Try Jaritto's, which ought to be common there. It's sold at all the little gas stations, stores, and restaurants in the Mexican areas of Atlanta. If you like root beer or cream soda, then by all means seek out Virgil's. Amazing...
I tend to think most other countries still use sugar. America is one of the biggest pushers of corn-based products in the world, and corn syrup is just one result. Frustrates me. I also have a problem because I like fruity sodas way more than colas. In America, most restaurants and movie theatres are dominated by colas (Coke, Pepsi), their assocatied clear drinks (Sprite, Ginger ale, Seven Up), and maybe one or two fruity drinks if you're lucky, usually orange or strawberry Fanta. If you visit the World of Coca-Cola here in Atlanta, you can taste Coke-based products from all over the world: the Caribbean, Central and South America, Germany, Africa.. Everything from guava and mango, coconut, anise, and leechee nut. America's selections are by far the most boring. The good thing about African-American, Latin, Caribbean, and African restaurants is that they overwhelmingly offer more fruit-based sodas than colas. Indeed, Magic Johnson said that when he opened his first theatre, the white investors questioned his putting in orange, strawberry, punch, and grape soda fountains. They kept insisting that he should focus on Coke, Sprite, and maybe one fruit flavor. He had to explain to them that Black people preferred the fruit stuff, which was news to them! :) -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > You are right about soda. In the states, I rarely drink soda, but here > in Mexico I find myself indulging a little more and even craving it > more. My husband pretty much never drinks soda either, but he drinks it > more here than in the states. I think they must not be using corn syrup. > > Tracey > > Reece Jennings wrote: > > > > MMMM..squirrel nuts, Mary Janes...They used to be a penny when I was > > young...WATCH it! > > LOLLOL! > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected] > > ] On > > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 10:29 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] epic cost of cinema snacks > > > > Yeah, I wonder about that sometimes. Nothing quite so disappointing as > > eating candy, cookies, or even ice cream (my fav) that I enjoyed as a kid, > > and thinking "This isn't how it used to taste!" Imma buy a pack of my old > > fav grape Kool-Aid and compare it to those memories again, just to > > see. Some > > stuff still tastes the same: Now or Laters --that chewy candy--taste > > as good > > to me at 43 as they did at 13. Ditto for Lemonheads, Snickers, Baby Ruth > > bars, and Jolly Ranchers. Those candies are so simple in makeup I bet the > > formulae haven't changed much, if at all. Haven't tried a Milk Dud > > recently, > > though i've been jonesin' for one. But now that i messed up and got > > braces, > > that kind of treat is verboten for the next two years. > > > > But I don't think it's always just my memories being off. One thing I'm > > positive has changed in flavor over the years is soda in America. Whether > > it's Crush, Pepsi, Coke, Welch's, Fanta, or RC Cola, no soda made in > > America > > tastes as good as it did when I was a kid. Why? The major reason is that > > American companies replaced cane sugar with corn syrup as the main > > sweetener > > in sodas. Corn syrup is sweet, but it also has a faint-but-detectable > > bitter > > taste that can't be disguised. It makes the soda's less "smooth" tasting. > > That's why, in addition to watching my intact of all sugars, I've pretty > > much abandoned drinking regular sodas. Why waste the calories on corn > > syrup? > > I drink diet sodas instead. When I want the real deal, I'll buy something > > like Jarritos, the delicious sodas made in Mexico, sweetened with real > > cane > > sugar. Typically I'll go to a farmer's market or specialty gourmet > > store and > > buy sodas from other countries that still use sugar--the Caribbean, > > Mexico, > > Germany--or pay > > extra for the few American countries that still do so. Costs extra, > > but it's > > worth it! For example, I go to Whole Foods and buy this awesome root beer > > called "Virgil's". It's "only" soda water, but it's brewed in small > > batches > > like real beer, and flavored with vanilla from Madagascar. Costs a > > lot, but > > it's so sinfully delicious in a float that I have no trouble treating > > myself. Their cream soda is amazing too. All their ingredients are > > gathered > > from all over the world, and you can taset the difference. Since I don't > > really drink much, I can use the cash other guys spend on beer and > > wine for > > my high-end sodas and gallons of ice cream! I'd rather pay extra for > > something that truly is gourmet. > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > > aladvantage.com> > > > > > I think a fond filter is influencing your food review. > > > > > > Tracey > > > > > > KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: > > > > > > > > ha-ha! I haven't had Kool-Aid in years! I think they changed the > > > > formula a few years back. It never tasted quite as smooth as I > > > > remember it tasting as a kid. More acidic and even bitter now. Of > > > > course, maybe I'm remembering the taste of the past with a fond > > filter... > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > > From: Astromancer > > > > > What? No Kool-Aid??? > > > > > > > > Martin > > > wrote: Uhhhh...where and when's > > > > dinner? > > > > > > > > KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net > > wrote: > > > > You're right about that! We'll probably go this weekend. I'm thinking > > > > a tried-and-true fav: barbecued bologna sandwiches, Chee-tos, and > > > > pound cake! Um-ummm! > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > > From: "Reece Jennings" > > > > > > > Uhhh...yeah! Persuasion! LOLLOOL! > > > > Your movie trips sound like an episode from the Food Channel! > > > > Maybe they could do a special on what you can sneak into the theater! > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ups.com > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ups.com > > > > ] On > > > > Behalf Of KeithBJohnson@ > > comcast.net > > > > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 10:56 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > > > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] epic cost of cinema snacks > > > > > > > > Not only is the food at the theatre overpriced, but it's stale and > > boring. > > > > If they sold hot dogs and popcorn that was younger than me, or > > even good > > > > > > pizza or somethign, maybe they'd get my money. There's no variety of > > > > choices, and you could kill a man with one of those dessicated giant > > > > pretzels. > > > > > > > > When my wife and I started dating, I took her to the movies, and was > > > > surprised when she pulled out a big purse--actually, more like a > > small > > > > tote > > > > bag. She insisted I stop at K-Mart, where she proceeded to buy cheap > > > > candy, > > > > snacks, and drinks. I was moritified as she sat in the theatre > > popping > > > > cans > > > > of soda and wrinkling plastic from food clearly not from the theatre. > > > > Fast-forward about--oh, a month--and I'm asking "hey, where's your > > movie > > > > > > purse?!" Now when we hit the theatre we always pack food. When the > > > > first two > > > > Lord of the Rings movies were re-released leading up to Return of the > > > > King, > > > > we went three weekends in a row to see them. And every time we > > went, her > > > > > > "purse" and my coat pockets were stuffed. For "Fellowship of the Ring" > > we > > > > feasted on fried bologna sandwiches, chips, and pound cake. For > > "The Two > > > > > > Towers" we dined on fried chicken and biscuits, with fresh baked > > chocolate > > > > chip cookies; and for "The Return of the King", our repast was > > chicken > > > > eggrolls and a four pack of Reese's > > > > peanut butter cups (only 1$ at the store). Of course all was > > washed down > > > > > > with cans of soda. I think I sneaked in a bottle of orange Jarrito's > > that > > > > time. I later went back to see "Return of the King" by myself, and > > entered > > > > the theatre hiding an Arby's sandwich, fries, and shake in my coat > > > > pockets! > > > > You should see the looks on people's faces as they look around trying > > > > to see > > > > where those delicious aromas are originating! > > > > > > > > Of course, a certain, ah, persuasion of moviegoers has been doing this > > for > > > > decades. > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > > > > aladvantage.com> > > > > > > > > > Now showing: epic cost of cinema snacks > > > > > > > > > > By Bruce Mohl, Globe Staff | March 2, 2007 > > > > > http://www.boston. > > > > > > > > > > _cine> com/business/articles/2007/03/02/now_showing_epic_cost_of_cine > > > > > ma_snacks?mode=PF > > > > > Buying a small popcorn and a soda at a movie theater is becoming > > a big > > > > > > > investment. > > > > > > > > > > At the 13-screen theater owned by Regal Entertainment Group in the > > > > > Fenway, the price of a small popcorn and a small soft drink will > > set > > > > you > > > > > back $10, the same as an adult ticket. > > > > > > > > > > Granted, the small popcorn is 85 ounces, nearly twice as big as the > > > > > small at other theaters, and a small soft drink is 32 ounces, the > > > > > equivalent of roughly half of a 2-liter bottle, but it's still a lot > > to > > > > > pay for modest fare. > > > > > > > > > > Susan McWhinney-Morse of Boston recently went to the movies at the > > > > > Fenway Regal, where tickets for herself, her grandson, and > > friend set > > > > > them back $25. A small popcorn and two drinks added $16.50 to the > > bill. > > > > > > > > > > "That's $40," she said. "It's appalling. It's absolutely > > appalling." > > > > > > > > > > All food vendors take hefty profits on the products they sell, but > > > > > analysts say no one does it quite like movie theaters, which push > > > > > popcorn, soda, and a host of other items that cost little to > > make or > > > > > buy, and generate very high profit margins. > > > > > > > > > > "There's probably 85 percent profit just on the cost of goods," > > said > > > > > Dennis Lombardi , executive vice president of food service > > > > strategies at > > > > > WD Partners in Dublin, Ohio. He said the typical restaurant makes > > about > > > > > a 65 to 70 percent profit on food. > > > > > > > > > > John Fithian , president of the National Association of Theatre > > Owners, > > > > > said concession sales at a typical movie theater account for a fifth > > of > > > > > total