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I remember it being pretty popular in Kosovo as well, in case any European HNer wants to check it out.

Seeing a trend in Germany for non coca cola coke (Fritz ,Afri, ...). Those are however mostly local. Not much royal crown here. Actually seems to be a brand of Dr. Pepper Snappe, which is also not so wide spread in Germany. Only Pepsi has a decent share afaik.

In Switzerland we also see all these regional colas, plus some hyperlocal ones (Vivi cola). Some claim to be very old brands, but if you go and look you'll see that the brand were only recently revived after a long hiatus

Pepsi fundamentally changed their recipe. Not really the way to keep customers onboard.

Really? Pepsi is the same as its always been in the U.S. (OK, actually the recipe changed when they switched from sugar to HFCS, but that was a long time ago).

At least some places, like the UK, "regular" Pepsi is now reduced sugar and full of sweeteners [1]

I first worried I had covid or something when I ran across the new version because it suddenly started tasting differently. I've preferred Pepsi for decades because it tasted sweeter to me so now it's coke all the way for me.

[1] https://news.sky.com/story/pepsi-dramatically-cuts-sugar-con...

The Fritz rhubarb soda is incredible and I wish it were easier to find here in Ireland. It’s everywhere in Berlin.

Fritz also starts to be popular in NL, I think they're trying to position themselves as the "alternative to the mainstream cola" and inbetween the "regular cola, decent taste" and "red-bull-like caffeinated beverage"

In Czechia Fritz is popular in bars as a sort of fancier cola.

Very popular in Montenegro as well.

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