The story behind the name is also very interesting. Die Presse reports that Fanta originated from the German word Fantastisch, meaning fantastic. The name was chosen in collaboration with Coca Cola HQ in the US, who weren't impressed by the product and thought it needed an exciting word to sell it.
The name 'Fanta' came during an employee contest to name the new beverage. Keith told them to let their Fantasie (German for imagination) run wild. On hearing that, salesman Joe Knipp thought of the name Fanta. After the war, Fanta was brought to the United States by Coca-Cola, and in 1960 they bought the trademark.
Fanta originated in Germany as a Coca-Cola alternative in 1941 due to the American trade embargo of Nazi Germany, which affected the availability of Coca-Cola ingredients. Fanta soon dominated the German market with three million cases sold in 1943.
"Because of the European Food Agency. A lot of the ingredients used in Fanta in the US [are] banned in the EU," said one Redditor. Although the ingredients for both versions of the soda share some similarities, the ingredients in the U.S. version also include high fructose corn syrup, yellow 6, and red 40.
The Fantanas are a group of spokesmodels (later dancers) who were created to promote the Fanta brand of soft drinks in the United States. The quartet has appeared since 2002 in advertising and personal appearances.
Why is Fanta Orange different in the UK? Simply the food colouring used in the USA in Fanta, is illegal in the uk, so it's a far more natural yellow colour, here rather than an artificial bright orange… also nobody outside of America uses corn syrup, so our version is made with real sugar.
Mezzo Mix (stylised mezzo mix) is a product of The Coca-Cola Company, first introduced in West Germany in 1973. It is a mixture of orange soda and cola, a beverage popular in German-speaking countries, commonly known there as spezi, the generic trademark of the first brand of that type of soda.
As some of you know, the Fanta in America is different than in Germany. So today we're gonna try it. because Jen never had it before. In America, the Fanta is orange and taste really fake, and in Germany, it's yellow, and it's the OG.
The story behind the name is also very interesting. Die Presse reports that Fanta originated from the German word Fantastisch, meaning fantastic. The name was chosen in collaboration with Coca Cola HQ in the US, who weren't impressed by the product and thought it needed an exciting word to sell it.
Coca-Cola owns and markets four of the world's top five sparkling non-alcoholic beverages: Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite. It makes and distributes its beverages through company-owned or controlled bottling plants and distributors but also contracts independent bottling partners, wholesalers, and retailers.
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Czech: nickname derived from fantit se 'to be crazy'. Ethiopian: from the personal name Fanta meaning 'share' in the Amharic language. — Note: Since Ethiopians do not have hereditary surnames this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.
Lilt joins the Fanta family and officially becomes Fanta Pineapple & Grapefruit. A new name, the same totally tropical taste! London, 13 February 2023: Today, the Fanta family has officially welcomed the totally tropical taste of cult favourite, Lilt, to its portfolio of fruity drinks.
Spezi: A popular soft drink in Germany, it's a mix of cola and orange soda. Coca-Cola and Fanta are commonly used to make Spezi but you can also buy premixed drinks such as Mezzo Mix. Orange juice (Orangensaft): Orange juice with or without pulp has become a staple in German breakfast culture.
Diesel. It might sound like something you can't drink, but in Germany, a Diesel refers to any beer mixed with cola. And according to natives and tourists alike, it's delicious.
Anything being marketed as orange juice in Italy must have at least 12% actual juice of actual oranges. No other country that I know of has similar legal requirements. This means that Fanta has 12% orange juice in Italy, as opposed to 2.5% to none that is present in other countries. This explains the different flavour.
In other European countries, sugar levels have dropped, but to different degrees, meaning a Fanta tastes different across Europe. In Spain and Portugal, the sugar content is similar to the UK beverage. In Italy, however, it is three times higher at 11.8g per 100ml.
7 Up (stylized as 7up outside the United States) or Seven Up is an American brand of lemon-lime–flavored non-caffeinated soft drink. The brand and formula are owned by Keurig Dr Pepper, although the beverage is internationally distributed by PepsiCo. 7 Up Retro (outside of the U.S.)
Lilt is a brand of soft drink manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company. The multinational beverage company first founded the fizzy drink in 1975, with the tagline: ''The Totally Tropical Taste''. And it soon became a household name across the UK thanks to its advertising.
The plants were set up as close as possible to combat areas in Europe and the Pacific. More than 5 billion bottles of Coke were consumed by military service personnel during the war, in addition to countless servings through dispensers and mobile, self-contained units in battle areas.
