Is this a contract violation?

[BenS]

Ok, as far as I know Disney's official chocolate supplier is Nestle, right? Which you would think to mean that they can only sell, use or promote Nestle chocolate, but as you can see in the picture (which I covertly took at max zoom through a window) they are using Hershey's chocolate for the Beaver Tails at the Canada Pavillion in Epcot!

So, I was wondering if I could blackmail them somehow. :lol:

 

[Lee]

Ummmm....nope.
No contract violation.

 

[BenS]

Ummmm....nope.
No contract violation.

Oh well, no $15 million in unmarked bills for Ben I guess. :lol:

But doesn't it seem strange that they would choose to use Hershey's instead of one of their biggest sponsors? Just seems a bit odd.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

No, I don't think it's a violation, but MAN you've got a good eye!

 

[BenS]

No, I don't think it's a violation, but MAN you've got a good eye!

Well I do have 20/20 vision...




...when I have my glasses on...




...and there are no smudges or anything on them...




:lol:

 

[joel_maxwell]

ok, im not to up on my chocolate syrup in the bottle, but of course everyone knows about the hershey chocolate syrup in the can/bottle for milk or ice cream (see photo above) but i dont think ive ever seen a similar product from nestle.

now, personally i think they would develop something for disney if the wanted nestle in a squeeze bottle but does anybody know if nestle has such a thing?

 

[glantern]

Never heard of Nestle Quick?

 

[AEfx]

ok, im not to up on my chocolate syrup in the bottle, but of course everyone knows about the hershey chocolate syrup in the can/bottle for milk or ice cream (see photo above) but i dont think ive ever seen a similar product from nestle.

now, personally i think they would develop something for disney if the wanted nestle in a squeeze bottle but does anybody know if nestle has such a thing?

Yes, Nestle makes chocolate syrup as well. It's a bit sweeter and thinner, unlike Hershey's (my personal choice). Nestle makes better pre-made drinks, but Hershey's has far and above the better chocolate sauce.

About the only people that contractually are prevented from using competitors products are people like pop stars who do soft drink ads. Even that is relatively new, added to many contracts after Britney was caught not once but twice drinking a Coke product (photographs, of which, of course, appeared in the media almost immediately) while she was the sole Pepsi spokeswoman.

AEfx

 

[joel_maxwell]

Never heard of Nestle Quick?

yeh yeh, i was refering to the non premade. i thought that the nestle quick drink was pre-made. like i said im not to up on chocolate drinks. i remember the rabbit and the "gotta have my quick" campain.

sheesh, you can never preface enough with details. lol

 

[Figment1986]

no contract violation... unless nestly really wanted out.....

Like how Disney is going to slowly start their own photo service, and kicking kodac out of epcot... no problems their.... that i can think of....

(GM's competitior displayed their robot at Epcot...)

I think disney made their contracts a little foggy around that part to get away with some stuff...

 

[glantern]

Quik

It comes pre-made, mix powder form, and mix syrup. Also has a "strawberry" variety (which I prefer to the "chocolate").

For "chocolate" syrup, nothing touches Hershey's.

http://www.nesquik.com/products.asp

 

[bgraham34]

Yeah thats funny dude. You got a great eye. But I saw Hershey somewhere else on Property too.

 

[joel_maxwell]

now that you mention it, i think i do remember my big sister force feeding me the quick powder out of the can. straight powder. it was actually good, but maybe that is what ruined me of the "chocolate" fix. lol but it may have been hersey because that was 20 years ago.

 

[BenS]

It comes pre-made, mix powder form, and mix syrup. Also has a "strawberry" variety (which I prefer to the "chocolate").http://www.nesquik.com/products.asp[/url]

Ech, I hate the strawberry NesQuik.

 

[Miss Bell]

As with everything else, it is obvious that Disney got this right: you use Nestle for the cookies and Hershey's for the syrup--it works at my house. :slurp:

 

[GoofyFan1]

The last time I was at the WL (July 4, 2003) they were selling Hershey's candy in the Mercantile. :slurp:

 

[FutureCEO]

hershey is mcuh better chocalate then nestle

 

[BenS]

hershey is mcuh better chocalate then nestle

I honestly can't taste a difference :lol:

 

[TheDisneyGirl02]

Ahhh, Hershey...my second favorite amusement park behind Disney (OK, Disney isn't an amusement park, but that's a different topic).

I love Hershey chocolate, so I'm happy about it!

Great picture! Good eye and maybe you could blackmail Mr. Eisner with the evidence of the breach of contact! :lol: :lol: :lol:

TheDisneyGirl02

 

[1disneydood]

Disney is gonna buy from whoever sell it cheapest, right?