Snapple - The Rise and Fall...And Rise Again

1994 - Snapple is sold for $1.7 Billion
1997 - Snapple is sold for $300 Million
2000 - Snapple is sold for $1.4 Billion (as part of a bigger deal)
This video takes a look at how Snapple became so valuable in the first place, why it lost so much value, and how they've gained it back. Oh, and Real Facts!
Video got you craving a Snapple? You can buy it here:
amzn.to/2XI4ihX (affiliate)
Patreon: / companyman
Twitter: / mikecompany17
Website: companyman.squ...
Recent Video: Sears: • The Decline of Sears.....
A big thanks to all of my Consultant level Patrons: Alejandro Vinas, Amy Westacott, Andrew, Benjamin Thomas, Brian McClimans, Chris Lion-Transler, Cody Davis, Corey James Dzielinski, Cristian Smith, Devin Rosenthal, Dustin Van Horn, Erick McGraw, Garrick Kwan, Geoffrey Riccio, Gregory Estep, Harrison Wright, Helen Pearce, Jacob, Jacob Filmer, Jimmy1985, Joe Pettit, Johannes Jamsen, SuperWings AeroGlittetGel, Joshua W. Burt, Jsmooth, Kunwoo Kim, Marshall Kurtz, Matthew Manashe, Meow Wolf, Mike Weaver, MyNameIsKir, Nick Estorga, Robert Hamilton, Ryan Kelley, Sam Bennett, Sirpoptart, Sondre Grimsmo Sinnes, Specter Koen, Stewart Tritapoe, Thomas McGill, Tristan Williams, Vincent Frame.
Company Declines:
Kmart: • The Decline of Kmart.....
Blockbuster: • The Decline of Blockbu...
RadioShack: • The Decline of RadioSh...
Solo Cups: • The Decline of Solo......
Toys "R" Us: • The Decline of Toys R ...
hhgregg: • The Decline of hhgregg...
Pan Am: • The Decline of Pan Am....
ESPN: • The Decline of ESPN......
Gibson: • The Decline of Gibson....
iHeartMedia: • The Decline of iHeartM...
Bon-Ton: • The Decline of Bon-Ton...
Kodak: • The Decline of Kodak.....
General Electric: • The Decline of General...
Woolworth: • The Decline of Woolwor...
Dell: • The Decline of Dell......
Sears: • The Decline of Sears.....
Payless: • The Decline of Payless...
Hostess: • The Decline of Hostess...
Redbox: • The Decline of Redbox....
Nokia: • The Decline of Nokia.....
______________________________
Intro Made By - / @jombo1

[@GERMANAITOR]

"Man, I''m really thirsty.." "Have you tried Unadulterated Food products? It comes in apple, peach, and raspberry!"

[@ItsFrant1k]

yes

[@justinnrzellet6287]

that sounds like "man you only drink beer"

[@n3wt]

myspace and yahoo for the love of jebus company man

[@czdaniel1]

"Hi. I'd like to buy a Small peach _Unadulturated Food Product."_ "I'm sorry but we're all out of small peaches..." And if we did have them, I assure you *they would be quite adulteress*

[@4realGTFOH]

Sounds like Brazzers has entered the food markets

[@thesadtraveler6811]

I really disapprove of the plastic bottle switch. A big part of why I bought them was the glass bottle, it was a very tactile aspect of the brand. Luckily you can still (sometimes) by the cases with glass bottles.

[@CowboyJuice]

There's another podcast, partially written by the company man and Robert Smith from NPR's Planet money and some random dude talking about how switching to plastic was the more environmentally friendly option. And why they did that

[@CapnCody1622]

datjuceandcobrakidz Company Man is on a podcast? What’s it called?

[@CowboyJuice]

@@CapnCody1622 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJfNfpSfhc2fl8k

[@CowboyJuice]

@@CapnCody1622 he just helped write it, as a guest

[@RiderLeangle2]

That can come down to a matter of preference, I actually think it's a major advantage to give them a chance over other similar products, I often stick a bottle of some type of soda or Brisk (Which was briefly hinted at with mention of Lipton entering the premade iced tea market) in the little side compartment things in my backpack, and I tend to avoid glass bottles because sometimes the bottles can fall out and I'd rather have a plastic bottle that I can rely on not to shatter in the event it falls.

