Coke Is It
Thirsty for a Duel? Excellent. Let's see if we can quench that thirst as we take on Coca-Cola <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: KO)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: KO)") end if %>, the world's second most beloved brand name. Number one is either McDonald's or the Motley Fool.
We have been gulping down colas for the past hundred years, but some Fools still can't agree on what the future holds for the king of pop.
This week Louis Corrigan (TMF Seymor) and Rick Munarriz (TMF Edible) wage the ultimate cola war. Louis sees fizz. Rick sees flat. Who will be the ultimate soda jerk? Find out in this Coca-Cola Classic.
You Get to Vote!
After reading all of the arguments, cast your vote for the winner of the Duel. We'll tabulate results each week and revisit them from time to time to see whether you were right! As always, we invite you to join us in the Coca-Cola Message board to continue the duel.
[Any suggestions, comments, praise, or flames, please send them along to the Dueling Fools Team.]
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Bull... The Cash-King portfolio recently did a great job of making the bullish case for Coca-Cola. But to restate some of the obvious, this Atlanta-based behemoth makes, distributes, and markets soft drink concentrates and syrups. With a presence in 200 countries, the company now claims an astonishing 50% of the worldwide market share for soft drinks, selling four of the top five brands, including perhaps the planet's best-known brand of any kind. Continue... |
The
Bear... This past summer I made it out to the Coca-Cola Museum in Atlanta, where I figure Louis -- who lives in Atlanta -- is probably downing a Coke about now. I welled up. Maybe it was the historical account of how one of the greatest brand names came to be. Maybe it was nationalist pride -- not only in the sense of the carbonated fizz being such a successful American export, but also relishing in the span of corporate excellence that fellow Cuban-American Roberto Goizueta, the former Coke CEO, had watched over. Continue... |
Results for last week's Trump Duel
| Answer | Percentage |
| I can't make up my mind | 5% |
| TMF Ralegh's Bull argument | 26% |
| TMF Parlay's Bear argument | 48% |
| They were both excellent | 13% |
| They were both lame | 8% |