– Launch and Varieties:
– Coca-Cola Black Cherry Vanilla and Diet Coke Black Cherry Vanilla launched in January 2006 by The Coca-Cola Company in the US.
– Diet version sweetened with aspartame and acesulfame potassium.
– Available in 20-ounce, 2-liter, and 12-pack can forms.
– Released as Vanilla Coke and its diet counterpart were phased out.
– Coca-Cola Cherry was the new name for Cherry Coke.
– Sales Performance:
– Black Cherry Vanilla Coke accounted for 4% of Coca-Cola variant sales.
– Diet Black Cherry Vanilla Coke represented 3% of Diet Coke variant sales.
– Compared to other variants: 9% for Coca-Cola with Lime, 7% for Diet Coke with Lime, 13% for Caffeine-free Colas, 13.5% for Coke Cherry and Diet Coke Cherry, and 26% for Diet Coke.
– Low sales led to discontinuation in 2007.
– Coca-Cola Cherry Vanilla released in Coca-Cola Freestyle fountains in 2020.
– Discontinuation and Return:
– Discontinued due to low sales and the return of Coca-Cola Vanilla in 2007.
– Coca-Cola Cherry Vanilla later introduced in cans/bottles in 2020.
– Phasing out of Vanilla Coke and Diet Vanilla Coke coincided with Black Cherry Vanilla launch.
– Black Cherry Vanilla Coke no longer available after 2007.
– Coca-Cola Cherry Vanilla available in Freestyle fountains and later in cans/bottles.
– References:
– Questions & Answers: What Colour Does Diet Coke Contain?
– Letsgettogether.co.uk
– Coca-Cola Black Cherry Vanilla/Product Review on Bevnet.com
– Various ownership percentages in Coca-Cola affiliates.
– Legal cases involving Coca-Cola.
– Campaigns and Slogans:
– Ashita Ga Arusa
– Coke Zero Facial Profiler
– Coming Together
– Country Sunshine
– Hey Kid, Catch!
Coca-Cola Black Cherry Vanilla and Diet Coke Black Cherry Vanilla were varieties of Coca-Cola that were launched in January 2006 by The Coca-Cola Company in United States. The diet version was sweetened with a blend of aspartame and acesulfame potassium and was marketed as part of the Diet Coke family. It was available in 20-ounce, 2-liter, and 12-pack can forms.
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| Type | Cherry- and vanilla-flavored cola |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | The Coca-Cola Company |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Introduced | 2006 |
| Discontinued | 2007 |
| Color | Caramel E-150d |
| Related products | Coca-Cola Vanilla, Coca-Cola Cherry |
| Website | Manufacturer Website |
The release of this product coincided with the phasing out of Vanilla Coke and its diet counterpart in North America and the renaming of Cherry Coke as Coca-Cola Cherry.
Throughout the first 6 months of the product's sale, the percentage of drinks bought from Coca-Cola and its variants that was Black Cherry Vanilla Coke was 4%, compared to 9% for Coca-Cola with Lime and 3% for Diet Black Cherry Vanilla Coke compared to 7% for Diet Coke with Lime, 13% for the Caffeine free Colas, 13.5% for Coke Cherry and Diet Coke Cherry, and 26% for Diet Coke.
With low sales figures, and the return of Vanilla Coke (now Coca-Cola Vanilla) in the summer of 2007 in the United States, Black Cherry Vanilla Coke was discontinued.
Coca-Cola Freestyle fountains have a variation in the form of Coca-Cola Cherry Vanilla, which would later on be released in cans/bottles in February 2020.