Coca-Cola BlāK
Template:Short description Template:Infobox Beverage Coca-Cola Blak (stylized as Coca-Cola BlāK) was a coffee-flavored soft drink introduced by Coca-Cola in 2006 and discontinued in 2008. The mid-calorie drink was introduced first in France and subsequently in other markets, including Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Lithuania.
Coca-Cola Blak launched in the United States[1] on April 3, and in Canada on August 29, 2006[2] in Toronto, Ontario, at Dundas Square.[3] In August 2007, trade magazine Beverage Digest noted that Coca-Cola would discontinue the drink within the United States.[4]
The French and Canadian versions of Coca-Cola Blak were sweetened with sugar. The U.S. version of Coca-Cola Blak replaced sugar with high fructose corn syrup, aspartame, and acesulfame potassium. Consumer Reports taste-testers found the French version to be less sweet and to contain more coffee flavor.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The American and Canadian versions had a plastic resealable cap on a glass bottle that resembled the classic Coke bottle, where the French/Czech version was a bottle shape formed in aluminum.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In 2010, Coca-Cola FEMSA, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America, released coffee dispenser machines in Mexico under the brand name Blak.[5]
In 2019, it was reported that Coca-Cola have started to plan an introduction of coffee-related products across 25 markets by the end of the year. The coffee has been planned to combine Coca-Cola with coffee, which will contain less caffeine than a regular cup of coffee but more than a regular can of Coke.[6] This rollout, which started in European markets, culminated in the release of Coca-Cola with Coffee in the US on January 25, 2021.
Nutritional facts
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See also
- Coffee-flavored Pepsi
- Syrup, a 1999 novel featuring a plot revolving around a fictional but similar product
References
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- ↑ Cola Blak arrives in the United States Template:Webarchive, 2006-03-15
- ↑ Coca-Cola Blak enters Canada, 2006-08-31
- ↑ Coca-Cola launches Blak with a bevy of beauties Template:Webarchive, 2006-08-30
- ↑ Coke Blak goes dark Template:Webarchive, 2007-08-31
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External links
- Coca-Cola BlāK to make its worldwide debut The Coca-Cola Company, 2005-12-07
- Coca-Cola gives out thousands of Coke BlāK samplesScript error: No such module "Unsubst". in Times Square
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