[@Deathkeeper43]

When I was younger (teens) my buddies and I drank a lot of Snapple. We kept our caps and when we got together you had to have a Snapple cap on you, otherwise somebody could "snapple check" you by pulling their cap out and popping it. If you didnt have a cap on you when they called you, you owed them a snapple, if you did theyd owe you a snapple. Was a fun game. I still have my original snapple cap from those days. "Real Fact" #732: The chicken is the closest living relative to the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

[@oooyeahooyeah7451]

Nice fact

[@Gaiwen_Li]

Patrick Sweater that’s because birds are descendants of dinosaurs

[@Lostmymind1]

You should sell that story to Snapple. That feels like something that would make for a great commercial.

[@Deathkeeper43]

@@Lostmymind1 lol wouldn't that be something!

[@huntzkush]

Haha back in the day we actually tried using them as morse code.

[@Schumanized]

Fact: There was a time where the only taste sold here in PR was Kiwi Strawbery. Today is the best seller for Snapple in the island.

[@kelly3014]

Eril Burgos Kiwi Strawberry was my favorite.

[@diarmiutquijano]

Damn, I always buy that flavor, never imagine that was only sold here during a time, and considered the best seller. The more you know.

[@Asshat237]

Did you mean to write "Today it still is the best seller"? Or is a different flavor the best seller"

[@Bustershotv]

Asi es mi hermano

[@blutheblooper1280]

Puerto Rico!!! (I was dumb it took me a minute)

[@thecheezoftheweek1370]

Real fact #500: Company man is a good KZbin channel.

[@speedways7190]

real fact #501: pewdiepie is better.

[@corniedog8702]

@@speedways7190 Don't bring Pewdiepie into this, it goes without saying...

[@poofinator4952]

@@corniedog8702 how are those headlines looking today?

[@derpboyzero7669]

@@speedways7190 PewdiePie and Company Man are two different gods of their craft.

[@OptimusShr]

@@speedways7190 I think you mean worst.

[@NutsandBoltsAuto]

The rise and fall of... MYSPACE!!

[@PcakeTheMadDoodler]

And how about GeoCities?

[@JDBass36]

This!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@heretic600]

The Rise and Fall...And Rise Again

[@GnomeNomNom]

The fall and fall, of xanga

[@jrlunaart2151]

I feel like Snapchat is going to be joining this list soon! That makeover about a year(?) ago killed Snapchat. lol

[@opl500]

Snapple was part of the whole 90s era for me. Goes along with CDs and crystal Pepsi and all those other weird 90s things.

[@ernestorodriguez3579]

I feel frutopia or surge do it for me. Snapple still exists so it doesn’t really remind me of be 90s all that much.

[@4realGTFOH]

AOL CDs in the mail.. that sorta thing

[@PACKERMAN2077]

@THE ONE they still had a ton of sugar and we're like a buck-fifty

[@frankschneider6156]

CDs hit the mass market in the early 80s

[@4realGTFOH]

@@frankschneider6156 AOL was a 90s thing dingus

[@davidmckean955]

I think a large part of Snapple's initial rise was that Subway restaurants started selling Snapple right as they were massively expanding themselves.

[@DaddyFutbol]

Somehow Snapple tastes better with the glass bottle

[@davidkonevky7372]

Most products actually taste better when they come in glass bottles. The same thing happened with coca cola, the glass bottles give the drink a much better flavor. Plus they look nice

[@rovidelarosa]

@@davidkonevky7372 I don't know but, even Coke that comes in a plastic bottle when poured in a glass cup tastes better.

[@rosyhvideo2587]

Agreed

[@madide3978]

Someone should do a comparison. Try blindfolded “glass snapple” and “plastic snapple” and see if it really does effect the flavor or if it is a mind game of quality

[@gambit9006]

@@madide3978 Plastic bottles also have an acetaldehyde lining, which can transfer into the flavor of the drink giving it a slight “plastic-y” taste. While this taste is hard to avoid.

