Fanta

Fanta is the registered trademark for a carbonated soft drink. Owner is The Coca -Cola Company of Atlanta in the U.S., the largest soft drink manufacturer in the world. The name Fanta derives from the word "fantastic" from. The bottle in which the Fanta soda is sold, has been designed by the designer of his time, Raymond Loewy, who designed besides the Coca- Cola vending machine also Greyhound buses.

As the wartime shortage of raw materials hampered the production of Coca -Cola in Germany, was established in 1940 first developed by the German Coca -Cola chief chemist Dr. Schetelig in Essen Fanta as a substitute product based on whey, so that Coca -Cola does not give up the business in Germany had. From 1942 to 1949, the production of Coca -Cola was fully set in Germany and replaced by Fanta. Alternatively, the name Cappy by the Belgian Coca -Cola CEO Carl West was brought into the conversation. As of 1955, Italy, Australia and the U.S., the first countries outside of Germany, where it has been offered Fanta. The original flavor was orange.

For Fanta new product line extensions are often generated, which only a short lifetime is usually granted. 1980 Fanta Still was introduced as a non-carbonated lemonade in the 0.2 -liter Trinkbox. After the launch of the free variety followed through 1985, lemon and apple, which replaced the previously available similar products by lift.

In March 2007, the taste of the classic Fanta Orange was changed and a new bottle shape ( " Splash Bottle" ) were introduced. Currently (2010) the Fanta brand is sold in more than 200 countries and in over 70 flavors worldwide. In classical product line, these are orange, mandarin and lemon. In alternating flavors the series Fanta World was put on the market by 2010 and will continue as Fanta Beaches of the World since 2011. The classic Fanta Mango was in March 2011, due to many consumer desires, resumed permanently in the assortment.

The Fanta places in Germany

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In other countries, there are several other variations such as pineapple, apple, cassis, chinotto ( bitter orange ), Exotic, Grape ( grape), raspberry, Icy Lemon, kiwi apple, Madness ( fruit mix ), papaya, passion fruit, pomelo, Red Fruits, Root Beer, Salaberry ( blueberry ), Twisted Fruits, Strawberry and many more. Fanta tastes often different in different countries, because it is adapted to the taste of the respective population. Thus, for example Fanta Orange in Italy a different flavor and a slightly different color than the German Fanta since the Italian variant, inter alia, contains more fruit juice. Thai and American Fanta tastes, however, relatively sweet and has in some cases less carbon dioxide than German Fanta.

Fanta Mandarine contained traces of fish gelatine, which was used as a carrier for dyes from the group of carotenes (E 160a ). Fish gelatin is not declarable in Germany, as it merely acts as a carrier. Nevertheless, a transition was made of this support material, so that is now used in Fanta Mandarine strength instead of fish gelatin. In Fanta Orange and Fanta Orange Zero conversion already took place in spring 2009. The fish gelatin in the Fanta Lemon was also replaced in early 2010 by strength. The addition of fish gelatin made ​​Fanta products previously unsuitable for vegetarian and vegans.