Fanta
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 A 20oz bottle of Orange Fanta, featuring a picture of Freddy Fazbear from Five Nights at Freddy's as part of a cross-promotion. | |
| Manufacturer | The Coca-Cola Company |
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| 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 | 1940 in Germany |
| Variants | See International availability |
| Related products | Royal Tru, Sunkist, Crush, Slice, Hit, Mirinda, Tango, Bluna, Lilt. |
| Website | fanta |
Fanta (/ˈfæntə/) is a German-founded, American-owned brand of carbonated, fruit-flavored soft drinks created by Coca-Cola Deutschland under the leadership of German businessman Max Keith. Today, the brand features over 200 flavors worldwide.
Fanta originated as a Coca-Cola alternative after an American trade embargo against Nazi Germany disrupted the availability of standard Coca-Cola ingredients. The beverage quickly dominated the German market, selling three million cases by 1943. Fanta's current orange-flavored formulation was later developed in Italy in 1955. Real orange juice is used in the orange-flavored recipe in all markets except for the United States.