[@bookish.calirican]

Usually when I got Snapple I went for the juice drinks more than the iced teas...I almost forgot that tea was their focus 😅

[@USTankslashercoal]

My mergers and acquisitions professor showed a video of yours in class the other day as an intro. I instantly knew i wanted more. I've binge watched about 12 hours of your content, and as an OG youtuber whose perspective has been marred by the toils and trials of law school, i must say that your quality and succinctness make you extremely underrated! From what i've seen, you perform great research on companies that often try to hide behind public relations campaigns that attempt and uphold an ideal image. Great shit, keep it up!

[@delphinidin]

Company Man always sounds so sympathetic when something goes wrong for a company. It's very sweet. :)

[@themiddlecase]

I can't stand the plastic bottles. It affects the taste.

[@verycherryberry3752]

Mike Case it's also bad for the environment

[@Omar-em7rl]

@@verycherryberry3752 yup, but you know, it's the consumers fault for the trash, even though they forced the whole country to change in the 80's from glass recyclable bottles to plastic, since it's easier and cheaper, yet they keep the price the same, oh look a prime example: Snapple. there's only so much the average person can do to keep trash off the planet, or burning coal from power plants powering electric cars. as far as im concerned, we've done our part, now we're just waiting for those greedy big companies to also do the same.

[@FedericoLiuYang]

VeryCherryBerry Actually, plastic bottles are more environmental friendly. In the US they don’t recycle glass anymore, because it cost more to recycle than to make one from scratch, therefore most of the glass are shredded and used as landfill cover. Plastic in the other hand, can be recycled much easy and actually turns a profit, plus many state introduced plastic bottle taxes so that people would be more likely to recycle it.

[@joseangelmonterroza9364]

@@FedericoLiuYang that's interesting

[@recklessroges]

Pour it into a glass and to a taste test.

[@jackdunne6152]

What I really miss about Snapple is how many different flavors you could get. Nowadays, you’re lucky to see anything other than kiwi strawberry, mango madness, and the teas.

[@BugsyFoga]

I sure can go for some Unadulterated Food Products 😄👌

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

Mmmmm, unadulterated food products. 😋

[@PACKERMAN2077]

I read that as Ned Flanders and Hank Hill

[@rodigoduterte9192]

How was it taste? The unadulterated food?

[@PACKERMAN2077]

@@rodigoduterte9192 like verginty 🤠

[@manickn6819]

Hey in this organic age that just might work.

[@vaibanez17]

I think it's clear: the switch from glass bottles to plastic bottles hurt Snapple the most.

[@EnchantedSmellyWolf]

And even here and now I don't see them 8n shelves anymore just big gallons instead of different bottles with different flavors. RIP.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

I like the random facts on the caps

[@alisathestrongone2087]

Avery Lopez-Baines I like to play your Kim possibly game lol

[@shroomer449]

@@alisathestrongone2087 omh

[@localcryptid9267]

I stopped drinking snapple when they went to plastic bottles.

[@CowboyJuice]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJfNfpSfhc2fl8k this was ridden with a part of the company man

[@Hobinator17]

Yeah but Obama is still putting chemicals in your water supply so what good did that do you in the end

[@localcryptid9267]

Dude Obama has been out of office for how long? I didn't come here for conspiracy theories I came here for snapple.

[@prabhdeepdhaliwal5706]

I think I saw some glass bottles in target

[@CrossoverGameReviews]

I stopped drinking Snapple when they raised their prices. I mean, 16 oz bottle cost $3? And Arizona cans are still $1 and still 23 oz.

[@officialfabulousV]

I honestly did not know Snapple lady even existed. Lol 🤣

[@oooyeahooyeah7451]

Me neither

[@godmagnus]

You're a terrible person.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Doesn't surprise me since it was 25 years ago.

[@kelly3014]

I had forgotten her until he mentioned her.

[@charlieme5150]

@@kelly3014 same

[@Duwolfe]

I remember any time we went for a long road trip we loaded up a cooler full of Snapple for the drive. My favorite was the kiwi-strawberry.

[@jacksonguillory8114]

I tried that flavor I think........I FRICKIN Loved it....

