Manufacturer | The Coca-Cola Company |
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Country of origin | Germany (beverage) Italy (orange version) Algeria (strawberry version) Brazil (grape version) Costa Rica (Colita version) Sri Lanka (Portello version) United Kingdom (fruit twist version) |
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 drink created by Coca-Cola Deutschland under the leadership of German businessman Max Keith. There are more than 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.