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The page says:
but the Coca Cola page says:
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)
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)[reply]
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)
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.
I live in Peru, and I know from personal experience selling soft drink products in my stores that the following facts are true:
Also "soft drink", by definition, includes lemonade. --Jeffrey Scott Maxwell (talk) 06:55, 20 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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)[reply]
Is it just me, or does this article seem just a tad... smug? -Litefantastic 21:46, 25 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
(1) There isn't a single citation in this article, which DOES read like a nationalist advertisement for Inka Cola---what sources back up the author's or authors' claims? (2)These sentences are particularly nationalist in tone and inappropriate for a neutral article: "Its standing as the only national drink greatly helped to win over customers as more and more people converted for nationalistic, price and flavor reasons." "The combined marketing muscle of Coca-Cola and Pepsi could not unseat Inca Kola as the most popular drink." "In the 1980s, Pepsi's campaign "Pepsi Challenge" (El Reto Pepsi) backfired and helped to virtually destroy the Pepsi brand in Peru, due in large part to the fact that consumers did not enjoy being told they were wrong." "A "fact" that has been repeated many times in Lima, yet the only source is a television interview with an employee of a local polling firm, is that over 80% of the people who took the taste test chose Coca-Cola, this being attributed to the fact that Coca-Cola had long since changed the formula for Peru (one of only three countries with that privilege), adding more sweetener to the mix in order to better fit the local palate." "As a result of the Pepsi debacle, two rivals were left in Peru to battle in the soft drink wars, Coca-Cola, with a 21% market share, and Inca Kola with the lion's share of 35%"
After that, I stopped copying and pasting....
By the way, I've tasted Inca Kola many times...it's tasty and sweet, but I prefer the taste of Coca-Cola and Pepsi, which would be a completely biased statement in an informative article, just as the numerous statements of Peruvian preference for Inca Kola.Kemet 03:41, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
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)[reply]
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The article isn't clear about what Inca Kola is supposed to taste like. It suggests that the flavor is supposed to be that of Lemon Verbena, but is ultimately nonspecific. If that is in fact the flavor, perhaps that should be clarified? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.234.195.62 (talk) 06:25, 2 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I changed the wording, because Inca Kola does not taste like lemon verbena, it is made with lemon verbena. There is a big difference. There are a lot of other flavors mixed in with it. Most people agree that Inca Kola does taste like bubblegum. I also tried to add sources to back up these statements. --Jeffrey Scott Maxwell (talk) 07:03, 20 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The "marketing victory" section of this article indicates that Peru is one of three countries in which Coca-cola alters the content of its formula, as a direct result of national preference for sweetness (e.g., Inca Kola.). However, this is unreferenced in this article, and that section is tagged with an "original research" flag. Can someone provide evidence of this? If so, it should also be added to the Coca-Cola formula page. Migp (talk) 20:22, 29 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have thrown out about half the article - all the stuff about Pepsi' taste test alienating Peruvians, and Coke's failed efforts to squash the noble local firm, and percentage data about which companies own what percent of the market - none of it was sourced, despite requests dating back years.
Note: This article has infiltrated the web (even Boing Boing quoted it), swamping most mentions of Inka Cola. So beware of identically-phrased items, with wording like this: "In the 1980s, Pepsi's infamous "Pepsi Challenge" (El Reto Pepsi) campaign helped to virtually destroy the Pepsi brand in Peru, due in large part to the fact that consumers do not enjoy being told they're wrong." That came from here, written back in 2007. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 00:18, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The internal link to wiki article『Corporación José R. Lindley S.A.』was removed from the Inca Kola page. I have added it back. Corporación José R. Lindley S.A. is an important "See also" because it is the company that originally created Inca Kola (equally or more important than the internal links to competitor brands, which are also good links for "See also"). Thank you. --Jeffrey Scott Maxwell (talk) 17:30, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I changed the following sentence: "Inca Kola is exported to parts of South America, North America and Europe, and while it has not enjoyed major success outside of Peru, it can be found in Latin American specialty shops worldwide." from "exported to" to "available in", because "exported to" is too ambiguous, and in part wrong, and would take a whole article to explain all the questions the term raises. One point for example, Inca Kola is not exported from Peru to North America, because the Inca Kola sold in North America is owned and made there by The Coca-Cola Company. The Inca Kola made in Peru, as it states in the article, is owned by a different company arrangement in Peru. Thanks. --Jeffrey Scott Maxwell (talk) 18:38, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
WoW! I can't believe that Wiki doesn't have the single most important fact of them all: the ingredients!!! Particularly it would be very interesting to know what changes Coca Cola made to the original Inca ingredients. I mean I doubt the Incas came back from battle at the Titicaca, sat back in their lazyboy in their cave and uncorked a glass bottle and enjoyed liquid toxins such as:
* Carbonated water * high fructose corn syrup and/or sucrose * citric acid * sodium benzoate (to protect taste) * caffeine * artificial and natural flavors
Surely there must have been a major change from lean and trim Incas/Andeans to obese/diabetes-ridden Peruvians after Coca-Cola messed with this drink! So it's important to know what the original formula was, when it originated and when it was changed to the above toxic brew. Igel B TyMaHe (talk) 01:35, 18 January 2012 (UTC)Lew SandersIgel B TyMaHe (talk) 01:35, 18 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
References
Can we confirm that this is a variety of champagne kola? I've tried this and Bravo brand side by side, the flavour is barely distinguishable though neither article mentions the other. Are there any sources to confirm or deny that Inca is a variety of champagne cola? Atreem (talk) 09:21, 31 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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