[@lulusmith780]

My favorite flavor is peach tea 😍

[@piffdaddy5458]

Peach always

[@RobotsPajamas]

The "snapple lady" was the real heart and public face of the company. Without her it was just some dumb ice tea amongst a sea of drink options.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Group Of Companies

[@Christopher-N]

Here's my Snapple story: Back in the 90s in my teens, my aunt took my brother and I to the ice rink. After a really hard fall on my wrist, I decided it was time to quit and got a hot chocolate, which was painfully too hot. What did I do? I bought a Snapple Lemonade from the vending machine. I'm not much of a tea drinker, but it soothed my tongue and tasted pretty good.

[@Melissa-wx4lu]

Ah, the Snapple lady! I loved those ads.

[@margolane8529]

You should do a video on Quaker oats. Were the oats ever made by Quakers?

[@brandchan]

According to Wikipedia there were never made by Quakers: "The company has never had any ties with the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). When the company was being built up, Quaker businessmen were known for their honesty (truth is often considered a Quaker testimony). The Straight Dope writes "According to the good folks at Quaker Oats, the Quaker Man was America's first registered trademark for a breakfast cereal, his registration taking place on September 4th, 1877."

[@frankschneider6156]

No, no, no. The oats were never made by Quakers, they are made out of Quakers (prototype name was soylent white).

[@kelly3014]

Dying! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Ron-fl3oq]

PepsiCo, Inc. owns Quaker oats now.

[@miastrong151]

@@Ron-fl3oq Definitely people.

[@uss_04]

Meanwhile I’m having a Snapple right now. Go figure. I wonder how often companies blame “Millennials and Gen Z” for their successes and failures.

[@czdaniel1]

I blame millennials for all my success!!

[@infernalbaka557]

Who won't

[@herpderpy9445]

It’s ridiculous since so many millennials (including myself) consumed obscene amounts of Snapple in the 90s.

[@Almighty_Mage]

@@herpderpy9445 yep

[@sayvionwashington1939]

"I blame stupid millenials for not buying my microtransactions."

[@shawnrainer]

This one is my favorite so far this year. I remember those commercials, and drank my share of Snapple graduating from high school in the early 90's. Business history is fascinating to a nerd like me, and your stories can be enjoyed by everyone. Keep up the great work!

[@nutmeg036]

Fun fact- I have an addiction to Snapple!! I have over 50 cans and over 30 glass jars

[@ppny48]

I had the pleasure of being in a Snapple commercial all from writing a letter just before they went public.

[@DVX_BELLORVM]

As someone who grew up in the New York metro area and remembers the rise of Snapple, I can tell you that under their original ownership Snapple was a very 'New York' product. The Snapple Lady worked because embodied the New York culture of the company. The reason she was dropped after the company's sale is that Quaker wasn't sure about her appeal in the rest of the country.

[@eatatjoe]

Pfft...she's so cute.

[@RotaryLover]

Snapple needs to bring back "The Element Line"! This was the shit at school and we deeply missed it...along with Doritos 3D.

[@Magnum062]

RAIN was the BEST

[@RotaryLover]

@@Magnum062 This and Fire every 2 days at noon at high school. It was life!

[@thelolfaceguy]

Yeah Doritos 3D is back 1/2

[@RotaryLover]

@@thelolfaceguy Yeah I've tried it...I don't remember it tasting like Bugles. Worst return ever.

[@toraja04]

Hey this gives an idea! What about Keurig? It would be interesting to see how the coffee pods blew up over time. Great video as usual, thanks for uploading!

[@derpboyzero7669]

Second this. Especially when compared to other brands hopping in the capsule coffee market like Nespresso, Tassimo. and others.

[@rglover444]

I third this. Keurig would be a good one

[@User31129]

Keurig would do even better if they lowered their prices. I'm not getting one because it's too much money per cup to buy them. I have a four-cup coffee maker that I use and make three cups

[@Magnum062]

as well as how the k-cup design won over the pod system that the Philips Senseo had going. Similar to HD-DVD vs Blu-RAY

[@KingShade1]

3 years later and you wish has been granted!! Company Man finally did a Keurig video this week!

[@davidpyper1688]

I didn't realize they still made Snapple until a few weeks ago when I saw a few cases at the supermarket. I thought it died along with the 90s lol. Great video as always!

