[USMA:35987] Re: Diet Coke packaging changed

[Ezra Steinberg]

Well, one possibility is the presence of Windsor, Ontario, on the other side of the border. Perhaps the local bottlers on the US side are thinking it's more efficient to standardize on metric sizes because (I presume -- no firsthand knowledge) that metric sizes are what are used on the Canadian side of the border.   Ezra ----- Original Message ----- From: Remek Kocz To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 3:27 PM Subject: [USMA:35984] Re: Diet Coke packaging changed A friend of mine from Detroit is noticing a definite trend in the soft drink bottles.  The 1/2-liter bottle is replacing the 20 oz. bottle in that area's grocery stores.  Just about the only place the 20 oz. bottles are available are convenience stores.  Not the same in a "secondary market" like Rochester, NY, but bigger cities are usually bellwethers of coming trends.  We can hope that this continuing shift to metric sizes in the juice/soft-drink industry will continue and spill over to other categories on the retail shelf.  Remek On 2/4/06, Philip S Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: John This is a very encouraging sign. Isn't the clarity and simplicity just great! (A very good photo too - well done) Let's hope we see more of this on other products soon. Phil Hall ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Woelflein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu > Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 4:34 PM Subject: [USMA:35955] Diet Coke packaging changed Looks like Coca Cola has moved from the old ".5L" or "16.9 oz" labeling to 500 mL. John