Coca Cola introducing 100 flavors in one machine

by James in Conceptual Gadgets, Drinking Gadgets

With fast food joints offering a limited soft drink menu of usually Coke, Diet Coke, Orange, 7up and Root Beer (or their Pepsi “equivalents”) sometimes the only way to keep drink options interesting is with the classic “suicide,” (mixing them all). Well now, Coca Cola is poised to introduce a Fountain Machine that will dispense soft drinks with up to 100 flavor combinations.

What’s advantageous to store owners is that they won’t have to redesign their beverage stations to accommodate the new dispenser, as it takes up the same space as current machines offering 8 flavors. The design can do this thanks to high-concentrate ingredients which come in cartridges, a design that’s much like that of a printer, thereby allowing for the simple swapping out of replacement cartridges on the fly, or for changing out unpopular flavors for new ones.

“Innovation is our lifeblood,” said Chris Lowe, president of the Coca-Cola North America food service and on-premise division, “and we wanted a dispenser that offers consumers greater beverage variety while helping our customers increase beverage profitability.”

Early prototypes underwent testing earlier this summer with Coke planning a limited release sometimes next year.

Hat Tip – The Big E (Engadget)

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3 Comments on “Coca Cola introducing 100 flavors in one machine”

Neagle Says:

September 1st, 2008 at 6:14 pm

Wow, an even bigger, more sticky, soda bag mess.

Midweek gadget gallery » Coolest Gadgets Says:

September 3rd, 2008 at 1:42 am

[...] Coca Cola introducing 100 flavors in one machine [...]

Fate Says:

April 12th, 2009 at 11:24 am

my sister does that. i wonder though, how does it work? 100 flavours as in aailable drinks? (coke, fanta, sprite, etc) or as in actual combinations? (fanta+sprite+etc)

why don’t they just mount it all onto some sort of revolving thing and buttons and an array of buttons (like the existing vending machines) and just push for as long as you want for a certain bevarage then without moving your cup just press another button for the next beverage? very much like the existing drink machines..just that theirs only one cup area. like with those hot choc/coffee machines..

<–too lazy to think^^;;

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