[@TakeWalker]

I can't believe I never knew "strike while the iron is hot" was a reference to blacksmithing.

[@frankschneider6156]

Because it's not. The saying originated in the torturing industry, especially the Spanish inquisition.

[@electrictroy2010]

And wrong..... the oldest known published refers of the phrase is about blacksmithing (1466),

[@rmrbush]

No it has to do with ironing shirts.

[@g3nes1sae]

Chris lmao😂

[@revolvingworld2676]

@Gregory McDonald How the hell is that racist?

[@hungrysoles]

Shock jock Howard Stern also promoted Snapple on his show and that helped a lot in its sales as well as The Snapple Lady giving it a real New York feel to it. I did enjoy it.

[@scaldon2]

In this society where people are moving away from sugary drinks, lead to Snapple's decline. One bottle of Snapple has 54 grams of sugar that's crazy .

[@r.o.e.408]

I don't know what it is, man, but something about your outro music and voice make me feel nostalgic. Thanks for your style.

[@JGJonny]

*A lot companies sure like to* *_RISE AND FALL AND RISE AGAIN_*

[@speedways7190]

where's rise and fall and rise again...and fall again...and then rise again.

[@atharvanargund]

@@Omar-em7rl Lmao bro

[@_KingOfCalifornia]

@@Omar-em7rl *damb*

[@hunterdavis3003]

They live they die then live agayne

[@ACfairgrounds]

@@Omar-em7rl dam

[@warhorse1956]

I like the little fun facts thrown in there, short and sweet. Good job.

[@patw.6567]

Another video i wait every week for one and never regret it

[@Chidsuey]

I loved grape Snapple going up. Noting in particular that it was a treat because you had to go out of your way to find it was very interesting for how Quaker Oats blew it. Unfortunately, as an aging, responsibility-laden adult, I realize that like most beverages Snapple is just sugar water.

[@Dis_broad_loud_in_every_movie]

Dude its like the only thing you talk about on this channel are companies.

[@nflupdatez4741]

This bitch loud in every movie lmao I hope your being sarcastic but I’m sure you are 😂

[@slaughtergang518]

and businesses

[@Sunbask]

NFL Updatez probably high or smth

[@B3Band]

I know right? And I'm pretty sure the only gender he identifies with is "Man"

[@AK-fy1iq]

@@B3Band Did you just assume his gender?

[@reddoorpaintedblack]

Snapple was a big part of my High School era, where you felt mildly fancy hauling around those big glass bottles. It was the first really big break from soda that pretended it was healthy or artisan.

[@aidensface4131]

Snapple got facts for that cap!

[@marioluigifun]

I’m liking the new fast pace of these videos.

[@tawon1984]

I loved that you included the real facts 👍

[@georgehernandez9767]

I enjoyed the endorsements they had with Howard Stern and Rush Limbaugh back in the 1990s.

[@Quirky_QF]

Fun Fact: Snapple released a 'Real Facts' board game a few years back.

[@jons.6216]

I still need to go find some Diet (Red) Snapple Apple! The regular kind is the absolute best and the way they captured a red apple flavor - as opposed to going the more obvious route of making an apple juice flavor - is amazing!

[@LivvieLynn]

There is still a lot of room for improvement with distribution. Snapple is one of those drinks I always look for and rarely see.

[@____spacecadet____]

I loved hearing you have so much fun in this video, Mike. Good stuff. 😊

[@sentientsquid7069]

Can you do an episode on quizno’s? I thought it was pretty good when I was younger, but they all kinda disappeared 🥪

[@sentientsquid7069]

Insert Name Here thanks for the recommendation. I just watched it, and wow there was so much disturbing stuff in it from the ads to the tragic story at the end. Makes perfect sense why they shut down now.

[@soogymoogi]

Oh man, I'm gonna have to check that video out now. I was the same with Quiznos, there was something Subway used in their store that always made me queasy so I've never been able to eat food from there.

[@notthareelsatoshi612]

I love your videos man Just wanted to say that

[@ThatGuy-vi8ch]

I love Snapple. I started buying only Snapple tea when I realized it's nearly the last bastion for SUGAR in tea. Arizona is good, but it has, HFCS. I avoid HFCS, so my options are supremely limited. Snapple in my opinion, is one of the healthiest teas on the planet.

