I hope it does not work out for them. Also in Germany we have many alternatives which are cheaper and come close to the taste of CocaCola.
I’ve been trying the cheaper stuff. Some of it is great. Don’t be afraid to try the bottom shelf items these days.
In many cases, although not with coca cola, the bottom shelf products are made in the same place where the top brands are made. Some times they even have the same product but different packaging
If there is less money involved, and no licensing moving to the us through tax havens, does it matter?
I think you replied this to the wrong comment?
I tried out spezi when I travelled to Germany, it was weirdly nice.
Didn’t know that was an actual brand; in my youth it was a colloquial name for a 50/50 mix of coke and orange lemonade. Another name was diesel.
Diesel is beer and cola
Did not know that it could be that, too. Maybe my childhood’s Diesel was just an underage suitable version.
Isn’t that a Negger? Or is it just with weissbier? For non German speakers: yes, it means what you think it means.
Other common mixes:
- Beer and lemonade: Radler (cyclist)
- weissbier and lemonade: Russ’n (Russian)
Only in Bavaria.
(at least in the 3rd millenium)
Is there anything else??!?
Spoken like a true Bavarian.
I miss it.
One aspect I haven’t seen mentioned yet is the rise of local premium cola brands in recent years. Brands like Fritz Kola, Afri Cola and Mio Mio have taken a significant chunk out of Coca colas marketshare without competing on price. Instead, they focus on standout features like higher caffeine levels, local bottling in reusable glass bottles, and/or organic ingredients. And since it’s working, more and more companies are jumping on the bandwagon, like the red bull, the brewery Flensburger and even some localised water bottling brands all offer their own colas now.
In light of this, this advertising campaign from coca cola feels like a desperate move to me.
With the amount of alternatives it’s also very likely that you’ll find one that you genuinely prefer over Coca-Cola or Pepsi once you give them a try. I did not start buying Fritz Kola over Coca-Cola because of any “feature”, and not because it’s German either. I just tried it on a whim ages ago and preferred the taste, so that’s what I’ve been buying since.
Made in Germany? Well, so is Spezi, and Fritz cola, and Freeway Cola, and Ja! Cola, and a bunch of others.
But owned in…
People are not going to fall for this everyone knows it’s American
“Come on, you guys used to love us!”
Is this real?
I only buy Palestine Cola. It tastes much better and is a refreshing “fuck you” to genocide supporting Coca Cola and Pepsi
What is Palestine Cola? I’m guessing it’s not a product of Palestine.
https://palestinedrinks.com/en/about-us
We are proud to present Safadfood AB, a company offering high-quality carbonated beverages, run by a Palestinian family and based in Sweden. Our drinks are more than just a refreshing treat – they represent a symbol of unity and community.
…
100% of our profits go directly to war-affected people and children in Palestine. Through our work, we aim to alleviate the suffering of those living in uncertainty and challenging conditions. Our goal is to support the most vulnerable and help build a brighter future for those hardest hit by conflict.
…
It is as good as it gets in the current situation. Israel would never allow Palestinians in the Westbank, leave alone Gaza become successful with such a brand.
All coca-cola brands https://www.coca-colahellenic.com/en/our-24-7-portfolio/brands-a-z
Sinalco ftw
Why would anyone pay brand name prices these days. The store brand in my local store is 30% of the cost of coke, Pepsi, etc. $15 for a 12-pack?! That’s just insanity.
Is this why all Cola bottles are „a product by coca cola” and everything has a german word like bro stamped on it?
Still a soda tho. 👎
No one in Europe calls it that, though ;-)
I get a chuckle every time people call it a “Cola drink”. In Spanish (LatAm) it means “butt drink” 👀
In spanish (Spain) it means tail drink, which most often a referring to the penis.
I do, when speaking English. Each language has its own word, of course: refrescos, Erfrischungsgetränke, napoje gazowane, etc.
What’s it called there then? Carbonated sugar water?
Fizzy drinks, pop.
Soda is used to describe specifically soda water alone. At least in my experience
Kind of like how cookies are a type of biscuit rather than the name used for all biscuits.
That very much depends on the country and the language. Claiming there is a standard word in Europe for anything is pretty much nonsense.
It is called “sodavand” in Danish for example, while fizzy water is called “danskvand”.
Yeah that’s why I said “in my experience”; I’m aware other places would have different names and was only speaking for my area, of which I’m unaware of its bounds. It’s likely just the UK but don’t know if the same kind of logic is used for other English speaking Europeans or not (when speaking English and not the native language of their region anyway).
In portuguese: refrigerantes, as in the same thing as you’d call the freakin liquid inside an air conditioner system
Drink refrigerantes and you’ll feel cool for the rest of your life. 🥶
Limo?
In Sweden our tasty sugar drinks are “saft” (uncarbonated) and “läsk” (carbonated).
The word ending “-igt” is used to describe that something “is like”.
“saftigt” means “mmm, juicy, good” “läskigt” means “scary”
Booblenpuppen.
Hehe boob
