Manufacturer | The Coca-Cola Company |
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Country of origin | Germany (beverage) Italy (orange version) Algeria (strawberry version) Brazil (grape and guaraná version) Costa Rica (Colita version) Sri Lanka (Portello version) United Kingdom (fruit twist version) (also known as exotic in Scandinavian countries) |
Introduced | 1941[1] |
Variants | See International availability |
Related products | Royal Tru, Sunkist, Crush, Slice, Hit, Mirinda, Tango, Bluna, Lilt. |
Website | fanta |
Fanta (/ˈfæntə/) is an American-owned brand of fruit-flavored carbonated soft drinks created by Coca-Cola Deutschland under the leadership of German businessman Max Keith. There are over 200 flavors worldwide. Fanta originated in Germany as a Coca-Cola alternative in 1941 due to the American trade embargo of Nazi Germany which affected the availability of Coca-Cola ingredients. Fanta soon dominated the German market with three million cases sold in 1943. The current formulation of Fanta, with orange flavor, was developed in Italy in 1955.