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| Type | Raspberry flavored Cola |
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| Manufacturer | The Coca-Cola Company |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Introduced | 2005 |
| Variants | Diet Coke Raspberry Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Raspberry |
| Related products | Coca-Cola Cherry, Black Cherry Vanilla Coca-Cola |
| Website | www |
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.
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.[1] 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 it's 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-K that would allow the drink to have 25% less sugar than standard Coca-Cola.[2] The drink was introduced into Australia as well, with the same formula.[3]
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.
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.
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.
