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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 5:56 pm
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Big Red Bill
 
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I work for a large restaurant company - it's usually CASH and the

Originally Posted by trog
I wonder how much NW/Delta receives from Coke to exclusively offer their products? Is it just free soda or are there other benefits for NW/Delta as well?
numbers can be staggering. It is almost certainly at least a low 8 figure per year deal (possibly more) for "marketing". It's really just a cash rebate based upon how much is sold usually w/no strings attached. While it sounds like a lot to us, remember, Coke is selling sugar water for a large amount of money, even when it's sold in bulk syrup boxes.

There is really big money in soft drinks.
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