Red Star Capital Bureau reported on July 2nd that today, in response to rumors that "Zhao Yiming will take down 500ml of cola and Sprite products", Zhao Yiming's snack department stated that the related products are currently being sold normally and will not be affected in the short term, nor will they be adjusted in price.
Recently, according to multiple media reports, there have been rumors online that Zhao Yiming's snacks and snacks will stop selling 500ml cola and Sprite products due to the manufacturer's request for price increases. After the existing inventory is sold out, all Coca Cola/Sprite and Coca Cola bottled products of this specification will be fully taken off the shelves.
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The Red Star Capital Bureau has verified the above-mentioned online notification with Zhao Yiming's snack department. The other party stated that they cannot confirm the source of the notification at present, but the store sales have not been affected.
Red Star Capital Bureau inquired whether Taikoo Cola would remove related products from the Zhao Yiming Snacks and Snack Youming channels. As of the time of publication, the other party has not responded yet.
The Red Star Capital Bureau has learned that Coca Cola has been rumored to increase in price for the past two months. According to the Beijing Business Daily, in April this year, Hubei Taikoo Coca Cola, Jiangxi Taikoo Coca Cola, and Zhengzhou Taikoo Coca Cola successively issued notification letters for some product adjustments, stating that starting from late April, some product supply prices will be adjusted, and it is recommended to adjust the retail price from 3 yuan/bottle to 3.5 yuan/bottle, with a price increase of 16%.