prestigious professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. The league’s teams are divided into two conferences: the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC).

TaB is a Mindsticker

Published on July 24, 2007 in 1960s, Coca-Cola, Cola, Commercials, Diet, Drinks, Soft Drinks and USA.

TaB is a diet cola. It was the first diet soft drink brand produced by the Coca-Cola Company. It was introduced in 1963 and has been reformulated several times. It was initially sweetened with cyclamate. After the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a ban on cyclamate in 1969, saccharin was used.

Cyclamate is an artificial sweetener that was discovered in 1937 at the University of Illinois by graduate student Michael Sveda. Like many artificial sweeteners, the sweetness of cyclamate was discovered by accident.