[@raglandlamont95]

I look forward to seeing your videos every week.. Keep up the great work

[@KakanSetra]

Snapple is alright, but if I'm buying premade I go for Arizona. Cheaper and tastes better. Usually I just make it myself though, with lipton tea bags.

[@darlenemassey3608]

Hey ! Company Man I was just watching retro Wendy Snapple commercials,you're right on time with this video.

[@PigRipperLAW]

I like Snapple but It could be cheaper. Also miss glass bottles.

[@imNotGivingMyNameToAComputer]

They still sell the glass bottles, but only for 6 packs.

[@PigRipperLAW]

hotu so that’s how they are going to make us buy those 6 packs. 😂

[@Omar-em7rl]

@@imNotGivingMyNameToAComputer never noticed that, +1 to you.

[@josephlacerra8433]

I often see the glass bottles individually.

[@Omar-em7rl]

@@josephlacerra8433 old stock? my corporate gas stations in my city ran out of glass bottles about a month ago but the Indian gas stations still seem to have them.

[@RevMikeBlack]

You may have overlooked the most important reason Snapple sales crashed after the Quaker Oats purchase. Snapple's first and most successful national advertising campaign was on the Rush Limbaugh radio program. For three hours every day Limbaugh urged his millions of listeners to buy Snapple which they did in droves. When Quaker Oats purchased the company, they immediately cancelled the Limbaugh contract citing the conservative theme of the radio program and specifically Limbaugh's stance on LGBTQ issues. Limbaugh wasted no time telling his fans that the new owners of Snapple despised him AND them, the listeners. Immediately practically every Limbaugh fan stopped buying Snapple in protest. Sales crashed nationwide. Limbaugh continued to bang the drum against Quaker Oats/Snapple for months, just to remind the fans of what happened. As you noted, Quaker Oats never recovered from this gaffe and eventually had to sell the failing brand.

[@briananderson7497]

@mike black, and he later did his own ice tea, "Two if by Tea"

[@kelly3014]

I loved their kiwi strawberry juice back in the day.

[@crazylatingirl94]

I fucking love snapple man. I was in the dominican rep. when I was like 8 and was complaining that I wanted juice but all that was available was soda, water, and snapple lemon tea. after the first sip I begged for a bottle every single day for months. Later on in highschool, a girl in my class would always walk in with a bottle of snapple peach iced tea. It smelled so good and I thought she looked cool with it lmao so I again developed an obsession for it and it hasn't gone away. I had a gallon of snapple peach in my fridge, 4 bottles of their green tea, and I recently bought four six pack cases (they were on sale, buy 2 get 2 😜). I think arizona is great too and I'll usually pick up a can or jug in place of it along with snapple but snapple is my favorite 😌

[@PeterGriffin11]

A bigger than you know video on Pokemon would be much appreciated

[@TrainerJames88]

Yes!!

[@gars129]

The idea of an entire company based around a video game is extremely fascinating. It should be noted that said company is not Nintendo per se, but a trio of companies in which Nintendo is a partner.

[@weiland24]

Yes do this next!

[@PeterGriffin11]

@@gars129 yeah GameFreak and Creatures Inc I think.

[@SAnastasio]

Grew up in the hometown of Snapple, used to be able to walk to the corporate office and and free samples ( usually about 2 bottles).

[@miguelmejia4656]

where is there hometown?

[@BennyLlama39]

Company Man: "Within another year they were up to fifty-three flavors." Me: And now they're down to three of four. 😒

[@1Kelly1481]

I remember when I was a kid and there were so many flavors. There was a grape one I liked and the lemonade.

[@reggiejohnson8753]

Great video. Snapple is still the go for iced tea on the go for me. I remember the "Snapple Lady" and she's adorable. What Quaker did is a prime example of not understanding the symbiosis of the brand and its consumers. There's no need to reinvent the wheel sometimes.

[@LisaBowers]

OMG, I remember the Snapple lady!

