Coca-Cola with Coffee
{{short description|Coffee-flavored cola soft drink}}
{{Infobox beverage
|name = Coca-Cola with Coffee
|logo = Coca-Cola with Coffee logo.jpg
|image =
|type = Coffee-flavored cola
|manufacturer = The Coca-Cola Company
|introduced = September 2017 (Japan)
January 2021 (United States)
|discontinued = 2022 (United States)
|variants = Coca-Cola with Coffee Zero Sugar
|related = Coca-Cola BlāK
}}
Coca-Cola with Coffee (also called Coca-Cola Coffee Plus) is a coffee-flavored version of Coca-Cola. It was first launched in 2017 in Japan and was distributed to international markets in the following years, being introduced to the United States in 2021.
History
The coffee variant of Coca-Cola was first distributed in Japan under the name Coca-Cola Coffee Plus in September 2017, as a product only available in vending machines.{{cite web |last1=Baseel |first1=Casey |title=In Japan, you can now get Coca-Cola pre-mixed with coffee |url=https://soranews24.com/2017/09/12/in-japan-you-can-now-get-coca-cola-pre-mixed-with-coffee%E3%80%90taste-test%E3%80%91/ |website=Soranews24 |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=September 12, 2017}} A sugar-free version, Coca-Cola Plus Coffee No Sugar, was announced later in the month{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Sarah |title=Coca-Cola launches limited-edition coffee flavour |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/coca-cola-plus-coffee-no-sugar-limited-edition-japan-australia-coke-a7968051.html |website=The Independent |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=September 26, 2017}} and launched in October 2017 as a limited edition in Australia.{{cite web |title=Coca-Cola launches limited edition Coca-Cola Plus Coffee in Australia |url=https://www.coca-colacompany.com/au/media-centre/media-releases/coca-cola-launches-limited-edition-coca-cola-plus-coffee-in-australia |website=The Coca-Cola Company |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=October 24, 2017}}
A previous coffee-flavored version, Coca-Cola BlāK, was launched in 2006 and discontinued in 2008. The major difference between these two is that Coca-Cola with Coffee contains more real coffee than Blak;{{cite web |last1=Wiener-Bronner |first1=Danielle |title=Coca-Cola thinks Americans are finally ready for Coke with coffee |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/30/business/coke-with-coffee/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=May 30, 2019}} in particular it fuses classic Coca-Cola with 100% Brazilian coffee.{{cite web |title=Introducing A First Sip of Coca‑Cola with Coffee Ahead of 2021 Launch in the U.S. |url=https://www.coca-colacompany.com/media-center/introducing-a-first-sip-of-coca-cola-with-coffee-ahead-of-2021-launch-in-the-us |website=The Coca-Cola Company |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=July 31, 2020}} The formula for Coca-Cola with Coffee differs for each region to suit local tastes.{{cite web |last1=Wiener-Bronner |first1=Danielle |title=Coke with Coffee is (finally) here |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/25/business/coke-with-coffee-launch/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=January 25, 2021}}
International distribution
By 2020, Coca-Cola with Coffee became available in over 30 markets around the world, including Australia, Italy, Spain, Thailand, Poland, Brazil, Vietnam and Turkey. After spending about two years of testing, the Coca Cola Company introduced Coca-Cola with Coffee and Coca‑Cola with Coffee Zero Sugar to the United States, the 50th market of the product, on January 25, 2021.{{cite web |title=Coca‑Cola® With Coffee and Coca‑Cola® With Coffee Zero Sugar Arrive in the U.S. |url=https://www.coca-colacompany.com/media-center/coke-with-coffee-united-states-launch |website=The Coca-Cola Company |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=January 25, 2021}} It arrived in three new flavors: Dark Blend, Vanilla and Caramel. The zero-sugar counterpart is only available in Dark Blend and Vanilla. Brandan Strickland, brand director of Coca‑Cola Trademark, said:
Coca‑Cola with Coffee is a true hybrid innovation that provides the perfect solution for that mid-afternoon pick-me-up we all want, especially in today's work-from-home environment. We're fulfilling this need state and occasion in a uniquely Coca‑Cola way.
In November 2022, Coca‑Cola with Coffee was discontinued in the United States, with Coca-Cola stating that they wanted to focus on Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Coca-Cola Creations and Coca-Cola mini-cans.{{cite web |title=Coke With Coffee Discontinued in U.S. |url=https://www.beverage-digest.com/articles/782-coke-with-coffee-discontinued-in-us |website=Beverage Digest |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=November 9, 2022}}
References
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