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Ben Gilbert

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Coca-Cola

They would change the formula and they would launch it in the U.S.

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Coca-Cola

later in 1960.

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Coca-Cola

But Fanta has its origins as we can't get real Coca-Cola in Germany during World War II.

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Coca-Cola

So this is what we're making.

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Coca-Cola

Name and all, Fanta is the name they came up with.

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Coca-Cola

Don't you want a Fanta Fanta?

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Coca-Cola

The thing that happens post-war, just because we've planted this seed elsewhere to follow it through, 1945 is the year that Coca-Cola officially embraces Coke and trademarks it.

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Coca-Cola

And from here on out, they actually do start referring to it as Coke in the advertising.

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Coca-Cola

That's how they refer to it in internal communications.

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Coca-Cola

They don't write Pepsi.

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Coca-Cola

They say the imitator.

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Coca-Cola

And Woodruff would later radically flip on that, right?

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Coca-Cola

Wasn't he a big part with Mayor Hartsfield of desegregating a lot of stuff in Atlanta?

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Coca-Cola

I mean, he eventually really came around, but

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Coca-Cola

Which is funny because I think it's actually even sweeter, may have even more sugar than Coke does.

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Coca-Cola

But, I mean, the only calories in soda come from the carbohydrate macronutrient and specifically from sugar.

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Coca-Cola

And so there's a direct relationship between sugar and calories.

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Coca-Cola

That's true.

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Coca-Cola

It's a great point.