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{{Short description|Cola soft drink}}
{{Infobox beverage
|name=Raspberry Coke
|logo  =Cocacola raspberry logo.png
|logo_size = 200
|image= Coca cola raspberry bottle.jpg
|image_size = 200
|type=[[Raspberry|Raspberry flavored]] [[Cola]]
|manufacturer=[[The Coca-Cola Company]]
|origin=[[New Zealand]]
|introduced= {{start date and age|2005}}
|discontinued= 
|related=[[Coca-Cola Cherry]], [[Black Cherry Vanilla Coca-Cola]]
|variants= [[Diet Coke]] Raspberry<br>[[Coca-Cola Zero Sugar]] Raspberry
}}
'''Coca-Cola Raspberry''', '''Diet Coke Raspberry''' and '''Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Raspberry''' were variantations of [[Coca-Cola]] drink with a [[raspberry]] flavor. The drink was originally produced exclusively for New Zealand, and was later expanded.

==Variants==
===Coca-Cola Raspberry===
On 20 April 2005, [[Coca-Cola Amatil]] announced the launch of Coca-Cola Raspberry for a release on June 1 [[New Zealand]]  for a limited time.<ref>[https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/coca-cola-reaches-for-raspberry/RHIN5FHFLH2GSGL7DFS2AJ3MEU/ Coca Cola reaches for raspberry] on the New Zealand Herald. 20 Apr 2005</ref> It was the third Coca-Cola flavour to be released in New Zealand after Cherry Coke and Vanilla Coke, but was the first to be made for the country. It was sold until the end of the year, and was released in Fiji the following year.

The drink made its US debut as a selectable choice on the [[Coca-Cola Freestyle]] touch-screen soda fountains in 2009, although this variant of the drink, like all Coca-Cola flavours, is simply flavour syrup added into regular Coca-Cola.

On 26 October 2017, Coca-Cola Amatil announced that the drink would return to New Zealand for the 2017-2018 summer season. This version of the drink utilized a different formula from the 2005 incarnation, containing the [[artificial sweeteners]] [[Sucrolose]] and [[Acesulfame potassium|Acesulfame-K]] that would allow the drink to have 25% less sugar than standard Coca-Cola.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11936539 |title=Coca-Cola unveils its newest soft drink for summer |newspaper=The New Zealand Herald |date=26 October 2017}}</ref> The drink was introduced into Australia as well, with the same formula.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2017/11/coca-cola-raspberry-puts-coke-and-raspberry-together-at-last/ |title=Coca-Cola Raspberry Puts Coke And Raspberry Together At Last |publisher=Lifehacker Australia |date=28 November 2017}}</ref>

The drink was reintroduced in Australia in 2023, retaining the 2017 formula.

A similar variant, '''Coca-Cola California Raspberry''', is sold in the United States. It is produced as a natural product that is home-produced.

===Diet Coke Raspberry===
In addition to the standard variety, a [[Diet Coke]] Raspberry variant was also produced. It was sold at the same time as the standard variety in New Zealand.

===Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Raspberry===
In August 2018, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Raspberry was released in [[Finland]] and [[Norway]], this flavor was further launched in the UK in January 2019, and later expanded to Denmark (until being replaced with Lemon Zero Sugar), In 600ml bottles in Taiwan, Sweden, the Netherlands and Belgium, and in Australia in 2023.

==See also==
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*[[Diet Coke]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{official website}}

{{Varieties of Coca-Cola}}

[[Category:Coca-Cola cola brands]]
[[Category:Discontinued soft drinks]]
[[Category:New Zealand drinks]]
[[Category:Food and drink introduced in 2005]]
[[Category:Raspberry dishes]]


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