Coca-Cola Raspberry

Coca-Cola Raspberry is a Coca-Cola drink with a raspberry flavor that was sold in New Zealand on a trial basis.[1] A "Diet Coke Raspberry" version was also sold. Both were first introduced on June 1, 2005, and had been discontinued by the end of the year. In the summer of 2017, the drink was brought back in New Zealand for a limited release.[2] It was reintroduced as a summer flavor in Australia.[3]

Raspberry Coke
TypeRaspberry flavored Cola
ManufacturerThe Coca-Cola Company
Country of origin New Zealand
Introduced2005 (2005)
VariantsDiet Coke Raspberry
Related productsCoca-Cola Cherry, Black Cherry Vanilla Coca-Cola
Websitewww.coke.co.nz/coca-cola-raspberry Edit this on Wikidata

In August 2018 Raspberry was offered as a zero sugar flavor in Finland and Norway, this flavor was further launched in the UK in January 2019. Raspberry was also offered by REMA 1000 in Denmark as Zero Sugar flavor and was disconnected and replaced by Coke Lemon Zero Sugar in October same year, In 600ml bottles in Taiwan as of as early as 2019. A similar version, California Raspberry, was released in 2018. Coca-Cola Raspberry released at the end of 2019 in Sweden and is only available as the zero sugar flavor. In 2021, Coca-Cola Raspberry became available in the Netherlands and Belgium.

In Australia, raspberry Coca-Cola was available in 2019 with in a 600mL bottle and 250mL cans. The sugar content was reduced 25 per cent from regular Coca-Cola. In March 2023, a new variant of Coca-Cola Raspberry came out without sugar. It is labeled as ‘Raspberry Coca-Cola Zero Sugar’ but other zero sugar Coke products are labeled as ‘Coca-Cola No Sugar’ only in New Zealand and Australia, However Coca-Cola has confirmed it’s changing all ‘No Sugar’ products in Australia and New Zealand to match all other regions to ‘Zero Sugar’. It comes in 600mL bottles and is labelled in a dark purple color.

Vending machine availability

Raspberry was the third flavor added to original Coke in New Zealand. The others are vanilla coke and cherry coke. Raspberry Coke was initially posted on US auction sites, with bottles selling in the $10 US dollar range. It is now generally no longer available and would be considered extremely rare and collectable. As of May 2008, remaining supplies have been exhausted and are not available for sale via online auctions or retail outlets. The only remaining place that Coca-Cola Raspberry can be found is in Coca-Cola Freestyle touch-screen soda fountains. It is also available in selected Burger King restaurants in the UK.[4] Raspberry Coke was a popular flavor available in Australia through Summer 2017–18 along with 'Coffee Coke' and 'Ginger Coke'.

See also

References
  1. Coca Cola reaches for raspberry on the New Zealand Herald. 20 Apr 2005
  2. "Coca-Cola unveils its newest soft drink for summer". The New Zealand Herald. 26 October 2017.
  3. "Coca-Cola Raspberry Puts Coke And Raspberry Together At Last". Lifehacker Australia. 28 November 2017.
  4. Coca Cola Freestyle in UK Burger King restaurants
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