how Germany used Fanta soda in WW2

[SomeNormalGuy.]

*"Ever know fanta?"*
"Yea?*
*"Hitler-"*
"Woah woah woah-"

[AmirM]

"Hitler is being a bad boy"

That's one way to put it

[kingjoolien]

in 2015, fanta made an advert celebrating their 75th anniversary and even described the 1930s as the “good old days” in it…

[Buffinton]

"Whats your favourite Drink?"
"Nazi Juice"

[niku_sketches_foxes]

"Whats your favorite soda?"
Jewish friend: "Fanta"
"Yourrr... gonna wanna sit down for this.."

[Sumschmuck]

Nowadays, Fanta is advertised with tropical south American beats, how poetic

[Monkeclandortboike]

They never ran out of Coke. They just ran out of Coca-Cola.

[Dream-benf]

This short is not very accurate: Max Keith was the head of the main Coca-Cola bottler in Germany, who he joined in 1933. In 1938 he became the head of the German subsidiary of Coca-Cola and, after the American trade embargo, he was unable to secure cola syrup so he, also abandoned by Coca-Cola, had to invent something to mantain the company in business: he invented Fanta (from Fantasie) mixing ingredients available there: apple pomace, whey, cider pressings and sugar beet. It became a successful drink in Germany and other territories occupied by the them (basically every country had its own version because they used ingredients available in each one). After the war, Coca-Cola re-established itself in Germany, continuing to produce Fanta until 1949. In 1955 the Italian bottler SNIBEG (based in Naples) guided by Ermellino Matarazzo approached Coca-Cola with the intention to sell an orange soda, a category of product that was (and still is) very popular among Italians, following the huge success of other companies, such as Aranciata Sanpellegrino. They decided to revive the Fanta name because it had been popular in Europe the previous decade. The rest is history: the huge success made Coca-Cola spread the brand all across Europe from 1960 on. And, fun fact, Fanta is also the originator of the modern Sprite: in 1959 Fanta launched Fanta Klare Zitrone (a lemon soda) in West Germany and Coca-Cola sought the opportunity to market it against 7 Up in the US. In 1960 they acquired Sprite: a line of flavoured drinks launched in 1955 by the Houston-based bottler T.C. "Bud" Evans; and in 1961 they launched the Fanta Klare Zitrone as simply "Sprite".

[K_B_C]

“You drink Fanta?”
“Yeah”
*”You know who made it?”*

[nobodycares]

Opens fanta: takes a sip

Ahhh, tastes like conquest

[roxlife]

“They’re running out of coke”

Relatable

[XDCGamer]

"Ever know fanta"
"Yes"
"Hitler"
"Hold on a minute pal"

[mrjmlol]

Forgot to mention that Max was in charge of Coca-Cola’s operations in Germany at the time.

[someinternetidiot]

that one dude with a Volkswagen drinking Fanta just dying inside rn

[tannerhanstine]

Fun fact: there is a popular soda pop in Germany called ‘Mezzo Mix’ and it’s literally just a half and half combination of cola and orange soda

[allenliu]

The story completely omits the fact that Max Keith is the head of the German branch for CocaCola. He also did not try and recreate the flavors of CocaCola because he already has the recipe because he is the head of the German branch that creates CocaCola locally.

[afridge]

Max keith wasnt just a random person. He was the head of the german branch of the cocacola company. He didnt try to break the code through the last coke bottle. He had the recipe, he was the ceo and was making it for years. Thats the reason he used fruit peels for his first soda, its how you make coke. What he didnt have was a lot of the ingredients that went into the coke or extra coke from other countries. After the war ended the fanta manufacturer rejoined the cocacola company and became cocacola deutschland again which is why cocacola owns fanta today

[franklinclinton]

Kayne in his Volkswagen sipping Fanta listening to a speech from the 1940's

[giovanisoprano]

The name "Fanta" was derived from the German word "Fantasie, " which means "imagination." The name was suggested by one of the salesmen working on the product, who was encouraged to use his imagination to come up with a catchy name.

[TheBreakdownWithGregHoyt]

Dude fails to mention that Max Keith *worked* for Coca-Cola and the Atlanta HQ was ordered to cease all shipping to Germany of the "7X" syrup. So Max Keith, in charge of Coca-Cola GmbH, created Fanta; which is why Coca-Cola owns the brand to this day.