[@mimikavet]

I used to LOVE Snapple growing up in the 90s and I most definitely remember the commercials with the Snapple lady! Kiwi strawberry was pretty much all I drank, Haven't had it in forever though and I am bummed to hear they switched to plastic.... The glass bottles were part of their appeal!

[@themiddlecase]

I love this. I'm a huge Snapple fan, I try to keep my refrigerator stocked with Peach Tea at all times.

[@aaronmk7]

Same lol

[@tk0208]

I prefer lemon. Peach is a close second though!

[@JL-sm6cg]

Thanks. I just remembered to pick up a couple of bottles of Snapple. Hadn't had it in a while.

[@Gigabarto]

Real fact #999: The "company man" is an artificial inteligence own by disney.

[@Foggy_Morning]

I still see it in grocery stores but I don't see many flavors. It was nice when it first came out and there were so many flavors. I remember Rush Limbaugh used to endorse it, they bought advertising with him, he would pop open a bottle on air and talk about how much he liked it, then apparently Snapple became "PC" and stopped advertising on his show, maybe it was after Quaker bought them, and I heard it really hurt their sales without that advertising. I don't know if you remember a product New York Seltzer, a carbonated flavored water, it came in tons of flavors. I remember them coming to campus in the late 80s promoting it. Never found out what happened with them. We'd love to see you do one on Books-A-Million and what happened with them, same with Borders Books and Music, and 9-Lives. 9-Lives used to be the only cat in town (pardon the pun) but now it's relegated to the cheap bottom shelf in stores with few varieties.

[@xxrumlexx]

Tried it in the US, i like it. Snapple lady is cool.

[@jasonfidanza3637]

Another refreshing episode of Company Man. I remember the strawberry kiwi drink - that's a tasty beverage!

[@denniss3980]

You completely missed why it was growing so fast in the early '90s, The Rush Limbaugh radio program was just getting off the ground in NYC and early on Rush made Snapple the official beverage of his radio program and would drink it on air. Snapple was still a regional brand but because of Rush Limbaugh large cost to cost audience people were ready to buy as soon as it came to their town.

[@00060850]

I live in Texas and that is where I heard about it, the diet peach tea was great

[@MaynardCrow]

RIP el rushbo

[@benyoutube1825]

Do a Comcast video. I just thought they were a cable network but now they keep making 65 billion dollars bids for companies. I would like to see a video about them. Also great video. I loved it

[@famousamos]

All about that Kombucha now

[@csanton3946]

expensive af 4 times more expensive than a typical unhealthy delicious drink

[@Thedangler16364]

Yucky

[@Punkisaac]

That shit is disgusting

[@rhen1215]

Omg I have watched you since 1k glad to see u growing

[@princeofopinion2692]

I bought a Snapple literally a couple minutes before this showed up in my feed... >_>

[@dalethelander3781]

A-MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-zing!

[@exitoemprendedor3094]

Blue Shirt Kid: That's because of the youtube algorithm

[@stephens.6281]

great story bro

[@Mayo501]

I've been watching this channel for a few weeks now on and off and I only just noticed that I wasn't subbed. Lol Subbed now. Keep up the good stuff, I keep using some of your stuff to break the ice with new people lol.

[@daedalusxf]

What happened to Bartles and Jaymes, the "... and thank you for your support." alcohol beverage company?

[@LisaBowers]

Yes! I'd like to see a video about that.

[@brandchan]

I liked Snapple a lot as a teen in the 90s but my tastes have changed over the years and now I find it too sweet.

[@cabin98]

You should do Luxottica - Bigger Than You Know

[@patrickjspoon]

Okay, so check this out: I'm a huge Mystery Science Theater 3000 mark and I taped a lot of episodes off of TV when I was a kid. In the summer of 1995, when I taped most of my stuff, the commercals on Comedy Central had a lot of Snapple representation. Specifically the "Snapple Lady" would pop up a lot in my fast forwarding in the 90s. In the 2000s and later I've watched these tapes as time capsules with friends (Atlanta 1996 Olympics and Windows '95 ads are also all over the place) we've talked about how good these spots were. They put a Snapple vending machine in someone's office! I dig how you kept reading off those bottlecap facts without explaining why you kept doing that. Unless you did and I missed it. Ah shit, I missed it...

