• DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml
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        4 months ago

        Though a big part of that is probably people lacking any alternative. They can't go and get the non-corporate soft drink that still comes in a regular can, their options are either to get the new, more expensive one, or not consume.

        • DayOfDoom [any, any]
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          4 months ago

          Seriously. I tried looking for store-brand sodas in cans and it's basically just ginger ale and seltzers/club sodas in cans here. Have to find a soda syrup wholesaler and getting a water carbonizer to even attempt to have an alternative, which isn't a necessarily small ask of a single person for one food item.

          • HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org
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            4 months ago

            Interesting. Here the local Kroger brand and Safeway both offer full ranges of own-brand soda. Sometimes even flavours (cream soda, pineapple) which have no major brand offering.

            Maybe they sub-contract to the local independent bottler so the range varies by region.

            • came_apart_at_Kmart [he/him, comrade/them]
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              4 months ago

              it's kind of an edge case, because kroger is the largest supermarket grocer (by revenue) in the US. and 30% of that revenue is from sales of their in-house branding. the only two larger retailers are amazon and walmart, which are international. kroger is only operating inside the US and only in 35 states. it's a beast.

              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kroger#Manufacturing_plants

          • Great_Leader_Is_Dead
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            4 months ago

            I switched to Costco fizzy water to lose weight. Chug it fast enough your brain sorta tricks you into thinking it's sweet.