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Will Inflation Cause Arizona Iced Tea to Abandon Its 99-Cent Price Point?

Business Wars Daily

Audible

Business, Business News, News, Daily News

4.6717 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Today is Monday, June 20, and we're looking at Arizona Beverage Company vs. The Coca-Cola Company.

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The From Wondry, I'm David Brown, and this is Business Wars Daily.

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On this Monday, June 20th, happy Juneteenth, everyone.

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Hard to believe, but Arizona iced tea is 30 years old this year.

1:18.4

You remember when you saw your first one? When the tall pastel colored can debuted on the market,

1:25.1

it was a good value at 99 cents for 23 ounces. And while inflation may have hit a four-decade high,

1:29.0

Arizona hasn't raised its price once in all these years.

1:34.6

In fact, Arizona is so committed to staying under a buck that the price is printed right on the can.

1:41.7

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation calculator, the tall can should be more than double that price by now.

1:45.5

But company founder Don Voltajio told CNN,

1:50.6

our customers don't need another price increase. He says he's committed to cutting costs without cutting product quality by adopting automation, lighter packaging, and cutting shipping

1:55.6

costs by using trains and off hours. Faster production lines have boosted production tenfold in the same time period

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