China Cola
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China Cola is a non-alcoholic beverage manufactured by Hangzhou Wahaha Group of China, where it holds a 7% market share, making it the third-largest manufacturer of fizzy soft drinks in China behind Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola.
In China it is sold under the English name Future Cola (Chinese: 非常可乐; pinyin: fēicháng kĕle), the patriotic by-line "The Chinese people's own cola", and the slogan "the future will be better".
Through Wahaha's extensive distribution network, Future Cola dominates rural China and its second- and third-line cities. Sales in 2003 amounted to 620 million litres, approximately 35% and 70% of the volumes of Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola respectively
Since 2001, China Cola has been sold and manufactured in the United States by Reed's, Inc. Despite good reviews, it retains a low market share. A version with cherry flavor is also sold.
[edit] Ingredients
Purified carbonated water, raw cane sugar, szechuan peony root, cassia bark, Malaysian vanilla, oils of lemon, lime and orange, nutmeg, cloves, licorice, cardamom, caramel color, citric and phosphoric acids.