[@armadillowastaken]

Hey, I remember going to a pizza party place a few years back on it’s last day open. It was called Malibu Grand Prix, and not only was it closing, but it was the last one in San Antonio. It seems like Malibu was a pretty big chain up until something occurred. I was hoping that maybe you’d explain it’s decline. I think it’d be really interesting.

[@nhikee711]

You should do a video on the Detroit Three automakers (GM, Chrysler and Ford) and how they were dethroned by China during the 2009 recession. I think it would be an interesting topic to talk about. Also, i would love to see a video on Kraft Foods. Inc's splitting in 2012, and how it formed Mondelez International and Kraft Foods (owned by Kraft Heinz).

[@timotheus2003]

I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT THE SNAPPLE LADY. Hahaha.

[@DecayingReverie]

I enjoy most of the Snapple drinks every now and again. Not something I ever really seek out, but I'd certainly miss them if they went away. Sometimes the Mango tea, the half tea, half lemonade, and the lemon tea really hits the spot.

[@PatriciaPerkowski]

Snapple always has an odd unpleasant after taste. I only thing I like about Snapple are the cap facts

[@miguelmejia4656]

fuck you

[@mgarcar1255]

Those Snapple Lady commercials were rampant back in the early 90's, to the point that it was incredibly noticeable when they stopped running. I remember them being positive and wholesome in the least cynical kind of way. I think they did have a big impact on Snapple's success, but that is just my opinion. Snapple Orangeade in a glass bottle=greatness

[@mordyd.9370]

When did they start putting facts on the cap? and why?

[@nerd_world8919]

the local store at my college stopped selling arizona iced tea for some reason and it was replaced with something and it made me think of you video about them

[@noahklepper6651]

Do Lipton next

[@amelinataylor464]

Good video! I stopped drinking them when they switched to a plastic bottle. I loved the glass and always reused them for art projects and other things. (I was a teenager back then)

[@ZacharyLaid]

I only buy Snapple to read the quotes under the cap.

[@contactwide]

*An ostrich’s brain is smaller than its eye.*

[@glennt69lol]

Honey is the only food that can never spoil, it may crystallize but will always be edible...

[@PACKERMAN2077]

I wonder if someone has a complete collection of them

[@miguelmejia4656]

@Zachary Laid Finding Freedom you need to get laid.. FAST

[@sanchoistheguat2609]

Man you should visit and do a video on Shoney's Restaurant. It feels like they haven't changed in years.

[@Tom_fromMySpace]

I have an idea of a video. The rise, fall and rise agian of The company man KZbin channel. :)

[@Omar-em7rl]

he should honestly film himself tripping on a rock, and then standing back up to satisfy this comment.

[@czdaniel1]

@@Omar-em7rl -- Film him riding in a glass elevator from the hotel lobby

[@Tom_fromMySpace]

@@Omar-em7rl great idea

[@Tom_fromMySpace]

@@czdaniel1 that could work

[@Tom_fromMySpace]

@@mikeey6804 I agree. It was just a thought

[@happydorkgirl]

So here in the Midwest and plains states (mostly, I think there were a few in CA) we've recently learned that Shopko - a big box store like Target or Kmart - is closing for good. It was a slow close and started with the news that their pharmacies were closing because the company is so far behind in paying their drug suppliers after years of trying to build themselves up as a major part of that convenience health market. It sounds like that was the one breeze that toppled the whole house of cards, and I'm finding the story fascinating. I actually live maybe two miles from the very first store in Green Bay, WI and maybe five miles from the corporate buildings in Ashwaubenon, WI, so we're being hit pretty hard here due to the closures. Last year's scramble for all of the local pharmacies to pick up Shopko's suddenly care-less customers alone was pretty spectacular to see. It may be worth a look for you.

[@RedCLR]

arizona: huge cans cheap price! brisk: cheaper price still huge cans

[@twmpo]

I love the random fun facts in the video!

[@Greenscyth22]

You should really think abut doing a video on the old telecom Co. MCI.

[@LoveClassicMusic0205]

It's now a part of Verizon.

[@Icedout299]

Snapple and Arizona are honestly the best teas.