revenues but as much as 46 percent of profits. > > > > > > > > > > "Concessions are very important," Fithian said. "Without > > concessions, > > > > > our patrons would be paying significantly more for their movie > > > > tickets." > > > > > > > > > > No one tracks concession pricing trends, but industry officials say > > > > > prices keep edging upward. Globe surveys of area theaters over the > > > > years > > > > > indicate that prices for a 46-ounce popcorn have risen at most of > > those > > > > > theaters by a third since 2000. > > > > > > > > > > Theaters are under pressure to increase profits in a saturated > > > > > marketplace that has been plagued by bankruptcies and > > consolidation. > > > > > Theaters are also feeling the pinch because of film schedules. > > While > > > > > they earn the bulk of their money from ticket sales, theaters split > > > > that > > > > > revenue with the studio that produced the movie. Industry officials > > say > > > > > as much as 90 percent of the ticket revenue goes to the studio > > in the > > > > > opening weeks of a movie's release, with the theater pocketing more > > > > cash > > > > > the longer the film runs. But as films remain in theaters for > > shorter > > > > > periods, the theaters can't earn as much from tickets. > > > > > > > > > > In a Globe survey of various theaters, Regal's Fenway theater > > had the > > > > > highest prices for a small soda and small popcorn but also the > > largest > > > > > > > portions. Regal's 85-ounce small popcorn breaks down to 6.5 > > cents an > > > > > ounce, which is actually lower on a per-ounce basis than many of > > its > > > > > competitors. > > > > > > > > > > Regal, the nation's largest movie theater chain, said its > > concession > > > > > prices vary from theater to theater, but refused to discuss how > > much > > > > > they have risen in recent years. > > > > > > > > > > The two other big chains in the Boston area, National Amusements' > > > > > Showcase Cinemas and AMC, said their prices are uniform in each > > market. > > > > > > > > > > Showcase said it charges $4.15 for its 46-ounce small popcorn, or 9 > > > > > cents an ounce. AMC and Landmark's Kendall Square theater both > > > > charge $4 > > > > > for their small popcorns, but Landmark's small is 46 ounces while > > AMC's > > > > > is 53 ounces. > > > > > > > > > > Entertainment Cinemas, which runs theaters in Cambridge, > > Springfield, > > > > > and South Dennis, charges $4.25 for a 46-ounce small. F.E.I. > > Theaters, > > > > > > > which operates the Somerville Theatre and the Capitol Theatre in > > > > > Arlington, charges $2.50 for a 32-ounce small, while the Brattle > > > > Theatre > > > > > in Cambridge charges $3 for a 36-ounce small. > > > > > > > > > > Ian M. Judge , director of operations for F.E.I. Theatres, said > > > > > concession prices are high because that's where theaters make their > > > > > money. While he says the focus at F.E.I is movies, he said > > that's not > > > > > always the case at other places. > > > > > > > > > > "I worked for Loews for five years and I can tell you that I was > > told > > > > > many times that we were not a theater but a restaurant that > > happens to > > > > > > > show movies," Judge said. > > > > > > > > > > AMC Entertainment Inc., which bought Loews Cineplex > > Entertainment Inc. > > > > > > > last year, could not be reached for comment. > > > > > > > > > > Regal, based in Knoxville, Tenn., reported an $86.3 million profit > > last > > > > > year. > > > > > > > > > > Its financial reports don't break out what concessions > > contributed to > > > > > the bottom line, but the documents indicate concessions were the > > > > > second-biggest source of revenue after ticket sales. > > > > > > > > > > The chain generated $697 million in revenue on concessions that > > cost > > > > > $105 million . By contrast, ticket revenues were $1.7 billion, > > nearly > > > > > twice as much as film rental and advertising costs of $907 million. > > > > > > > > > > The company reported that concession revenue increased 5.6 > > percent in > > > > > 2006. It attributed the bulk of that rise to a 4.4 percent > > increase in > > > > > > > the average concession purchase per customer, unspecified snack > > price > > > > > increases, and the success of "concession-friendly films" like > > "Pirates > > > > > of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," "X-Men 3," and "Cars." > > > > > > > > > > Bob Goldin , executive vice president of Technomics Inc., a Chicago > > > > > consulting firm that works with the food service industry, said the > > > > high > > > > > prices for popcorn and soda don't deter most moviegoers. > > > > > > > > > > "Concession prices don't keep people home. Bad movies do," Goldin > > said. > > > > > "Theaters have found there's not much price sensitivity to their > > stuff. > > > > > It's part of the experience." > > > > > > > > > > Most moviegoers interviewed grudgingly agreed, yet there may be a > > quiet > > > > > backlash. As she waited for her movie to start at the Regal > > Fenway 13, > > > > > > > Lakeisha Belcher of Dorchester said she sometimes bring her own > > > > > "goodies" from home. "They don't look in a woman's purse," she > > said. > > > > > > > > > > Bruce Mohl can be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! 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