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Availability[edit]

Can anyone confirm that Bosco is available "throughout Western Europe"? Bosco's site only has it available in France and Spain. -- Severinus 02:58, 26 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Bosco Song[edit]

One schoolyard variant circa 1960:

I hate Bosco, Bosco's bad for me; Mommy put it in my milk to try to poison me; But I fooled Mommy, I put it in her tea; So now there's no more Mommy, to try to poison me! LorenzoB 19:45, 20 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Seinfeld[edit]

Looking at what articles link to this one, I think adding a mention of the reference to Bosco in Seinfeld might be in order. For non-Americans who have never seen Bosco on store shelves, it is still notable purely because of the Seinfeld reference.--Jeff79 (talk) 11:06, 10 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

History[edit]

The only history of the company mentioned is the fact that it began in 1928. There should be more. Tmangray (talk) 17:37, 9 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:52, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Greek derivation ("βόσκω") is unattributed.

Kortoso (talk) 00:14, 8 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Archived source validated NotaBene 鹰百利 ^Talk 16:39, 14 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Unknown inventor[edit]

Neither of the 2 primary sources, Barth and Sietsma mention "Alfons Noe" as the inventor, although twice this unsubstantiated information was put into this article. Noe hold a patent for enzymatic conversion in the manufacture of certain foodstuffs, but nothing directly to do with Bosco, and he was not the physician who allegedly invented Bosco. The company itself does not know who invented the product, and that an anonymous physician invented it and sold the rights to the coffee company that made Boscul Coffee is all that the company knows. Lastly, Wikipedia CANNOT be used as a source for information as was done in the last edit which I reverted today. Regards. NotaBene 鹰百利 ^Talk 21:17, 11 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

(copied from User talk:N0TABENE page)

Bosco[edit]

All citations state that the inventor is unknown, however it was my grandfather who invented Bosco. So please explain to me how or why you feel this information should not be included in the information, and why you are the best person to make that determination. Just because there are deficient publications in the public domain which do not reference the inventor, does not invalidate the information which I have provided.DaleMClayton (talk) 12:46, 12 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

:@DaleMClayton: Because the information you repeatedly added violates several Wikipedia guidelines, all of which I provided to you in the warnings and reversions. Please read Wikipedia guidelines on: No original research, use of verifiable sources, use of reliable sources and not using primary and unpublished sources. Your family lore is not a reliable source for an online encyclopedia. In fact, the lack of verifiable references from secondary sources (i.e., if you go out and publish a book "How My Grandpa Invented Bosco", that is a primary source and needs secondary verification) does indeed, invalidate the edit you made. Please read the aforementioned links to Wikipedia guidelines and if you still have questions I would be more than happy to discuss further with you.NotaBene 鹰百利 ^Talk

Edit Warring[edit]

@2601:182:4201:537d:b1ff:dc8c:5aa8:4df1: You made the same edit as DaleMClayton which were again reverted today (for the 3rd time) by Meatsgains for the same reason given hereinabove. It is customary to discuss edits that have been removed for lack of proper verification on the Talk page (here) per policy WP:BRD and not continuing to add the controversial and disputed info to the article. You are engaging in an edit war. In addition, you removed a reference which directly refuted the edit you made without providing any source refuting the validity of that reference or providing your own reference, which as stated above, constitutes original research.NotaBene 鹰百利 ^Talk 23:51, 16 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Production Process[edit]

Whilst a slice of life --- and I am not suggesting editing ---

Bulk materials are added via automatic measuring devices into stainless steel cooking vats. Minor ingredients and flavorings are blended into the batch separately, through a custom blender device, following product handling and quality assurance codes. While in the vats, Bosco is pasteurized for product uniformity and then cooled for bottling. Computers measure and monitor the product temperatures.

I really can't see how this procedure does not apply to nearly all processed foods. Claverhouse (talk) 13:47, 14 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

So? Probably does, but this is a pertinent part of the manufacturing process. That it doesn't inform you does not mean that it is irrelevant to all of our readers. It's not about you. Or me. 16:06, 14 February 2018 (UTC) 7&6=thirteen (☎) 19:17, 14 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]