{"id":20850,"date":"2005-12-11T12:34:40","date_gmt":"2005-12-11T18:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dsandler.org\/wp\/archives\/2005\/12\/11\/just-this-once-dont-bet-on-blak"},"modified":"2005-12-12T00:36:28","modified_gmt":"2005-12-12T06:36:28","slug":"just-this-once-dont-bet-on-blak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dsandler.org\/wp\/archives\/2005\/12\/11\/just-this-once-dont-bet-on-blak","title":{"rendered":"Just this once, don&#8217;t bet on Blak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/entries\/images\/2005\/coke-blak.jpg\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 2em;\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"http:\/\/www2.coca-cola.com\/presscenter\/nr_20051207_corporate_blak.html\" title=\"Coca-Cola - Press Center - Press Release\"><p>\n&#8220;<nobr>Coca-Cola<\/nobr> Bl&#257;k is not just a flavor extension. It is a blend of unique Coke refreshment with the true essence of coffee and has a rich smooth texture and has a coffee-like froth when poured.  We believe we have created a new category of soft drink &mdash; an adult product in a carbonated beverage &mdash; and a whole new drinking experience.  This brand is ideal for any part of the day when people are looking for renewed energy or simply to take a break,&#8221; said Marc Mathieu, vice president, Global Core Brands, The <nobr>Coca-Cola<\/nobr> Company. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www2.coca-cola.com\/presscenter\/nr_20051207_corporate_blak.html\">more<\/a>]\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>More braindamage:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/atlanta\/stories\/2005\/12\/05\/daily27.html\" title=\"bizjournals.com\"><p>\nAlso today, at an analysts meeting in New York, the company revealed its new marketing slogan &#8212; &#8220;The Coke Side of Life.&#8221; [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/atlanta\/stories\/2005\/12\/05\/daily27.html\">more<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Update:<\/b> Wait, isn&#8217;t the a-with-a-bar-over-it pronounced like IPA <span style=\"font-family: sans-serif;\">\/e\/<\/span> (as in &#8220;c<b>a<\/b>ke&#8221;)?  Making this product &#8220;Coca-Cola <b>Blake<\/b>&#8220;?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Coca-Cola Bl&#257;k is not just a flavor extension. It is a blend of unique Coke refreshment with the true essence of coffee and has a rich smooth texture and has a coffee-like froth when poured. We believe we have created a new category of soft drink &mdash; an adult product in a carbonated beverage &mdash; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-notebook"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsandler.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsandler.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsandler.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsandler.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsandler.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dsandler.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20850\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsandler.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsandler.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsandler.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}