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Nestlé forced to stop selling Milo in Japan after viral tweets skyrocket demand

today9 December 2020

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Imagine having such high demand for your product that you’re forced to stop selling altogether.

In Japan, Nestlé has been forced to suspend sales of Milo – the malt chocolate beverage drink widely consumed in Asia – after viral tweets caused its popularity to skyrocket and overtake the company’s ability to meet consumer demand.

During the summer of 2020, Japanese Twitter users tweeted a glowing recommendations of the product to their followers, marking it as a healthy beverage…

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Written by: Dale John Wong


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