- Coca-Cola BlāK
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Coca-Cola BlāK 
Type Coffee flavored Cola Manufacturer The Coca-Cola Company Country of origin France Introduced 2006 Discontinued 2008 Related products BibiCaffe; Pepsi coffee drinks including Kona (Pennsylvania, 1994-1996), Tarik (Malaysia), Max Cappuccino (France, Finland, Norway, Ireland and the UK), and Cappuccino (India, Eastern Europe, Mexico, some Central American), Future Coffee Cola (China) Coca-Cola BlāK is a coffee-flavored soft drink introduced by Coca-Cola in 2006 and discontinued in 2008. The mid-calorie drink was introduced first in France, before making its way to the United States and other markets.
Coca-Cola BlāK launched in the United States[1] on April 3, 2006. Coca-Cola BlāK launched in Canada on August 29, 2006[2] with an event staged in Toronto, Ontario at Dundas Square offering free bottles of the product.[3] On 31 August 2007, trade magazine Beverage Digest announced that Coca-Cola would discontinue the drink's sale within the United States once concentrate supplies ran out.[4]
In February 2007, the drink made its way to Central Europe as it launched in the Czech Republic. French produced Coca-Cola BlāK can also be found in Poland, Slovakia, in some stores in Lithuania and in E.Leclerc stores in Slovenia.
The French and Canadian versions of Coca-Cola BlāK are sweetened only with sugar. The U.S. version of Coca-Cola BlāK replaces 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.
The American and Canadian versions had a plastic resealable cap on a glass bottle that resembled the classic Coke bottle, whereas the French/Czech version is a bottle shape formed from aluminum.
In 2010, Coca-Cola FEMSA, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America, released in Mexico coffee dispenser machines under the brand name BlāK.[5]
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Nutritional facts
US Version[6] Coke BlāK (240mL/8 fl. oz) Coke Classic (240mL/8 fl. oz) Calories 45 97 Total Fat 0g 0 g Sodium 35 mg 33 mg Total Carb. 12 g 27 g Sugars 12 g 27 g Protein 0 g 0 g Caffeine[7] 46 mg 23 mg French Version[8] Coke BlāK (100mL/3.4 fl. oz) Coke Classic (100mL/3.4 fl. oz) Calories 84 kJ/20 kcal 180 kJ/42 kcal Total Fat 0 g 0 g Sodium <50 mg <50 mg Total Carb. 5 g 10.6 g Sugars 5 g 10.6 g Protein 0 g 0 g Caffeine 20 mg See also
- Coffee-flavored Pepsi
- Syrup (novel), featuring a plot revolving around a fictional but similar product
References
- ^ Cola Blak arrives in the United States, 2006-03-15
- ^ Coca-Cola Blak enters Canada, 2006-08-31
- ^ Coca-Cola launches Blak with a bevy of beauties, 2006-08-30
- ^ Coke Blak goes dark, 2007-08-31
- ^ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-26/coca-cola-femsa-begins-coffee-dispenser-business-in-mexico.html
- ^ http://www2.coca-cola.com/mail/goodanswer/soft_drink_nutrition.pdf
- ^ Taken from a Nutrition PDF from the Coca-Cola website.
- ^ http://www.coca-colablak.fr/popup/infos.pdf
External links
- Coca-Cola gives out thousands of Coke BlāK samples in Times Square
Varieties of Coca-Cola Regular Coca-Cola · New Coke · Caffeine-Free Coca-Cola · Coca-Cola Cherry · Coca-Cola with Lime · Coca-Cola Vanilla · Coca-Cola Citra · Coca-Cola Black Cherry Vanilla · Coca-Cola BlāK · Coca-Cola with Lemon · Coca-Cola RaspberryDiet Categories:- Coca-Cola brands
- Cola
- 2006 introductions
- Coffee softdrinks
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