real brewed powder?

[Sal Campagna Jr]

john baldi (jab...@cc.bellcore.com) wrote:
: In my area, Lipton or Nestea are claiming that Snapple teas are made from
: an iced tea powder. Snapple bottles say they are "real brewed" tea.
: How can it be both? It's either brewed or it's a powder. Who's right?
: You don't hear people making a cup of Sanka instant coffee and calling it
: real brewed, or adding water to Carnation dry milk powder and calling it
: "real" milk. How can Snapple get away with making their tea from a
: powder and calling it "brewed"?

OK, I'll take a stab at it.
Snapple fresh brews the tea, then they take out the water.
Now it is in powdered form, and they add water and put it in the bottle.

Yeah, I know that doesnt make sense but who really cares.

Personally I drink Snapple for the flavor and body of the drink. I
don't drink Lipton because I dont like the flavor and I think it's too
watery.

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Sal Campagna Jr.
camp...@netcom.com

[Steven Clover]

: : : In my area, Lipton or Nestea are claiming that Snapple teas are made from

: : : an iced tea powder. Snapple bottles say they are "real brewed" tea.
: : : How can it be both? It's either brewed or it's a powder. Who's right?
: : : You don't hear people making a cup of Sanka instant coffee and calling it
: : : real brewed, or adding water to Carnation dry milk powder and calling it
: : : "real" milk. How can Snapple get away with making their tea from a
: : : powder and calling it "brewed"?

Anyone with half a brain can tell that Snapple's teas are NOT made from a
powder! How the heck would they get that kind of body from a powder?
For lack of a better word, Snapple teas are "thick", and not the watery
junk that most tea makers are putting out today! This is especially true
of Lipton and Nestea, and IMHO, these two companies are VERY bitter that
a small upstart company such as Snapple could come out of nowhere and
take up so much market share! They are scrambling to catch up and they
know it.

: : Snapple fresh brews the tea, then they take out the water.
: : Now it is in powdered form, and they add water and put it in the bottle.
: : Yeah, I know that doesnt make sense but who really cares.

No comment. 8)

: Fine, except then why are there fucking TEA LEAVES in the bottles where I
: come from?

Don't you understand, those are just put in there to throw you off! ;)

: : Personally I drink Snapple for the flavor and body of the drink. I

: : don't drink Lipton because I dont like the flavor and I think it's too
: : watery.

: Lipton used to be better than Snapple til they started copying them. Is
: the old tea available as any particular variety anymore or is it
: completely discontinued?

The old Lipton in the can used to be better, though I still prefer Snapple.

One thing for sure, the "Iced Tea Wars" will greatly profit the iced tea
lovers.

-- Steve

[Laura La Gassa]

I met someone in May who has an uncle who is a distributor for Snapple.
The guy says his uncle says that Snapple is *NOT* made from a powder,
and that Lipton could get in trouble for the ads . . . .

Laura

[anthonydol...@gmail.com]

For all the consternation folks, I worked for a Bottling Company in New Jersey in 1993 Snapple came in 55 gallon drums of powder than we put it into the mix and added water and Etc and bottle it. At that time Snapple had no manufacturing plants in the United States.