Zam Zam Cola
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Zam Zam Cola | |
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Type | Cola |
Manufacturer | Mecca Cola World Company |
Country of Origin | Iran |
Introduced | 1954, 1979 |
Related products | Mecca-Cola, Qibla Cola |
Zam Zam Cola is a cola-flavored soft drink produced in Iran.
It is popular in parts of the Middle East amongst people who appreciate alternatives to U.S. brands such as Pepsi and Coca-Cola for political reasons.
The director of the company is Ahmad-Haddad Moghaddam.
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[edit] History of the Brand
Originally an outreach of Pepsi created in 1954, Zam Zam became its own corporation following the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Following the 2002 boycott of Coca-Cola by Saudi Arabia, Zam Zam was unofficially dubbed the soft drink of the Hajj.[1]
It is also sold in Europe and in some parts of Asia.
The product's name is a reference to the sacred Well of Zamzam, near the Islamic holy city of Mecca, where tradition has it that Hagar drew water for her son Ishmael.