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avidamoeba ,
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In the United States, Kraft and its former parent company, the tobacco conglomerate Philip Morris Cos. (now Altria), have successfully marketed Capri Sun using strategies developed for selling cigarettes to children.[2] American parents often misidentify Capri Sun as healthy, and it is one of the most favorably rated brands among Generation Z Americans.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capri-Sun

venusaur ,
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Thanks Biden

EleventhHour ,
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Meh, I’m well into my 40s and solidly don’t give a shit.

Xeroxchasechase ,

I’m proud of you! Letting go of your childhood nostalgia and stop regarding it as an unachievable goal and safe place to return to is a first step towards maturity!

Zier ,
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YAY! More plastic!!!

Chozo ,

I imagine it's pretty much the same amount of plastic as they've always had.

Zier ,
@Zier@fedia.io avatar

Bottles are 80% more plastic than pouches and cost more. The only good part is those pouches are not usually recyclable at all and sometimes bottles get recycled.

PineRune ,

I very specifically remember the controversy 15-20 years ago when it was found that many of these pouches had mold in them, and you couldn’t see it because of the pouch or even taste it. I’m sure the quality control since then has improved, but any time I see a pouch of juice, I think about that mold incident.

NegativeInf ,

Is that why some brands made the back of the pouch transparent?

PineRune ,

I would assume so. I would also think a lot of people just aren’t comfortable consuming something that they can’t see.

NegativeInf ,

Now if only we could get transparent aluminum cans.

(I mean technically we can? But it wouldn’t be the same. Just super dense synthetic corundum at best.)

resonate6279 ,

Yes

Reverendender ,

Oh no. I can’t relive the childhood frustration of being unable to access that sweet nectar shielded behind an impenetrable puncture-proof material with no tools to work with but the flimsiest of mini plastic straws.

Nurse_Robot ,

Skill issue. You could always penetrate the tiny hole with your canines if you were adamant enough

mercano ,
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Sad, from a nostalgia point of view, but probably a win, environmentally. We have a pipeline to recycle plastic bottles, the mylar pouches are pretty much all single use.

ABCDE ,

But much better to use aluminium.

steal_your_face ,
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We actually don’t have a pipeline to recycle plastic bottles though, right?

SoupBrick ,

technologyreview.com/…/plastic-recycling-climate-…

Nurse_Robot ,

I feel like I’m the only one who experienced metal bottles of Pacific cooler like 20 years ago. My mom bought them one time before realizing I went through them just as quickly as the pouches, despite them being like 4x the volume and price. They were one of the best things I ever experienced

vk6flab ,
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If your childhood is defined by Capri Sun, you have bigger problems than the container in which it’s distributed.

finitebanjo OP ,

I’m happy that your childhood was defined by a stable career and a nice car, I guess…?

vk6flab ,
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If wishing made it so …

ByteOnBikes ,

My childhood was defined by Pokemon Red, sat morning cartoons, and drinking 0.25 cent plastic fruit hugs.

What problems do I face?

andyburke ,
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You talkim the ol white plastic bottles with the foil cap and no labels?

MegaUltraChicken ,

Yep those are hugs.

Fondots ,

I bought a case of hugs for a bbq I had over the summer for my friends who are now all into their 30s. Figured it would be a fun little hit of nostalgia.

They were more popular than I expected, and actually better than I remember them being.

vk6flab ,
@vk6flab@lemmy.radio avatar

Oncoming middle age?

jordanlund ,
@jordanlund@lemmy.world avatar

A bottle that’s actually a drink vs. a pouch that’s barely a mouthful? I’m OK with that…

finitebanjo OP ,

A 30 Pack of pouches was sold for like 0.05 to 0.20 USD per fluid oz.

They sell large 96 fl oz bottles at roughly 0.30 USD per fluid oz, so you’re actually getting less drink with bottles as things stand currently.

finitebanjo OP , (edited )

www.youtube.com/watch?v=69zaM1ImvUE

The least they could do is shift to metal cans ffs.

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