Nestle is one of Disney's larger sponsors. I think Nestle came in through the sponsorship back door when they bought the Carnation brand (someone correct me if I'm wrong on that). They took over sponsorship of The Land pavilion at Epcot when Kraft backed out and have various other sponsorships around the parks and resorts.
One of those sponsorships makes them providers of all the coffee (and hot chocolate) served at Walt Disney's Parks and Resorts (it is possible to get freshly ground gourmet coffee at a few locations). They also make the famous Mickey Mouse shaped ice cream bars. The former is reviled but the latter is treasured.
Now we're hearing that Nestle, with its headquarters in Switzerland, may be on the way out in favor of competing products from that second most famous of American brands, Coca-Cola. Of course, there is one product that Coca-Cola does not make yet. Yep, that's coffee.
Hmmm, who else makes coffee these days? Can you say Starbucks? That's pure conjecture on my part. But wouldn't it be nice, Disney fans?
Meanwhile, let's hope Disney finds another vendor to make those Mickey Bars. (In a peanut free facility for those with allergies as the current bars are.)
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Nestle dropping Disney Sponsorship?
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Just an FYI, this was originally rumored about 3 months ago by Lou Mongello on his WDW Radio show and blog: http://www.disneyworldtrivia.com/BLOG/Leaving-with-the-Land.html.
FYI - Ever heard of Coca Cola's product, Coke Blak? It's a coffee beverage.
It would be great to get a decent cup of coffee at the parks. I cringe everytime I want coffee. Bring in some good coffee!
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