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[edit] Sales figures
The page says:
- It is the only one local beverage in the world that outsells Coca Cola in its origin country.
but the Coca Cola page says:
- Coca-Cola is the market leader for soft drinks in all countries of the world, except Scotland, where the locally produced Irn Bru is more popular, and Quebec, Canada, where Pepsi is the market leader.
Whichever is mistaken should be corrected.
-- Dominus 18:49, 2 Mar 2004 (UTC)
On a totally unscientific basis, without sales figures, it isn't easy to say which sells more, they are both ubiquitous and seem to be consumed in roughly equal quantities by Peruvians. Inca Kola isn't the only local beverage that outsells Coca-Cola — they admit that this is how it is in at least two other parts of the world, so even if Inca Kola sells more than Coca-Cola in Peru, the article still needs correcting, preferably by someone who has the figures. Trilobite 16:36, 7 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- On checking, Irn-Bru seems to have fallen a bit, and is now roughly neck-and-neck with Coke. -- John Fader (talk | contribs) 00:31, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I've removed that claim. The Irn-Bru suggests six products have a similar claim to outsell Coke in the domestic market. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.26.17.63 (talk) 22:29, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] A GFDL picture of Inca Kola
The image on the article is quite good, however this is a GFDL alternative in case we do not have the rights to use that one.
--Salimfadhley 23:04, 6 Nov 2004 (UTC)
[edit] The Nature of Inca Kola
Inca Kola actually is not any kind of Cola drink. It has no Cola or Cola-related ingredients. It is only related to colas by virtue of being carbonated.
- "Cola" in Lat Am Spanish has wider meaning than in English. It even includes lemonade. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.102.136.55 (talk) 22:37, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Sold in the U.S for years..
Just wanted to add here what some of you have said on the history of the article: Inka Kola has been selling in the U.S. for various years now, even before 2000 here in California. So that date (2005) is erroneous. I tried to look it up at the coca cola site but I wasn't able to find what I looked for concerning the date. --Dynamax 07:50, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
- My local Cost Plus World Market carried Inca Kola in the DC-metro stores as far back as 2001. --BizMgr (talk) 07:40, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Just a thought
Is it just me, or does this article seem just a tad... smug? -Litefantastic 21:46, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
- I agree. The tone of this article is not appropriate for Wikipedia. It is certainly fascinating that Inca Kola has retained such high popularity over the years, even in the face of competition. But the smug and nationalistic tone of the article makes it seem more like a marketing brochure than an encyclopedia article. Patiwat 16:37, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
- Please explain what you mean by smug and nationalistic, preferably with examples, so that I can go in and edit the offending parts. I must admit, though, that while writing it I never tried to make it like you say so perhaps it is simply a difference of styles. Anyways, tell me what you think is inappropriate in tone. Hdezela 06:19, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
- I agree with Litefantastic and Patiwat. For example, the paragraph mentioning Bembos says "practically drove out Burger King from Peru" instead of neutral "took market share from Burger King," which would need a citation. The phrase "offered better service and a flavor more in tune with national tastes" is entirely POV. While not a POV problem, the sentence beginning with "Bembos originally served Coca-Cola" is a run-on sentence. I picked that paragraph at random, but the whole article suffers from similar POV problems. --Goose1011a 22:08, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Bad English
First, Bembos, a national fast-food chain that eventually bested McDonald's and practically drove out Burger King from Peru, switched from Coca Cola to Inca Kola after failing to reach an agreement. The restaurant offered better service and a flavor more in tune with national tastes. It forced Bembos to switch brands almost overnight. Later, when the two companies joined, Bembos began to sell both Coca-Cola and Inca Kola side-by-side.
It is not clear what the words in bold refer to (because of bad sentence structure/wording). As such the whole paragraph has no meaning and should be deleted or corrected by the original author.
138.243.228.52 05:42, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
- I came here to ask the same thing. What on earth does this mean? It seems that part of the paragraph got deleted at some point. The Wednesday Island (talk) 21:08, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] inca kola's taste
when i was first served this, i was asked if i was man enough to try it! i'm adventurous, so i drunk some down and it tasted awful, but i kept drinking until it was empty. i brought some friends over and dared them to try it, and both of them said it tasted kind of like piss. ? 66.32.164.234 17:42, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
