Forum Archive Index - March 2001

["Malcolm Cameron" <malharcameron@hotmail.com>]

more like 10c if other experiences with pepsi are anything to go by
malcolm


>From: "Mike Beal" <mike.beal@approved.co.nz>
>Reply-To: sharechat@sharechat.co.nz
>To: <sharechat@sharechat.co.nz>
>Subject: Re: [sharechat] Frucor - unleash the Beast !!
>Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 08:21:23 +1300
>
>'Burn' is not Coke's response to 'V' - I think Burn is more aimed at
>combatting Red Bull in the club/bar scene.  Coke's response to V is 'Lift
>Plus' - a feeble competitor for V - it looks like a bunch of fifty year 
>olds
>have got together and said "Mmm, we need cool packaging" - but it's no 
>match
>for Frucor's superior marketing/packaging - it must have a tiny percentage
>of the market when compared to V.
>
>Who cares if there has been distribution problems in the UK when
>international revenues go up 230%!?  Frucor's going to make a stack of 
>money
>even if the UK's a disaster...but if the UK does okay then Frucor will go
>mental.
>
>Look at Baycorp with revenues growing at, say 25-30% p.a. and the way that
>stock has zoomed over the past couple of years - it now has a p/e of 52.
>Frucor has a p/e of EIGHT and it's revenues are increasing MASSIVELY!
>
>You're all mental if you don't buy this stock right now!
>
>Disc: Geared into this stock from day one...hoping to retire early when it
>hits $10 in a couple of years.
>
>
>
> > Interesting marketing by Frucor - although this target market bares a 
>lot
>of
> > resemblances to the attitudes and traits of the younger "fickle" teenage
> > market.
> >
> > One has also noticed a heavy presence of advertising for Coke's new 
>"Burn"
> > product.  FRU shareholders will be hoping that its competitor is not 
>true
>to
> > label in its impact on market share.
> > We all no that Coke has rather deep pockets when it comes to 
>advertising,
> > promotions etc.
> >
> > Should prove an interesting period for FRU.  One suspects that the 
>intial
> > jump they thought they were going to get on their rivals has ended up
>being
> > a standing start due to distribtion problems etc.
> >
> > Disc.  Did own but quit at $2.30.  Would considering buying more at 
>around
> > $1.70 and/or when the company indicates that distribtion problems in 
>Aust.
> > and the UK have been bedded down.  To my mind they haven't yet.
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "nick" <acummin@es.co.nz>
> > >Reply-To: sharechat@sharechat.co.nz
> > >To: <sharechat@sharechat.co.nz>
> > >Subject: Re: [sharechat] Frucor - unleash the Beast !!
> > >Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 18:48:58 +1300
> > >
> > >            The beast was cetainly unleashed on the NZSE today.
> > >  Up seven on heavy volume, looks like the result is being well 
>recieved.
> > >When you compare it with the likes of  FLB,FFS , THL etc it looks
> > >positively brilliant.
> > >             nick
> > >
> > >While not a Frucor shareholder I was in Sydney last week and thought 
>the
> > >Chatters might be interested to know that "V" billboards are plastered
>all
> > >over the City and it seems to be a major sponsor of the Mardi Gra.  The
> > >slogan being used is "Unleash the Beast".  Very appropriate I feel....!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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